Cecilia

Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress  (1782)  by Frances Burney

Cecilia, subtitled "Memoirs of an Heiress", is a novel by Frances Burney, set in 1779 and published in 1782. — Excerpted from Cecilia on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

CECILIA

OR

Memoirs of an Heiress

by

FRANCES BURNEY

Contents

• Preface
• Advertisement

Book 1

• Chapter i: A JOURNEY
• Chapter ii: AN ARGUMENT
• Chapter iii: AN ARRIVAL
• Chapter iv: A SKETCH OF HIGH LIFE
• Chapter v: AN ASSEMBLY
• Chapter vi: A BREAKFAST
• Chapter vii: A PROJECT
• Chapter viii: AN OPERA REHEARSAL
• Chapter ix: A SUPPLICATION
• Chapter x: A PROVOCATION
• Chapter xi: A NARRATION

Book 2

• Chapter i: A MAN OF WEALTH
• Chapter ii: A MAN OF FAMILY
• Chapter iii: A MASQUERADE
• Chapter iv: AN AFFRAY
• Chapter v: A FASHIONABLE FRIEND
• Chapter vi: A FAMILY PARTY
• Chapter vii: AN EXAMINATION
• Chapter viii: A TETE A TETE

Book 3

• Chapter i: AN APPLICATION
• Chapter ii: A PERPLEXITY
• Chapter iii: AN ADMONITION
• Chapter iv: AN EVASION
• Chapter v: AN ADVENTURE
• Chapter vi: A MAN OF GENIUS
• Chapter vii: AN EXPEDIENT
• Chapter viii: A REMONSTRANCE
• Chapter ix: A VICTORY

Book 4

• Chapter i: A COMPLAINT
• Chapter ii: A SYMPATHY
• Chapter iii: A CONFLICT
• Chapter iv: AN EXPECTATION
• Chapter v: AN AGITATION
• Chapter vi: A MAN OF THE TON
• Chapter vii: A REPROOF
• Chapter viii: A MISTAKE
• Chapter ix: AN EXPLANATION
• Chapter x: A MURMURING

Book 5

• Chapter i: A ROUT
• Chapter ii: A BROAD HINT
• Chapter iii: AN ACCOMMODATION
• Chapter iv: A DETECTION
• Chapter v: A SARCASM
• Chapter vi: A SURMISE
• Chapter vii: A BOLD STROKE
• Chapter viii: A MISER'S MANSION
• Chapter ix: A DECLARATION
• Chapter x: A GAMESTER'S CONSCIENCE
• Chapter xi: A PERSECUTION
• Chapter xii: A MAN OF BUSINESS
• Chapter xiii: A SOLUTION

Book 6

• Chapter i: A DEBATE
• Chapter ii: A RAILING
• Chapter iii: AN ANTIQUE MANSION
• Chapter iv: A RATTLE
• Chapter v: A STORM
• Chapter vi: A MYSTERY
• Chapter vii: AN ANECDOTE
• Chapter viii: A CONFERENCE
• Chapter ix: AN ATTACK
• Chapter x: A RETREAT
• Chapter xi: A WORRY

Book 7

• Chapter i: A RENOVATION
• Chapter ii: A VISIT
• Chapter iii: AN INCIDENT
• Chapter iv: A PROPOSITION
• Chapter v: A LETTER
• Chapter vi: A DISCUSSION
• Chapter vii: A RETROSPECTION
• Chapter viii: AN EMBARRASSMENT
• Chapter ix: A TORMENT

Book 8

• Chapter i: AN INTERRUPTION
• Chapter ii: AN EVENT
• Chapter iii: A CONSTERNATION
• Chapter iv: A PERTURBATION
• Chapter v: A COTTAGE
• Chapter vi: A CONTEST
• Chapter vii: A MESSAGE
• Chapter vii: A PARTING
• Chapter viii: A TALE
• Chapter ix: A SHOCK

Book 9

• Chapter i: A COGITATION
• Chapter ii: A SURPRIZE
• Chapter iii: A CONFABULATION
• Chapter iv: A WRANGLING
• Chapter v: A SUSPICION
• Chapter vi: A DISTURBANCE
• Chapter vii: A CALM
• Chapter viii: AN ALARM
• Chapter ix: A SUSPENSE
• Chapter x: A RELATION
• Chapter xi: AN ENTERPRISE

Book 10

• Chapter i: A DISCOVERY
• Chapter ii: AN INTERVIEW
• Chapter iii: A SUMMONS
• Chapter iv: A DELIBERATION
• Chapter v: A DECISION
• Chapter vi: A PRATING
• Chapter vii: A PURSUIT
• Chapter vii: AN ENCOUNTER
• Chapter ix: A TRIBUTE
• Chapter x: A TERMINATION

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.