The Wanderer by Frances Burney
Female Difficulties
A displaced and resourceful young woman struggles to preserve her independence and reputation amid political upheaval and social hostility, moving between households and disguises as she faces poverty, deceit, and legal obstacles; the narrative follows her moral steadfastness and gradual assertion of agency as she confronts unscrupulous guardians, romantic complications, and the limits placed on women by law and custom, exposing the personal costs of social injustice while weaving satire, melodrama, and sympathy into a critique of contemporary society.
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- 1814
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