tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post704699445620692920..comments2023-10-31T13:07:05.461+00:00Comments on Park Benches & Bookends: Evelina by Frances BurneyJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-37740909856911973662012-03-09T15:23:03.179+00:002012-03-09T15:23:03.179+00:00I remember reading Evelina during a lunch break in...I remember reading <i>Evelina</i> during a lunch break in school and laughing so hard that a classmate of mine actually asked me what could possibly be so funny in a "classic" novel. I had to explain that <i>Evelina</i> had the most entertaining sense of humor I had ever encountered ("classic" or otherwise) and housed some ridiculous practical jokes. Like you say, there's everything else surrounding the humor, but at the time, it was the silly antics that made me enjoy <i>Evelina</i>...Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-84698278144140935442012-03-09T10:16:49.297+00:002012-03-09T10:16:49.297+00:00Evelina is a bit of a mad book, isn't it? I l...Evelina is a bit of a mad book, isn't it? I loved it, and thought it very funny, and got a couple more... which I still haven't read.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-2305304863976278302012-03-06T20:27:51.218+00:002012-03-06T20:27:51.218+00:00I've never heard of this author. It sounds li...I've never heard of this author. It sounds like a wonderful book :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-87984025508619818692012-03-06T11:49:34.031+00:002012-03-06T11:49:34.031+00:00A lovely way of learning some social history, grea...A lovely way of learning some social history, great review Jess.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.com