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Title: Camilla
or, A Picture of Youth
Author: Fanny Burney
Release Date: August 29, 2012 [EBook #40619]
Language: English
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FANNY BURNEY
OR
CONTENTS
CAMILLA, OR A PICTURE OF YOUTH
DEDICATION
3
ADVERTISEMENT
5
VOLUME I
BOOK I
I.
A Family Scene
7
II.
Comic Gambols
14
III.
Consequences
26
IV.
Studies of a grown Gentleman
33
V.
Schooling of a young Gentleman
41
VI.
Tuition of a young Lady
44
VII.
Lost Labour
49
BOOK II
I.
New Projects
53
II.
New Characters
60
III.
A Family Breakfast
78
IV.
A Public Breakfast
82
V.
A Raffle
96
VI.
A Barn
109
VII.
A Declaration
112
VIII.
An answer
117
IX.
An Explication
123
X.
A Panic
125
XI.
Two Lovers
133
XII.
Two Doctors
139
XIII.
Two Ways of looking at the same Thing
147
XIV.
Two Retreats
152
XV.
Two Sides of a Question
157
VOLUME II
BOOK III
I.
A few kind Offices
163
II.
A Pro and a Con
173
III.
An Author's Notion of Travelling
180
IV.
An internal Detection
189
V.
An Author's Opinion of Visiting
197
VI.
An Author's Idea of Order
206
VII.
A Maternal Eye
215
VIII.
Modern Ideas of Duty
222
IX.
A Few Embarrassments
230
X.
Modern Ideas of Life
238
XI.
Modern Notions of Penitence
244
XII.
Airs and Graces
249
XIII.
Attic Adventures
257
BOOK IV
I.
A few Explanations
266
II.
Specimens of Taste
274
III.
A few Compliments
283
IV.
The Danger of Disguise
291
V.
Strictures on Deformity
299
VI.
Strictures on Beauty
305
VII.
The Pleadings of Pity
311
VIII.
The disastrous Buskins
317
IX.
Three Golden Maxims
324
VOLUME III
BOOK V
I.
A Pursuer
333
II.
An Adviser
338
III.
Various Confabulations
343
IV.
A Dodging
351
V.
A Sermon
355
VI.
A Chat
362
VII.
A Recall
369
VIII.
A Youth of the Times
375
BOOK VI
I.
A Walk by Moonlight
386
II.
The Pantiles
391
III.
Mount Ephraim
400
IV.
Knowle
408
V.
Mount Pleasant
419
VI.
The accomplished Monkies
427
VII.
The Rooms
438
VIII.
Ways to the Heart
446
IX.
Counsels for Conquest
453
X.
Strictures upon the Ton
462
XI.
Traits of Character
469
XII.
Traits of Eccentricity
482
XIII.
Traits of Instruction
490
XIV.
A Demander
496
XV.
An Accorder
503
XVI.
An Helper
512
VOLUME IV
BOOK VII
I.
The right Style of Arguing
521
II.
A Council
525
III.
A Proposal of Marriage
531
IV.
A Bull-Dog
535
V.
An Oak Tree
541
VI.
A Call of the House
547
VII.
The Triumph of Pride
555
VIII.
A Summons to Happiness
561
IX.
Offs and Ons
570
X.
Resolutions
576
XI.
Ease and Freedom
583
XII.
Dilemmas
590
XIII.
Live and Learn
596
BOOK VIII
I.
A Way to make Friends
604
II.
A Rage of Obliging
612
III.
A Pleasant Adventure
621
IV.
An Author's Time-keeper
628
V.
An agreeable Hearing
633
VI.
Ideas upon Marriage
642
VII.
How to treat a Defamer
646
VIII.
The Power of Prepossession
655
IX.
A Scuffle
661
X.
A Youthful Effusion
669
XI.
The Computations of Self-Love
679
XII.
Juvenile Calculations
685
VOLUME V
BOOK IX
I.
A Water Party
695
II.
Touches of Wit and Humour
710