Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in what Burney called a "vile poem".. In this 3-volume epistolary novel, title character Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a …