in their hands, and golden harps to sing praises withal.
There were also of them that had wings and they answered one another
saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord!" And after that they shut up the
gates, which, when I had seen, I wished myself among them. Then I awoke,
and behold! it was a dream.

* * * * *

FANNY BURNEY

Evelina

"Evelina" was the first tale written by a woman, and
purporting to be a picture of life and manners, that lived or
deserved to live. It took away reproach from the novel. The
opinion is Macaulay's. In many respects the publication of
"Evelina" resembled that of "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte,
a century later. It was issued anonymously, by a firm that did
not know the name of the writer. Only the children of the
household from which the book came knew its origin. It
attained an immediate and immense success, which gave the
author, a shrinking and modest little body, a foremost place
in the literary world of her day. Fanny Burney, the second
daughter of Dr. Burney, was born in 1752, and published
"Evelina, or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World," in 1778.
She had picked up an education at home, without any tuition
whatever, but had the advantage of browsing in her father's
large miscellaneous library, and observing his brilliant
circle of friends. She knew something of the Johnson set
before she wrote "Evelina," and became the doctor's pet.
Later, Fanny Burney wrote "Cecilia," for which she received
two thousand guineas, and "Camilla," for which she received
three thousand guineas.

_I.--Deserted_

LADY HOWARD TO THE REV. MR. VILLARS

Can anything be more painful to the friendly mind than a necessity of
communicating disagreeable intelligence? I have just had a letter from
Madame Duval, who has lately used her utmost endeavours to obtain a
faithful account of whatever related to her ill-advised daughter; and
having some reason to apprehend that upon her death-bed her daughter
bequeathed an infant orphan to the world, she says that if you, with
whom she understands the child is placed, will procure authentic proofs
of its relationship to her, you may send it to Paris, where she will
properly provide for it.

Her letter has excited in my daughter, Mrs. Mirvan, a strong desire to
be informed of the motives which induced Madame Duval t