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Mr. Evelyn is Evelina’s grandfather and Caroline’s father. Mr. Evelyn falls in love with and marries a barmaid, Madame Duval, even though his friends advise him against this. Madame Duval’s coarse temperament proves too much for Mr. Evelyn, and he dies soon after their daughter Caroline is born. Mr. Evelyn suspects that Madame Duval will abandon Caroline, so he leaves her in the care of his tutor, Mr. Villars, who raises Caroline as his own.
Mr. Evelyn Quotes in Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
The Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Evelyn or refer to Mr. Evelyn. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Volume 1, Letter 2 Quotes
How often have I since regretted that I did not accompany her thither! protected and supported by me, the misery and disgrace which awaited her, might, perhaps, have been avoided.
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Mr. Evelyn Character Timeline in Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Evelyn appears in Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Volume 1, Letter 2
Mr. Villars explains that Evelina’s grandfather, Mr. Evelyn , was once his young student whom Mr. Villars took traveling. Mr. Evelyn fell in...
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Before Mr. Evelyn died, he begged Mr. Villars to look after his daughter, Caroline, who he had with...
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Mr. Villars took charge of Evelina, as he had cared for her grandfather Mr. Evelyn and mother, Caroline, before her. Mrs. Villars loves Evelina as his own child and hopes...
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Volume 1, Letter 31
...that, although she only met him briefly, she was friends with Caroline and Caroline’s father, Mr. Evelyn . As she is sure Sir John knows, his daughter, Evelina, lives in England with...
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