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Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Detailing the success of her literary debut and
the friendships she forged as a result, Volume 1 captures the
excitement of the period from 1778 to 1780.
Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Volume 2 covers the period from the beginning
of 1781 to July 1786, during which Cecilia (1782), her second
novel, was published.
Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Volume 3 covers the period from July 1786 to
December 1787, during which she reluctantly took up an onerous
court appointment to Queen Charlotte.
Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Volume 4 covers the period from the beginning
of 1788 through to the end of February 1789. It features the
notable episode in which an unbalanced George III chased Fanny
through Kew Gardens.
Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Volume 5 covers the period from March 1789
through to September 1793, during which she married an emigre
officer as the French Revolution shook Europe.
Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Volume 6 covers the period from September 1793
through to 1812, during which she published Camilla (1796) and, in
an episode omitted here, endured a mastectomy without anaesthetic.
Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney,
Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752-1840) opted for a life of letters. Her
epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon
its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author
was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles
frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester
Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her
witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough
until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett
(1786-1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and
1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including
biographical notes. Volume 7 covers the period from 1813 until her
death, a time of bereavement in which she lost her father, brother,
husband and son. Also included is a general index to all the
volumes.
Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered
for his General History of Music and the accounts of his musical
tours in Europe. He was a friend of Samuel Johnson and David
Garrick, corresponded with Diderot and Haydn and was made Fellow of
the Royal Society in 1773. Although he was a music teacher by
profession, it was his writings on music which brought him
widespread recognition. Following publication of the General
History, he began his memoirs but did not complete them. It is
likely that he intended his daughter, the novelist Fanny Burney, to
publish the memoirs after his death using his manuscript and other
papers. Instead she created her own embellished version, adding
stylised accounts of events emphasising the literary and social,
rather than the musical aspects. Volume 1 takes us to the mid-1770s
with the publication of the accounts of the two musical tours.
Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered
for his General History of Music and the accounts of his musical
tours in Europe. He was a friend of Samuel Johnson and David
Garrick, corresponded with Diderot and Haydn and was made Fellow of
the Royal Society in 1773. Although he was a music teacher by
profession, it was his writings on music which brought him
widespread recognition. Following publication of the General
History, he began his memoirs but did not complete them. It is
likely that he intended his daughter, the novelist Fanny Burney, to
publish the memoirs after his death using his manuscript and other
papers. Instead she created her own embellished version, adding
stylised accounts of events emphasising the literary and social,
rather than the musical aspects. Volume 2 is concerned with events
from the mid-1770s to mid-1780s, including the Handel commemoration
concerts in 1784.
Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered
for his General History of Music and the accounts of his musical
tours in Europe. He was a friend of Samuel Johnson and David
Garrick, corresponded with Diderot and Haydn and was made Fellow of
the Royal Society in 1773. Although he was a music teacher by
profession, it was his writings on music which brought him
widespread recognition. Following publication of the General
History, he began his memoirs but did not complete them. It is
likely that he intended his daughter, the novelist Fanny Burney, to
publish the memoirs after his death using his manuscript and other
papers. Instead she created her own embellished version, adding
stylised accounts of events emphasising the literary and social,
rather than the musical aspects. Volume 3 details the years from
the death of Samuel Johnson in 1784 to Burney's own death in 1814.
First published in 1796, Camilla deals with the matrimonial
concerns of a group of young people-Camilla Tyrold and her sisters,
the daughters of a country parson, and their cousin Indiana
Lynmere-and, in particular, with the love affair between Camilla
herself and her eligible suitor, Edgar Mandlebert. The path of true
love, however, is strewn with intrigue, contretemps and
misunderstanding. An enormously popular eighteenth-century novel,
Camilla is touched at many points by the advancing spirit of
romanticism. As in Evelina, Fanny Burney weaves into her novel
strands of light and dark, comic episodes and gothic shudders, and
creates a pattern of social and moral dilemmas which emphasize and
illuminate the gap between generations.
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Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her
husband will consent to take her surname. Fanny Burney's unusual
love story and deft social satire was much admired on its first
publication in 1782 for its subtle interweaving of comedy,
humanity, and social analysis. Controversial in its time, this
eighteenth-century novel seems entirely fresh in relation to late
twentieth-century concerns. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years
Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of
literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects
Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate
text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the
text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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