The Story of Fanny Burney
The Story of Fanny Burney
Being an Introduction to the Diary and Letters of Madame d'Arblay
Muriel Masefield
February 2012
Paperback
9781107604964
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Written by the renowned woman of letters Fanny Burney (1752–1840) and published under her married name, the Diary and Letters of Madame d'Arblay offer a unique insight into the currents of intellectual thought during a fascinating historical period. Originally published in 1927, this text provides a concise introduction to the Diary and Letters. Aimed at the general reader, it traces the main outlines of Burney's social picture in the hope that these outlines will create the impetus for further investigation. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Fanny Burney and her historical environment.
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February 2012Paperback
9781107604964
190 pages
203 × 127 × 11 mm
0.21kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introductory
- 2. The Burney household
- 3. Life in St Martin's Street: Garrick, Dr Johnson
- 4. Evelina: Or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
- 5. The characters and style of Evelina
- 6. Streathem: Mrs Thrale, Dr Johnson and Boswell
- 7. Last days with Dr Johnson
- 8. The Blue-Stockings
- 9. Sir Joshua Reynolds
- 10. Edmund Burke and Sheridan
- 11. Mrs Delany: Horace Walpole: George III
- 12. Everyday life at court
- 13. Queen Charlotte: the Princes and Princesses
- 14. The trial of Warren Hastings: Windham, Burke and Sheridan
- 15. Royal visit to Oxford: the King's illness
- 16. Release from court: the French émigrés at Juniper Hall
- 17. Marriage: Camilla Cottage
- 18. Visit to Windsor: Paris: Napoleon
- 19. Presentation to Louis XVIII: the hundred days
- 20. Brussels during Waterloo
- 21. Conclusion
- Bibliographical note.
