"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Madame D'Arblay (Frances Burney)" by Fanny Burney is a detailed collection that highlights the literary achievements of a renowned 18th-century English author; it includes access to her novels like "Evelina," "Cecilia," and "The Wanderer," as well as her personal diaries and letters. This compilation is an important guide for anyone looking to explore Burney’s literary contributions and her views on society, gender issues, and the literary world of her time. Burney's writings offer a fascinating perspective on the lives of young women and the obstacles they face in a male-dominated society, mostly focusing on themes that expose identity, societal pressures, and the difficulties women experience. Also, the diaries and letters provide personal narratives that reveal her close ties to the royal court along with insights into her relationships with literary personalities, enhancing our understanding of her life and the historical setting in which she wrote.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Madame D'Arblay (Frances Burney)
By Fanny Burney
Explore the world and personal life of a celebrated 18th-century author through her novels, diaries, and letters, revealing unique views on society, gender, and the challenges of her time.
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About the AuthorFrances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post of "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's queen. In 1793, aged 41, she married a French exile, General Alexandre d'Arblay. After a long writing career and wartime travels that stranded her in France for over a decade, she settled in Bath, England, where she died on 6 January 1840. The first of her four novels, Evelina (1778), was the most successful and remains her most highly regarded, followed by Cecilia (1782). Most of her stage plays were not performed in her lifetime. She wrote a memoir of her father (1832) and many letters and journals that have been gradually published since 1889, forty-nine years after her death.
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post of "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's queen. In 1793, aged 41, she married a French exile, General Alexandre d'Arblay. After a long writing career and wartime travels that stranded her in France for over a decade, she settled in Bath, England, where she died on 6 January 1840. The first of her four novels, Evelina (1778), was the most successful and remains her most highly regarded, followed by Cecilia (1782). Most of her stage plays were not performed in her lifetime. She wrote a memoir of her father (1832) and many letters and journals that have been gradually published since 1889, forty-nine years after her death.
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