"The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3" by Fanny Burney is a historical narrative that vividly portrays Frances Burney's life during the French Revolution. The memoir explores the widespread impact of the revolution on both French and English communities and follows Burney's personal evolution, friendships, and marriage to M. D'Arblay. Beginning with the arrival of French émigrés at Juniper Hall, Burney meticulously records her interactions with nobles escaping the revolutionary chaos, capturing their resilience and vulnerabilities as refugees. Her detailed observations offer insight into both the private lives and public struggles of these individuals, presenting a rich historical tapestry through Burney's personal experiences and emotional reactions to the major cultural shifts occurring in France.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3
By Fanny Burney
Amidst the chaos of revolution, witness an intimate account of survival, resilience, and personal change through the eyes of a woman navigating a world in turmoil.
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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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