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A luminous window into Georgian life, The Diary And Letters Of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 invites readers to walk the streets of late 18th-century London through the intimate snapshots of Fanny Burney's world. A compelling blend of epistolary memoir collection and literary diary,... Read Full Overview

Frances Burney was born on June 13th, 1752 in Lynn Regis (now King's Lynn). By the age of 8 Frances had still not learned the alphabet and couldn't read. She now began a period of self-education, which included devouring the family library and to begin her own 'scribblings',... Read Full Overview

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Frances Burney (1752-1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. Her first novel, Evelina, was published anonymously in 1778 and once her identity as the author was discovered it immediately brought her... Read Full Overview

"The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay - Volume I" from Frances Burney. English novelist, diarist and playwright (1776-1828).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc... Read Full Overview

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 1: 1778-1840 is a collection of personal writings by Frances Burney, who wrote under the pen name Madame D'Arblay. The book was originally published in 1904 and contains a selection of Burney's diary entries and letters written... Read Full Overview