
Fanny Burney's life was a colorful and adventurous one by any standard. Happily, it was also one which she recorded almost daily in journals, and in numerous letters to family and friends. These personal writings, which describe such people as Napoleon, and tell the story of...

Much like her novels, Fanny Burney's personal writings provide astute observations of men and manners, often in a humorous vein. This selection of journals and letters, taken from the original twelve-volume edition edited by Hemlow, et al., follows Burney's career from her romantic...