 | Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, Volume 2 Subjects: Burney Fanny 1752-1840 -- Correspondence; Burney Fanny 1752-1840 -- Diaries; Novelists English -- 18th century -- Correspondence; Novelists English -- 18th century -- Diaries; The second volume of this critical edition of the early journals and letters of Fanny Burney brings us to the eve of her sudden fame as the author of Evelina. With the publication of each volume of this edition, the full texts of Burney's early journals and letters are, for the first time, made available in their original state. Troide Lars E. : Fanny Burney was best known in her own time as the author of Evilina and other novels. Her modern reputation, however, rests primarily on her extensive journals and letters. The third of eleven children of Charles Burney, an eminent musician, author, and composer, she began keeping a journal of her experiences in London's musical, theatrical, and literary circles as a shy and precocious girl of 15. |
