 | The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney: Volume V, 1782-1783 Subjects: Burney Fanny 1752-1840 -- Correspondence; Burney Fanny 1752–1840 -- Diaries; Novelists English -- 18th century -- Correspondence; Novelists English -- 18th century -- Diaries; A brilliant portrait of eighteenth-century English life and manners from the pen of a major British novelist. 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. Lars E. Troide is a retired professor of English, McGill University, and general editor of The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney. |
