Cecilia, Or, Memoirs of an Heiress
Author : Fanny Burney
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 1823
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Journals and Letters
Author : Frances Burney
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 40,51 MB
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0141911050
Book Description
Novelist and playwright Frances (Fanny) Burney, 1752-1840, was also a prolific writer of journals and letters, beginning with the diary she started at fifteen and continuing until the end of her eventful life. From her youth in London high society to a period in the court of Queen Charlotte and her years interned in France with her husband Alexandre d'Arblay during the Napoleonic Wars, she captured the changing times around her, creating brilliantly comic and candid portraits of those she encountered - including the 'mad' King George, Samuel Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds, David Garrick and a charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. She also describes, in her most moving piece, undergoing a mastectomy at fifty-nine without anaesthetic. Whether a carefree young girl or a mature woman, Fanny Burney's forthright, intimate and wickedly perceptive voice brings her world powerfully to life.
Cecilia, Or, The Memoirs of an Heiress
Author : Fanny Burney
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,69 MB
Release : 1790
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ISBN :
Book Description
FANNY BURNEY Ultimate Collection: Complete Novels, A Play, Essays, Diary, Letters & Biography (Illustrated)
Author : Frances Burney
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 5487 pages
File Size : 25,84 MB
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Book Description
Frances Burney's 'FANNY BURNEY Ultimate Collection' is a comprehensive compilation of the author's works, including her complete novels, a play, essays, diary entries, letters, and biography, all of which are beautifully illustrated. Burney's literary style is characterized by wit, humor, and keen observations of 18th-century society, making her a significant figure in the development of the novel as a form of social commentary. The collection provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of Burney's literary contributions and her place in the literary landscape of her time. The inclusion of various genres showcases Burney's versatility as a writer, making this collection a must-read for fans of classic literature. Frances Burney, as a prominent female novelist of the 18th century, drew from her own experiences as a woman living in a patriarchal society to create complex female characters and explore themes of identity, love, and marriage. Her unique perspective and ability to blend humor with social critique set her apart from her contemporaries and established her as a leading voice in English literature. The 'FANNY BURNEY Ultimate Collection' is a testament to her enduring legacy. I highly recommend 'FANNY BURNEY Ultimate Collection' to readers interested in exploring the works of a pioneering female author from the 18th century. Burney's insightful commentary on society and engaging storytelling make this collection a valuable addition to any literary enthusiast's library.
Camilla
Author : Fanny Burney
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 1999-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 019283908X
Book Description
First published in 1796, Camilla, Fanny Burney's third novel, proved to be an enormous popular success. It deals with the matrimonial concerns of a group of young people-Camilla Tyrold and her sisters, the daughters of a country parson, and their cousin Indiana Lynmere-and, in particular, with the love affair between Camilla herself and her eligible suitor, Edgar Mandlebert.
FANNY BURNEY Premium Collection: Complete Novels, Essays, Diary, Letters & Biography (Illustrated Edition)
Author : Frances Burney
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 5477 pages
File Size : 28,54 MB
Release : 2018-03-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8027241235
Book Description
Musaicum Books presents to you this meticulously edited collection of works by the great Frances Burney - her complete novels, as well as plays, journals, diaries and essays, complemented with biography. Burney's novels explore the lives of English aristocrats, and satirize their social pretensions and personal foibles, with an eye to larger questions such as the politics of female identity. She has gained critical respect in her own right, but she also foreshadowed such novelists of manners with a satirical bent as Jane Austen and Thackeray. Novels: Evelina Cecilia Camilla The Wanderer Plays: The Witlings Journals & Diaries: The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Other Works: Brief Reflections Relative to the French Emigrant Clergy Biography: Fanny Burney by Austin Dobson Frances Burney (1752-1840) was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. She is best known for her novels Evelina, Cecilia, Camilla and The Wanderer.
Frances Burney's Cecilia
Author : Catherine M. Parisian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1317133420
Book Description
In her exhaustive publishing history of Frances Burney's Cecilia, Or Memoirs of an Heiress, Catherine Parisian mines an extensive archival record that includes portions of the original manuscript, annotated page proofs, legal records relative to its copyright, and an abundance of letters, to chronicle the novel's composition, printing, and publication from its first edition in 1782 to the present-day Oxford World's Classics paperback. Generally regarded on its publication as the most important novel since Tobias Smollett's Humphrey Clinker, Cecilia is a deft blend of the satire of Henry Fielding with the sentimentality of Samuel Richardson that brings a female perspective to the novel while perceptively probing class and gender relations in eighteenth-century British society. Parisian combines the methods of the book historian with those of the bibliographer to show how the two usefully inform one another and bear on the interpretation of the literary text. Examining 51 different editions of Cecilia, Parisian considers what these editions reveal about Cecilia's reading audiences and what insights these books provide into the printing and publishing trends of the past 200 years. Lavishly illustrated and accessibly written, her timely history demonstrates the importance of Cecilia to the art of the novel and the history of the book.
The Wanderer, Or, Female Difficulties
Author : Fanny Burney
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780192837585
Book Description
Set in England during the period of the French Revolution, The Wanderer chronicles the ordeals of an ́emigr ́ee's escape from France and the Terror and her attempts to earn a living while guarding her own secrets. Tracing the heroine's progress through a cross-section of English working life, this novel covers various social issues--from racism, to feminism--in its critique of the English middle class.
Fanny Burney
Author : Nigel Nicolson
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
As the author of "Evelina" and "Cecilia", both of which created new dimensions for the novel, Fanny Burney is as well remembered for her memoirs of Johnson, her mastectomy and her account of the Battle of Waterloo. This portrait of Burney paints a picture of this forward-looking woman.
The Complete Edition of Fanny Burney's Camilla
Author : Fanny Burney
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 41,41 MB
Release : 2023-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1528798783
Book Description
Camilla is a satirical novel by Fanny Burney, following a young high-society woman as she navigates the complexities of family relationships and journeys towards self-discovery and love in the late-eighteenth century. Camilla Tyrold is a virtuous and intelligent young woman who struggles to make sense of her feelings and her place in society. She’s forced to confront a series of personal and familial crises as she learns to navigate the social and economic barriers that stand in her way. An early example of the novel of manners, Camilla was first published in 1796 and weaves elements of satire, the gothic, and romanticism together in an excellent exploration of Georgian society. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this volume, written by Queen Charlotte’s Keeper of the Robes, Fanny Burney. This new edition features a letter to the queen consort under the author’s nom de plume, Madame D’Arblay, presenting the novel to Her Majesty.
