Diary and Letters of Madame d'Arblay: Volume 1
Edited by her Niece

The 1854 seven-volume edition of journals and correspondence by the author Fanny Burney (1752–1840), spanning the period 1778–1840.

Fanny Burney (Author), Charlotte Barrett (Edited by)

9781108064088, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 August 2013

386 pages, 2 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg

Born into a musical family as the daughter of Charles Burney, Frances 'Fanny' Burney (1752–1840) opted for a life of letters. Her epistolary novel Evelina generated both sensation and sales upon its appearance early in 1778, and when her identity as the author was soon revealed, it opened the door to intellectual circles frequented by the likes of Samuel Johnson and fellow diarist Hester Thrale. Appearing under her married name of Madame d'Arblay, her witty and candid journals and correspondence, from her breakthrough until her final years, were edited by her niece Charlotte Barrett (1786–1870) and first published in seven volumes between 1842 and 1846. Reissued here is the new edition of 1854, including biographical notes. Detailing the success of her literary debut and the friendships she forged as a result, Volume 1 captures the excitement of the period from 1778 to 1780.

Introductory memoir
The author's introduction
Diary and letters, 1778–80
Biographical notes.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]