<div>Volume IV of The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, covering the years 1780-1781, will be of particular interest to students of Burney as it marks the young authorβs introduction into the world following the astonishing success of her novel Evelina (1778) and includes her visits to Str
Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, Volume 4: The Streatham Years, Part II, 1780-1781
β Scribed by Frances Burney; Betty Rizzo
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 590
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
The next chapter in Fanny Burney's adventures, following the publication of her acclaimed novel Evelina, during which she ventured into the great world.
β¦ Table of Contents
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
SHORT TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS
EARLY JOURNALS AND LETTERS OF FANNY BURNEY from 7 January 1780 to circa 21 December 1781, Numbers 104β227
APPENDICES
1. Epilogue Spoken by Jane Barsanti
2. Verse Letter from Fanny Burney to Esther Burney Burney
3. Susanna Elizabeth Burney's Account of the Gordon Riots
INDEX
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B
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D
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G
H
I
J
K
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M
N
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Q
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