Project Gutenberg 2015-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 92 Dobson, Austin 1840 1921 Dobson, Henry Austin Fanny Burney (Madame D'Arblay) Produced by Marcia Brooks, Al Haines, Cindy Beyer, Ross Cooling and the Online Project Gutenberg team with images provided by The Internet Archives-US "Fanny Burney (Madame D’Arblay)" by Austin Dobson is a biographical memoir written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and literary contributions of Fanny Burney, focusing on her upbringing, family background, and the social circles she inhabited. As a prominent figure of her time, Burney is celebrated for her novels, particularly "Evelina" and "Cecilia," which provided insight into the lives and experiences of women in the 18th century. The opening of the memoir begins with an introduction to the Burney family's heritage and upbringing. It details the lineage of Fanny Burney, highlighting her father, Charles Burney, a well-known musician and musicologist. The narrative describes Fanny's childhood, character traits, and family dynamics, revealing her gradual development into a keen observer of society, despite her initial shyness and reticence. The detailed account sets the stage for her eventual rise as an influential writer and commentator on the social and cultural norms of her time, paving the way for further exploration of her literary journey in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography Novelists, English -- 18th century -- Biography Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 600346 600361 2024-09-20T10:54:05.196629 2023-09-21T07:32:32.484533 text/html text/html 568405 2015-04-26T21:20:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 272213 2015-04-26T21:20:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 285660 2024-09-20T10:54:15.273609 application/epub+zip 292202 2024-09-20T10:54:06.895638 application/epub+zip 248999 2024-09-20T10:54:06.029650 application/epub+zip 452408 2024-09-20T10:54:20.653546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394721 2024-09-20T10:54:14.452612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351446 2022-09-22T07:05:09.301532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419770 419619 2024-09-20T10:54:03.067637 2023-09-21T07:32:30.573507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 420015 2015-04-26T21:19:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 162743 2015-04-26T21:20:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19200 2024-09-20T10:54:20.801562 application/rdf+xml 14842 2024-09-20T10:54:06.197627 image/jpeg 2385 2024-09-20T10:54:06.114635 image/jpeg 273968 2024-09-20T10:54:05.240661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia