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	Also known as Fanny Burney or Lady D’Arblay. 13 June 1752 (London)-1840. Novelist and playwright, also famous for her posthumously published letters and diaries.		Also known as Fanny Burney or Lady D’Arblay. 13 June 1752 (London)-1840. Novelist and playwright, also famous for her posthumously published letters and diaries.


	== Novelist ==		== Novelist ==
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	Her novels ''[[Cecilia]]'' and ''[[Camilla]]'' were even mentioned by [[Jane Austen]] in her novel ''[[Northanger Abbey]]''.		Her novels ''[[Cecilia]]'' and ''[[Camilla]]'' were even mentioned by [[Jane Austen]] in her novel ''[[Northanger Abbey]]''.


	== Life at Court ==		== Life at Court ==

	From 1786 to 1791 Frances Burney also spent some time at the English court, as the Second Keeper of the Robes to [[Queen Charlotte]]. But court life did not agree with her as she was neither interested in royalty nor in fashion. In the end isolation from her friends and family and courtly routine exhausted her. During those five years she wrote her four tragedies, which were not as successful as her novels. She was allowed to leave court because her health suffered from it.		From 1786 to 1791 Frances Burney also spent some time at the English court, as the Second Keeper of the Robes to [[Queen Charlotte]]. But court life did not agree with her as she was neither interested in royalty nor in fashion. In the end isolation from her friends and family and courtly routine exhausted her. During those five years she wrote her four tragedies, which were not as successful as her novels. She was allowed to leave court because her health suffered from it.


	== Marriage and Life in France ==		== Marriage and Life in France ==
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	In 1793 she married Alexandre d’Arblay, a “gentle and cultured” French émigré. It was a marriage based on love. They had one son. Only on the proceeds of her novel ''Camilla'' could they afford a proper lifestyle, as Alexandre did not have any money.		In 1793 she married Alexandre d’Arblay, a “gentle and cultured” French émigré. It was a marriage based on love. They had one son. Only on the proceeds of her novel ''Camilla'' could they afford a proper lifestyle, as Alexandre did not have any money.
	While on a visit to France she was forced to stay there for ten years by the renewed [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Her experience of living in a strange society all by herself while her husband was at war led her to write her last fictional work, the novel ''[[The Wanderer]]'', which was published upon her return to England in 1814.		While on a visit to France she was forced to stay there for ten years by the renewed [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Her experience of living in a strange society all by herself while her husband was at war led her to write her last fictional work, the novel ''[[The Wanderer]]'', which was published upon her return to England in 1814.


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	After her death on January 6 1840 her journals and letters were published in nine volumes. Up until today they have proven to be “source-books of material about people, places, and manners” of Frances Burney’s time (Adelstein, preface).		After her death on January 6 1840 her journals and letters were published in nine volumes. Up until today they have proven to be “source-books of material about people, places, and manners” of Frances Burney’s time (Adelstein, preface).


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	References

	Adelstein, Michael E.: ''Fanny Burney''. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968.		Adelstein, Michael E.: ''Fanny Burney''. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968.
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	Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85638/Fanny-Burney		Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85638/Fanny-Burney
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	~~Frances Burney, also~~ known as Fanny Burney or Lady D’Arblay~~, was born in London~~ 13 June 1752.		Also known as Fanny Burney or Lady D’Arblay. 13 June 1752 (London)-1840. Novelist and playwright, also famous for her posthumously published letters and diaries.

	~~She was a novelist~~ and playwright ~~but is~~ also famous for her posthumously published letters and diaries.

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	== Novelist ==		== Novelist ==

	~~Fanny~~ Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin 15).		Frances Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin 15).

	Her early work ''[[Evelina]]'' (anonymously published in 1778) is considered a landmark in the development of the [[novel of manners]] as it comments on social life in England and illustrates Burney’s ability of “observing and recording society” (Encyclopaedia Britannica).		Her early work ''[[Evelina]]'' (anonymously published in 1778) is considered a landmark in the development of the [[novel of manners]] as it comments on social life in England and illustrates Burney’s ability of “observing and recording society” (Encyclopaedia Britannica).
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	After her death on January 6 1840 her journals and letters were published in nine volumes. Up until today they have proven to be “source-books of material about people, places, and manners” of ~~Fanny~~ Burney’s time (Adelstein, preface).		After her death on January 6 1840 her journals and letters were published in nine volumes. Up until today they have proven to be “source-books of material about people, places, and manners” of Frances Burney’s time (Adelstein, preface).

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	== ~~Fanny, the novelist~~ ==		== Novelist ==

	Fanny Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin 15).		Fanny Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin 15).

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	== Fanny, the novelist ==		== Fanny, the novelist ==

	Fanny Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin~~, p.~~15).		Fanny Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin 15).

	Her early work [[Evelina]] (anonymously published in 1778) is considered a landmark in the development of the [[novel of manners]] as it comments on social life in England and illustrates ~~Fanny’s~~ ability of “observing and recording society”(Encyclopaedia Britannica).		Her early work ''[[Evelina]]'' (anonymously published in 1778) is considered a landmark in the development of the [[novel of manners]] as it comments on social life in England and illustrates Burney’s ability of “observing and recording society” (Encyclopaedia Britannica).

	Although she never had a formal education she taught herself to read and spend a lot of time in her father’s library. She was an intelligent and talented woman but “publicly, she always maintained the demeanour appropriate to eighteenth-century expectations of women’s behaviour” (Simons~~, p.~~6).		Although she never had a formal education she taught herself to read and spend a lot of time in her father’s library. She was an intelligent and talented woman but “publicly, she always maintained the demeanour appropriate to eighteenth-century expectations of women’s behaviour” (Simons 6).

	However, all of her novels were a huge success in her time and she became very famous.		However, all of her novels were a huge success in her time and she became very famous.

	Her novels [[Cecilia]] and [[Camilla]] were even mentioned by [[Jane Austen]] in her novel [[Northanger Abbey]].		Her novels ''[[Cecilia]]'' and ''[[Camilla]]'' were even mentioned by [[Jane Austen]] in her novel ''[[Northanger Abbey]]''.


	== Life at Court ==		== Life at Court ==

	From 1786 to 1791 Frances also ~~spend~~ some time at the English court, as the Second Keeper of the Robes to [[Queen Charlotte]]. But court life did not agree with her as she was neither interested in royalty nor in fashion. In the end isolation from her friends and family and courtly routine exhausted her. During those five years she wrote her four tragedies, which were not as successful as her novels. She was allowed to leave court because her health suffered from it.		From 1786 to 1791 Frances Burney also spent some time at the English court, as the Second Keeper of the Robes to [[Queen Charlotte]]. But court life did not agree with her as she was neither interested in royalty nor in fashion. In the end isolation from her friends and family and courtly routine exhausted her. During those five years she wrote her four tragedies, which were not as successful as her novels. She was allowed to leave court because her health suffered from it.


	== Marriage and Life in France ==		== Marriage and Life in France ==

	In 1793 she married Alexandre d’Arblay, a “gentle and cultured” French émigré. It was a marriage based on love. They had one son. Only on the proceeds of her novel Camilla could they afford a proper lifestyle, as Alexandre did not have any money.		In 1793 she married Alexandre d’Arblay, a “gentle and cultured” French émigré. It was a marriage based on love. They had one son. Only on the proceeds of her novel ''Camilla'' could they afford a proper lifestyle, as Alexandre did not have any money.
	While on a visit to France she was forced to stay there for ten years by the renewed [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Her experience of living in a strange society all by herself while her husband was at war led her to write her last fictional work, the novel [[The Wanderer]], which was published upon her return to England in 1814.		While on a visit to France she was forced to stay there for ten years by the renewed [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Her experience of living in a strange society all by herself while her husband was at war led her to write her last fictional work, the novel ''[[The Wanderer]]'', which was published upon her return to England in 1814.


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	References		References

	Adelstein, Michael E.: Fanny Burney. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968		Adelstein, Michael E.: ''Fanny Burney''. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968.

	Devlin, D.D.: The Novels and Journals of Fanny Burney. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1987		Devlin, D.D.: ''The Novels and Journals of Fanny Burney''. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1987.

	Simons, Judy: Fanny Burney. London: Macmillan, 1987		Simons, Judy: ''Fanny Burney''. London: Macmillan, 1987.

	Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85638/Fanny-Burney		Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85638/Fanny-Burney
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	work in ~~progress~~		Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney or Lady D’Arblay, was born in London 13 June 1752.

			She was a novelist and playwright but is also famous for her posthumously published letters and diaries.


			== Fanny, the novelist ==

			Fanny Burney decided to be a novelist in a time when novels were the least prestigious kind of literature and she was aware of that. “She wrote her novels with a mixture of doubt and daring, and remained all her life ambivalent about novels and the practice of fiction” (Devlin, p.15).

			Her early work [[Evelina]] (anonymously published in 1778) is considered a landmark in the development of the [[novel of manners]] as it comments on social life in England and illustrates Fanny’s ability of “observing and recording society”(Encyclopaedia Britannica).

			Although she never had a formal education she taught herself to read and spend a lot of time in her father’s library. She was an intelligent and talented woman but “publicly, she always maintained the demeanour appropriate to eighteenth-century expectations of women’s behaviour” (Simons, p.6).

			However, all of her novels were a huge success in her time and she became very famous.

			Her novels [[Cecilia]] and [[Camilla]] were even mentioned by [[Jane Austen]] in her novel [[Northanger Abbey]].


			== Life at Court ==

			From 1786 to 1791 Frances also spend some time at the English court, as the Second Keeper of the Robes to [[Queen Charlotte]]. But court life did not agree with her as she was neither interested in royalty nor in fashion. In the end isolation from her friends and family and courtly routine exhausted her. During those five years she wrote her four tragedies, which were not as successful as her novels. She was allowed to leave court because her health suffered from it.


			== Marriage and Life in France ==

			In 1793 she married Alexandre d’Arblay, a “gentle and cultured” French émigré. It was a marriage based on love. They had one son. Only on the proceeds of her novel Camilla could they afford a proper lifestyle, as Alexandre did not have any money.
			While on a visit to France she was forced to stay there for ten years by the renewed [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Her experience of living in a strange society all by herself while her husband was at war led her to write her last fictional work, the novel [[The Wanderer]], which was published upon her return to England in 1814.


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			After her death on January 6 1840 her journals and letters were published in nine volumes. Up until today they have proven to be “source-books of material about people, places, and manners” of Fanny Burney’s time (Adelstein, preface).


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			References

			Adelstein, Michael E.: Fanny Burney. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1968

			Devlin, D.D.: The Novels and Journals of Fanny Burney. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1987

			Simons, Judy: Fanny Burney. London: Macmillan, 1987

			Encyclopaedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85638/Fanny-Burney
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