Fanny Burney and Her Friends: Select Passages from Her Diary and Other Writings

‘Evelina’—Date of its Composition—Negotiations with Publishers—Dr. Burney’s Consent—Publication—Illness of the Author—Visit to Chesington—Her Father reads the Book—Mrs. Thrale a...

Mrs. Delany—Her Childhood—Her First Marriage—Swift—Dr. Delany—The Dowager Duchess of Portland—Mrs. Delany a Favourite at Court—Her Flower-Work—Miss Burney’s First Visit to Mrs....

Return to Streatham—Murphy the Dramatist—A Proposed Comedy—‘The Witlings’—Adverse Judgment of Mr. Crisp and Dr. Burney—Fanny to Mr. Crisp—Dr. Johnson on Miss Burney—A Visit to B...

Birth—Parentage—The Macburneys—Early Life of Dr. Burney—Fulk Greville— Esther Sleepe—Lynn—Poland Street—Frances Burney’s Brothers and Sisters—Her Backwardness in Childhood—Her M...

The King’s Health—Royal Visit to Cheltenham—Excursions—Robert Raikes— Colonel Digby—The Duke of York—The Court attends the Musical Festival at Worcester—Return to Windsor—M. de...

Life in St. Martin’s Street—Increase of Fame and Friends—Garrick’s First Call—Confusion—The Hairdresser—‘Tag-rag and Bobtail’—The History of Histories—Imitation of Dr. Johnson—T...

Royal Visit to Weymouth—Lyndhurst—Village Loyalty—Arrival at Weymouth— Bathing to Music—Mrs. Gwynn—Mrs. Siddons—The Royal Party at the Rooms— First Sight of Mr. Pitt—The Marquis...

Madame d’Arblay’s Plans for her Son—Landing in England—Arrival at Chelsea—Saddening Change in Dr. Burney—Alexander d’Arblay at Cambridge—Publication of the ‘Wanderer’—Death of D...

Royal Visit to Nuneham—A Present from the Queen—Official Exhortations— Embarrassments at Nuneham—A Laborious Sunday—Hairdressing—The Court visits Oxford—Journey thither—Receptio...

Miss Burney at Norbury Park—Execution of the French King—Madame de Staël and Talleyrand at Mickleham—Miss Burney’s Impressions of M. d’Arblay— Proposed Marriage—Visit to Chesing...

State of Kew Palace—Dr. Willis and his Son called in—Progress under the New Doctors—Party Spirit—The Regency Question—Attacks on the Queen— Fluctuations in the King’s State—Viol...

Chelsea Hospital—Tour to Devonshire—Visit to Bath—Reminiscences—The Duchess of Devonshire—Return Home—Literary Pursuits resumed—Attempts at Tragedy—Social Engagements—Death of S...

The Trial of Warren Hastings—Westminster Hall—Description of it on the Opening Day of the Trial—Edmund Burke—The other Managers—Procession of the Peers—Entrance of the Defendant...

Mrs. Delany—Her Childhood—Her First Marriage—Swift—Dr. 132-166 Delany—The Dowager Duchess of Portland—Mrs. Delany a Favourite at Court—Her Flower-Work—Miss Burney’s First Visit...

Miss Burney at Norbury Park—Execution of the French King— 293-314 Madame de Staël and Talleyrand at Mickleham—Miss Burney’s Impressions of M. d’Arblay—Proposed Marriage—Visit to...

Birth—Parentage—The Macburneys—Early Life of Dr. Burney—Fulk 1-31 Greville—Esther Sleepe—Lynn—Poland Street—Frances Burney’s Brothers and Sisters—Her Backwardness in Childhood—H...

Royal Visit to Weymouth—Lyndhurst—Village Loyalty—Arrival at 251-277 Weymouth—Bathing to Music—Mrs. Gwynn—Mrs. Siddons—The Royal Party at the Rooms—First Sight of Mr. Pitt—The M...

Return to Streatham—Murphy the Dramatist—A Proposed Comedy— 100-131 ‘The Witlings’—Adverse Judgment of Mr. Crisp and Dr. Burney—Fanny to Mr. Crisp—Dr. Johnson on Miss Burney—A V...

‘Evelina’—Date of its Composition—Negotiations with 60-99 Publishers—Dr. Burney’s Consent—Publication—Illness of the Author—Visit to Chesington—Her Father reads the Book—Mrs. Th...

The King’s Health—Royal Visit to Cheltenham—Excursions— 201-229 Robert Raikes—Colonel Digby—The Duke of York—The Court attends the Musical Festival at Worcester—Return to Windso...

Life in St. Martin’s Street—Increase of Fame and Friends— 32-59 Garrick’s First Call—Confusion—The Hairdresser—‘Tag-rag and Bobtail’—The History of Histories—Imitation of Dr. Jo...

Madame d’Arblay’s Plans for her Son—Landing in England— 315-331 Arrival at Chelsea—Saddening Change in Dr. Burney— Alexander d’Arblay at Cambridge—Publication of the ‘Wanderer’—...

The Trial of Warren Hastings—Westminster Hall—Description of 189-200 it on the Opening Day of the Trial—Edmund Burke—The other Managers—Procession of the Peers—Entrance of the D...

Chelsea Hospital—Tour to Devonshire—Visit to Bath— 278-292 Reminiscences—The Duchess of Devonshire—Return Home— Literary Pursuits resumed—Attempts at Tragedy—Social Engagements—...

Royal Visit to Nuneham—A Present from the Queen—Official 167-188 Exhortations—Embarrassments at Nuneham—A Laborious Sunday— Hairdressing—The Court visits Oxford—Journey thither—...

State of Kew Palace—Dr. Willis and his Son called in— 230-250 Progress under the New Doctors—Party Spirit—The Regency Question—Attacks on the Queen—Fluctuations in the King’s St...