Overview
Letters to and from author Fanny Burney, many discussing her literary career and author Samuel Johnson.
Dates
- Creation: 1778-1834
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)This collection consists of sixteen letters from and six letters to Fanny Burney. Most of the correspondents are family members, and much of the content is family news. Several letters relate to Samuel Johnson and her literary career. One letter to her husband consists mainly of a poem in honor of his birthday, item (1). Prominent correspondents include her brother Charles Burney, item (2); and Hester Lynch Piozzi, item (10).
Biographical / Historical
Fanny Burney (1752-1840) was the daughter of musician and author Charles Burney (1726-1814). In 1777, she first met authors Samuel Johnson and Hester Thrale (later Hester Lynch Piozzi), and soon became a key member of their informal literary circle. Her first novel, Evelina, was published anonymously in 1778 to great acclaim, and was followed by Cecilia in 1782 and Camilla in 1796. She married Alexandre Jean Baptiste Piochard, comte d'Arblay, in 1793.
Physical Location
b (shelved with MS Hyde 88)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2003JM-58 (part). Bequest of Mary Hyde Eccles, Four Oaks Farm, Somerville, New Jersey; received: 2004.
Bibliography
- Barrett, Charlotte, ed. Diary & Letters of Madame d'Arblay (1778-1840), with preface and notes by Austin Dobson (London: MacMillan and Co., 1904)
- Hemlow, Joyce, ed. The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Madame d'Arblay) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972-1984)
- Troide, Lars E., ed., The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988-)
Processing Information
Processed by: Rick Stattler
- Title
- Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840. Fanny Burney correspondence, 1778-1834: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01770
Repository Details
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