![]() ![]() Her younger half-sister, Sarah Burney (1772 – 1844), also became a novelist. The younger Charles Burney was a scholar. He sailed with Captain James Cook on his second and third trips. Susanna Elizabeth became Frances Burney's close friend. Her younger brothers and sisters were Susanna Elizabeth (1755-1800), Charles (1757-1817) and Charlotte Ann (1761 – 1838). Her older brothers and sisters were Ester (Hetty) (1749 – 1832) and James (1750 – 1821). On 13 June 1752, Frances Burney was born in King's Lynn. She was buried in Bath near her husband and son. Her last published work was the Memoirs of Doctor Burney (1832). It was a novel about the French Revolution. While living in France from 1802 to 1812, Burney wrote The Wanderer. In 1793, she married a French exile, General Alexandre D'Arblay. Her journals and letters have interested historians. In 1786, she became Second Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte. The girl goes out into the world and grows in character. The girls are clever and beautiful, but does not have a lot of experience. Her major novels, Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla are about a young girl. Her first novel, Evelina, was published in 1778. She began writing what she called her "scribblings" when she was ten. She was born to musician Dr Charles Burney (1726 – 1814) and Mrs Esther Sleepe Burney (1725 – 62). ![]() After her marriage, she was known as Madame d’Arblay. Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840) was an English novelist, diarist and playwright. ![]()
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