Description: Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney : 1, Hardcover by Johnson, Nancy E. (EDT), ISBN 0199262527, ISBN-13 9780199262526, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney, 1790-91, is the sixth and final volume of Frances Burneys court journals and letters published by Oxford University Press. The journals and letters in this volume record Frances Burneys final eighteen months as Keeper of the Robes in Queen
Charlottes court. Burney had arrived at court in July of 1786, a reluctant but devoted royal servant. She tried to adjust to the isolation and confinement of court, but by 1790 Burney was increasingly distraught and her health was in rapid decline. She suffered a romantic disappointment when the
Queens Vice-Chamberlain, Col. Stephen Digby, who had befriended her, married a maid of honour, Charlotte Gunning. She was also discouraged when her attempts to secure a headmastership at Charterhouse for her brother Charles, and a ship for her brother James, both failed. She was in a state of
extended nervous exhaustion. Still, despite her debilitations, Burney continued to provide accounts of the Warren Hastings trial, made note of rumours about war with Spain, and occasionally made reference to the turmoil in France. She met James Boswell, encountered her estranged friend Hester
Piozzi, and corresponded with Horace Walpole over the will of her servant Columb. She worked on her historical tragedies, Edwy and Elgiva, Herbert De Vere, The Siege of Pevensey, and Elberta, and she conceived her next novel, Camilla. Yet Burney was determined to leave court. After securing the
approval of her father, she presented a letter of resignation to the queen in December, although it was not until early July of 1791 that she departed Windsor and returned to her life as an author.
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Book Title: Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney : Volume VI: 1790-91
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Women Authors, Modern / 18th Century, Letters, Customs & Traditions, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Social Science, Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Nancy E. Johnson
Item Width: 5.6 in
Book Series: Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney 1786-1791 Ser.
Format: Hardcover
