9781528721080 - Keeper of the Robes - Fanny Burney
9781528721080 - Keeper of the Robes - Fanny Burney
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Keeper of the Robes

From the much-celebrated author of the satirical novel Evelina (1778), this volume is the collected journals and private correspondence of Fanny Burney, Queen Charlotte’s Keeper of the Robes.

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Author

Fanny Burney

Imprint

Read & Co. History

Categories

Biography & Memoir

Diaries, Letters & Journals

Great Britain

History

Regional & National History

Women in History

ISBN

9781528721080, 9781528798754

Formats Available

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Pages

962

Publication Date

18 April 2023

Dimensions 6 × 9 in

From the much-celebrated author of the satirical novel Evelina (1778), this volume is the collected journals and private correspondence of Fanny Burney, Queen Charlotte’s Keeper of the Robes.

First published posthumously in seven volumes between 1842–1846, this work is comprised of epistolary correspondence and diary excerpts written by Fanny Burney and edited by her niece, Mrs. Barrett. Fanny Burney, also known by her nom de plume, Madame D’Arblay, accepted the post of Keeper of the Robes for the queen consort of King George III in 1786, going on to develop a close friendship with Queen Charlotte and her daughters. Discover this classic illustration of Georgian society, now in a new edition.

Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this volume featuring a biography of the author by Francis Watt and an excerpt from A History of English Literature (1902).

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