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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Letter from Grosvenor Square, London, to His Daughters Emily and Florence
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Languages : en
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The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney
Author: Sarah Harriet Burney
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820317465
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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This scholarly edition presents for the first time all of the known surviving letters of British novelist Sarah Harriet Burney (1772-1884). The overwhelming majority of these letters--more than ninety percent--have never before been published. Burney's accomplishments, says Lorna J. Clark, have been unjustly overlooked. She published five works of fiction between 1796 and 1839, all of which met with reasonable success, including Traits of Nature (1812), which sold out within three months. These letters position Burney among her fellow women writers and shed light on her relations with her publisher and her ambivalence toward her own work and her readership. Her lively observation of the literary scene evinces the range and scope of her reading, as well as her awareness of literary trends and developments. Burney was, for example, remarkably prescient in recognizing, and praising from the first, the talent of Jane Austen, and met several of the authors of her day. A challenging new perspective on family matters also emerges in the letters. The youngest child of the second marriage of Charles Burney, and the only daughter to remain unmarried, Sarah Harriet had the unenviable task of caring for her father in his later years. Her letters reveal a darker side of Dr. Burney, and also help to round out our image of a more favored daughter, Sarah Harriet's half-sister (and fellow novelist), Frances Burney. As literature, Clark observes, Burney's letters are, arguably, her best work. Thoroughly versed in the epistolary arts, she sought always to amuse and entertain her correspondents. Burney ultimately emerges as a quiet but heroic single woman, relegated to the margins of society where she struggled for independence and self-respect. Displaying literary qualities and a lively sense of humor, the letters provide a fascinating insight into the literary, political, and social life of the day.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820317465
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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This scholarly edition presents for the first time all of the known surviving letters of British novelist Sarah Harriet Burney (1772-1884). The overwhelming majority of these letters--more than ninety percent--have never before been published. Burney's accomplishments, says Lorna J. Clark, have been unjustly overlooked. She published five works of fiction between 1796 and 1839, all of which met with reasonable success, including Traits of Nature (1812), which sold out within three months. These letters position Burney among her fellow women writers and shed light on her relations with her publisher and her ambivalence toward her own work and her readership. Her lively observation of the literary scene evinces the range and scope of her reading, as well as her awareness of literary trends and developments. Burney was, for example, remarkably prescient in recognizing, and praising from the first, the talent of Jane Austen, and met several of the authors of her day. A challenging new perspective on family matters also emerges in the letters. The youngest child of the second marriage of Charles Burney, and the only daughter to remain unmarried, Sarah Harriet had the unenviable task of caring for her father in his later years. Her letters reveal a darker side of Dr. Burney, and also help to round out our image of a more favored daughter, Sarah Harriet's half-sister (and fellow novelist), Frances Burney. As literature, Clark observes, Burney's letters are, arguably, her best work. Thoroughly versed in the epistolary arts, she sought always to amuse and entertain her correspondents. Burney ultimately emerges as a quiet but heroic single woman, relegated to the margins of society where she struggled for independence and self-respect. Displaying literary qualities and a lively sense of humor, the letters provide a fascinating insight into the literary, political, and social life of the day.
Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace Weeks
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Illustrated London News
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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The Record of Old Westminsters
Author: Westminster School (London, England)
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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The Englishwoman's Year Book and Directory for the Year ...
Author: Louisa M. Hubbard
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell,
Author: Joanne Shattock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351220128
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 341
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Features Elizabeth Gaskell's work. This work brings together her journalism, her shorter fiction, which was published in various collections during her lifetime, her early personal writing, including a diary written between 1835 and 1838 when she was a young mother, her five full-length novels and "The Life of Charlotte Bronte".
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351220128
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 341
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Features Elizabeth Gaskell's work. This work brings together her journalism, her shorter fiction, which was published in various collections during her lifetime, her early personal writing, including a diary written between 1835 and 1838 when she was a young mother, her five full-length novels and "The Life of Charlotte Bronte".
Truth
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Languages : en
Pages : 1116
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Languages : en
Pages : 1116
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British Medical Journal
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
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News Letter
Author: United States. Dept. of State
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Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Category : Diplomatic and consular service, American
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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