Frances Burney, Mme d’Arblay (1752-1840) [ Art and Literature ]
… ideas, and even conflict, contrasting them to what she perceived to be the flaws of early nineteenth-century society. People > Art and Literature Keywords Fiction Masquerade Memoirs Theatre Women Best known as a novelist and … he [Dr Burney] associated in the world at large, would be nearly to ransack the Court Calendar, the list of the Royal Society , of the Literary Club, of all the assemblages of eminent artists; and almost every other list that includes the … but too little was equally wrong, as it prevented young readers from learning about the world. The focus is on country society, this time, and there are few indications of provincial inertia – on the contrary, breakfasts, raffles, and …
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