Frances Burney, Mme d’Arblay (1752-1840) [ Art and Literature ]
… the young Burneys. Frances’s journals during the years 1774-1784 in particular offer a rich source of contemporary salon culture. 4 Her phenomenal memory may not always be trustworthy in every detail, but she managed to capture conversations … at being considered, and frequently treated, like a servant. She desperately missed the input of the lively salon culture she had enjoyed before, even if her shyness meant she figured mostly as an observant scribbler in those. 10 …
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