Frances Burney, Mme d’Arblay (1752-1840) [ Art and Literature ]
… by then bygone days of sociable eighteenth-century life: Burney, by now the widowed Mme d’Arblay, praised the literary salons of her youth for promoting freedom of speech, controversial ideas, and even conflict, contrasting them to what she … in to delight everyone with his mimicry of other famous actors on the social scene. 3 3 . On the impact of the Burney Salon on the younger members of the family, see also Cassandra Ulph, ‘Frances Burney’s Private Professionalism’, Journal … of 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 …
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