The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Personal Memoirs & Recollections of Frances Burney, Including the Biography of the AuthorBy Frances Burney
Length65h 28m
About this audiobook
The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay gathers the private journals and correspondence of Frances Burney, offering an extraordinary chronicle of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century literary, social, and courtly life. Written with the acuity, wit, and dramatic instinct that animate her fiction, these pages move between intimate self-scrutiny and vivid public observation, recording encounters with Samuel Johnson, Queen Charlotte, émigré circles, and the turbulence of Revolutionary Europe. As life-writing, it stands beside the great documentary prose of the period: immediate, psychologically subtle, and historically invaluable. Frances Burney, later Madame D'Arblay, was already celebrated as the author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla when much of this record was composed. Her position as novelist, daughter of the music historian Charles Burney, member of Johnson's intellectual circle, and Keeper of the Robes at court gave her unusual access to both literary society and royal domesticity. Her marriage to the French émigré Alexandre d'Arblay further sharpened her awareness of politics, exile, and cultural change. This volume is indispensable for readers of women's writing, biography, and Georgian history. It rewards anyone seeking a brilliantly observant mind negotiating fame, duty, affection, illness, and authorship.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (27)
Includes Goodreads
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length65 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 1)
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6The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 2)
7The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 3)
8The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 4)
9The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 5)
10The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 6)
11The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 7)
12The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 8)
13The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 9)
14The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 10)
15The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 11)
16The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 12)
17The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 13)
18The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 14)
19The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 15)
20The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 16)
21The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 17)
22The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 18)
23The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 19)
24The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 20)
25The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 21)
26The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 22)
27The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 23)
28The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 24)
29The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 25)
30The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay (pt. 26)
31Analysis
32Reflection
33Memorable Quotes
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