Letters of Dr Charles Burney - Volume Iii: 1794-1800

This volume of Charles Burney's letters runs from 1794 to 1800, opening with his recovery from illness and ending with the shocking death of his daughter. His letters present his hectic social life, the publication of his final book, and his ever-present anxiety over the impact of the French Revolution.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Short Titles and Abbreviations


• Letters of Charles Burney from 25 January 1794 to 9 January 1800


• Index

About the author

Stewart Cooke is a retired English and American Literature teacher (Dawson College and McGill University). He is the co-editor of volumes 3 and 5 of the Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney and editor of volume 2 of the Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney and volume 1 of the Additional Journals and Letters of Frances Burney. In addition, he has edited two of Frances Burney's plays, Elberta and Hubert de Vere, as well as her first novel Evelina and has published articles on the Burney family.

Summary

This volume of Charles Burney's letters runs from 1794 to 1800, opening with his recovery from illness and ending with the shocking death of his daughter. His letters present his hectic social life, the publication of his final book, and his ever-present anxiety over the impact of the French Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: Stewart (Scholar in Residence Cooke
• Assisted by: Stewart Cooke (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2023
• EAN: 9780198739845
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873984-5
• No. of pages: 632
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, Diaries, letters & journals, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Diaries, letters and journals, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music