The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 Papyras Classics

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1

by Fanny Burney

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Contents

  1. Detailed Contents Preface
  2. Preface
  3. Madame D'Arblay, by Lord Macaulay
  4. Miss Burney Publishes Her First Novel and Finds Herself Famous
  5. “Evelina” and the Mystery Attending Its Publication
  6. A First Visit to Mrs. Thrale and an Introduction To Dr. Johnson
  7. Fanny Burney Interviews Her Publisher
  8. Conversations with Mrs. Thrale and Dr. Johnson
  9. Dr. Johnson on Some “Ladies” of His Acquaintance
  10. A Learned Man on “Evelina.”
  11. Curiosity Regarding the Author of “Evelina.”
  12. The Members of Dr. Johnson's Household
  13. Anticipated Visit from Mrs. Montagu
  14. Fanny Burney's Introduction to a Celebrated “Blue-Stocking.”
  15. Dr. Johnson's Compliments and Gross Speeches
  16. Suggested Husbands for Fanny Burney
  17. A Streatham Dinner Party
  18. The Author of “Evelina” in Society
  19. A Queer Adventure
  20. An Evening at Sir Joshua Reynolds's
  21. Fanny Burney's Introduction to Sheridan
  22. An Aristocratic Radical of the Last Century
  23. Mr. Murphy, the Dramatist
  24. A Beauty Weeping at Will,
  25. Mr. Murphy's Concern Regarding Fanny Burney's Comedy
  26. A Scene on the Brighton Parade
  27. Mr. Murphy Considers the Dialogue Is Charming: A Censorious Lady
  28. A Militia Captain Officiates as Barber
  29. “Hearts Have at Ye All.”
  30. Giddy Miss Brown
  31. Sophy Streatfield Again Weeps to Order
  32. “Everything a Bore.”
  33. Proposed Match Between Mr. Seward and the Weeper-at-Will
  34. The Fate of “the Witlings.”
  35. “Quite What We Call,” and “Give Me Leave To Tell You.”
  36. The Crying Beauty and Her Mother
  37. A Bewitching Prodigy
  38. At Brighton: A “Cure.” the Jealous Cumberlands
  39. An Amusing Character: His Views on Many Subjects
  40. A Season at Bath: Mr. Thrale's Death
  41. A Youthful Prodigy
  42. Lord Mulgrave on the “Services.”
  43. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough
  44. The Byrons
  45. Mr. Henry Will Be So Mortified
  46. All the Best Families in the Navy
  47. The Lady of Bath Easton
  48. A Fashionable Concert
  49. A Bath Alderman's Raree Show
  50. Flighty Captain Bouchier
  51. A Young and Agreeable Infidel
  52. Ball-Room Flirtations
  53. Further Flirtations
  54. Bath Easton and Sceptical Miss W——
  55. Curiosity About the “Evelina” Set
  56. Alarm at the “No Popery” Riots
  57. Hasty Departure from Bath
  58. The Gordon Riots
  59. A Suggested Visit To Grub-Street
  60. Fanny Burney's Brother Is Promoted
  61. The Death of Mr. Thrale
  62. Miss Burney Extends the Circle of Her Acquaintance
  63. Young Mr. Crutchley Ruffles Miss Burney
  64. Miss Burney Sulks on
  65. Too Much of Many Things
  66. A “Poor Wretch of a Painter.”
  67. Dr. Johnson in a Rage
  68. The Miserable Host and Melancholy Guest
  69. Two Celebrated Duchesses Discussed
  70. Mr. Crutchley Is Bantered About His Pride
  71. Miss Sophy Streathield Is Commented on
  72. Garrulous Mr. Musgrave
  73. A Parting Shot at Mr. Crutchley
  74. Manager Heliogabalus
  75. Sister Authoresses
  76. A Dinner at Sir Joshua's, with Burke and Gibbon
  77. A Letter from Burke To Fanny Burney
  78. Miss Burney Sits for Her Portrait
  79. General Paoli
  80. “Cecilia”: A Paean of Praise: Lamentations
  81. At Brighton Again, the “FAmous Miss Burney.”
  82. Dr. Johnson Dogmatises
  83. A Cunning Runaway Heiress
  84. Dr. Johnson a Bore
  85. Miss Burney Will Not Be Persuaded to Dance
  86. Dr. Johnson Held in General Dread
  87. Short, Fat, Handsome Miss Monckton: Ducal Indifference
  88. Miss Monckton's Assembly: Sacques and Ruffles
  89. At Miss Monckton's: “Cecilia” Extolled by the “Old Wits,” and by Burke
  90. A Writer of Romances
  91. Mrs. Walsingham
  92. Mrs. Siddons
  93. Dr. Johnson's Inmates at Bolt-Court
  94. The Two Mr. Cambridges Improve Upon Acquaintance
  95. The Shilling, the Chairman, and the Green-Shop Girl
  96. Mr. Soame Jenyns's Eulogy on “Cecilia.”
  97. An Italian Singer's Views of England
  98. Raptures of the “Old Wits” Over “Cecilia.”
  99. Fanny Burney to Mr. Crisp
  100. Dr. Johnson Attacked by Paralysis
  101. A Pleasant Day with the Cambridges
  102. Dr. JOHNSON's Heroic Forbearance
  103. “Sweet Bewitching Mrs. Locke.”
  104. Mrs. Thrale to Fanny Burney
  105. Fanny Burney to Mrs. Piozzi
  106. Mrs. Piozzi to Fanny Burney
  107. A Happy Home
  108. Fanny Burney to Mrs. Locke
  109. Dr. Johnson's Failing Health
  110. Dr. Johnson Dying. His Death
  111. Miss Burney Is Favourably Noticed by the King and Queen
  112. Fanny Burney to Dr. Burney
  113. Fanny Burney to Mrs. Locke
  114. A Visit to Mrs. Delany
  115. Royal Curiosity About Miss Burney
  116. An Anticipated Royal Interview
  117. Directions for a Private Encounter with the Royal Family
  118. A Panic
  119. “The King! Aunt, the King!”
  120. The King Categorically Questions Miss Burney
  121. The Queen Appears Upon the Scene
  122. “Miss Burney Plays—But Not to Acknowledge It.”
  123. A Drawing-Room During a Fog
  124. Will Miss Burney Write Any More?
  125. A Musician, with a Proboscis
  126. General Conversation: Royalty Departs
  127. The King Again: Tea Table Etiquette
  128. George III. On Plays and Players
  129. Literary Talk with the Queen
  130. The Queen on Roman Catholic Superstitions
  131. Fanny Burney to Mrs. Burney
  132. Directions for Coughing, Sneezing, or Moving Before the King and Queen
  133. Dr. Burney Is Disappointed of a Place
  134. A Visit to Warren Hastings and His Wife
  135. A Proposal from the Queen
  136. Miss Burney Accepts the Queen's Offer
  137. Fanny Burney to Dr. Burney
  138. Fanny Burney to Mrs. Francis
  139. Miss Burney Enters Upon Her Court Duties
  140. The Queen's Summons
  141. A Military Gourmand
  142. A Succession of Visitors
  143. The Tea Table of the Keeper of the Robes
  144. Evening Ceremonial in the Queen's Dressing Room
  145. The Queen's Toilettes
  146. Congratulatory Visits from Court Officials
  147. Inopportune Visitors
  148. Major Price and Colonel Polier
  149. Miss Burney's Daily Routine at Windsor
  150. The Princess Royal
  151. The Court at Kew: A Three Year Old Princess
  152. A Drawing-Room at St. James's
  153. Absence of State at Kew
  154. Miss Burney's First Evening Out
  155. Casual Callers to Be Kept Off: A New Arrival
  156. The Royal Princesses
  157. Alarming News
  158. The Attempt Against the King
  159. Agitation of the Queen and Princesses
  160. A Privilege Is Secured
  161. The Queen Continues Anxious
  162. Snuff Preparer-in—Chief
  163. A Supper Mystery
  164. Little Princess Amelia's Birthday
  165. The Cipher Becomes a Number
  166. Display of Loyalty at Little Kew
  167. Miss Bernar, the Queen Will Give You a Gown
  168. A Crowded Drawing-Room
  169. The Keeper of the Robes Is Very Much Put Out
  170. A Job's Comforter
  171. The Journey To Nuneham: UNGRACious Reception
  172. A Hasty Introduction To Lady Harcourt
  173. Apparition of the Princesses
  174. From Pillar to Post
  175. “The Equerries Want the Ladies.”
  176. Summoned to the Queen
  177. A Check for the Colonel
  178. Thanksgiving Service; At Nuneham
  179. Royal Visit to Oxford: Reception by the University
  180. The Royal Family Are Much Affected
  181. The Presentations: Retiring Backwards
  182. The Colleges Visited: A Stealthy Collation
  183. Retreating from the Royal Presence
  184. Surprised by the Queen
  185. At Nuneham Again
  186. A Lively Breakfast Incident
  187. Court Duties at Windsor and Kew
  188. The Mischief-Making Keeper of the Robes
  189. A Terrace Party
  190. A Nervous Reader
  191. Fanny Burney to Mrs. Philips
  192. Madame De GENLIs Discussed
  193. A Distinguished Astronomer
  194. Effusive Madame De La Roche
  195. A Dinner Difficulty
  196. An Eccentric Lady
  197. The Wrong Guest Invited
  198. The Princess ROYAL's Birthday
  199. Arrival of a New Equerry
  200. Custodian of the Queen's Jewel Box
  201. A Laudatory Estimate of the Queen
  202. Table Difficulties
  203. An Equerry's Duties and Discomforts
  204. Royal Cautions and Confidences
  205. The Queen Tired of Her Gewgaws
  206. A Holiday at Last
  207. Tea Room Gambols
  208. A Dreadful Mishap
  209. “Is It Permitted?”
  210. The Plump Provost and His Lady
  211. The Equerries Violate the Rules
  212. Mr. Turbulent on Court Routine
  213. An Equerry on the Court Concert
  214. Dr. Herschfl's Large Telescope
  215. Illness, and Some Reflections It Gave Rise to

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