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Fanny Burney
1752–1840
Best known for sharp, lively novels such as Evelina and Cecilia, this English writer helped shape the novel of manners with wit, social insight, and an eye for awkward human comedy. Her journals and letters also left behind one of the richest firsthand records of literary and court life in late 18th-century Britain.
19 Audiobooks
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1
by Fanny Burney
Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1
by Fanny Burney
Camilla; or, A Picture of Youth
by Fanny Burney
The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 1 of 5)
by Fanny Burney
Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3
by Fanny Burney
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2
by Fanny Burney
The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 3 of 5)
by Fanny Burney
Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2
by Fanny Burney
The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 4 of 5)
by Fanny Burney
The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 5 of 5)
by Fanny Burney
The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 2 of 5)
by Fanny Burney
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3
by Fanny Burney
Memoirs of Doctor Burney (Vol. 3 of 3)
by Fanny Burney
Memoirs of Doctor Burney (Vol. 2 of 3)
by Fanny Burney
Memoirs of Doctor Burney (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Fanny Burney
Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy
by Fanny Burney
About the author
Born in 1752, Frances Burney — widely known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay — grew up in a cultured household around her father, the music historian Charles Burney. She became famous almost overnight when Evelina was published anonymously in 1778, winning readers with its humor, keen observation, and memorable picture of society.
She went on to write novels including Cecilia, Camilla, and The Wanderer, and she also worked for a time at the court of Queen Charlotte. In 1793 she married the French émigré Alexandre d'Arblay, and her life stretched across periods of major political and social change in Britain and Europe.
Today Burney is remembered not only as a pioneering novelist but also as a wonderful diarist and letter writer. Her journals give a vivid, personal view of the literary world, court life, and everyday experience, which is one reason her voice still feels fresh and approachable so many years later.