SB
greatly admired Frances Burney
, who was a family connection by marriage—an unfortunate connection, in fact, since Molesworth Phillips
, who married Frances's closest sister, Susan
, and proved a cruel husband, was SB
Family and Intimate relationships
Frances Burney
FB
's sister Susan
or Susanna, best-loved of all her siblings, died at Chester, on her way to London from Ireland.
Hemlow, Joyce. The History of Fanny Burney. Clarendon, 1958.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Frances Burney
Fanny was closest of all to her middle sister, Susan
or Susanna, later Phillips. Susan's unhappy marriage became one of her greatest griefs. Susan's own remarkable letters and journals were published in 2012, edited by...
Friends, Associates
Martha Hale
MH
's wide circle of friends and acquaintances included leading politicians and other socially prominent figures of her day. She seems to have had personal friendships with John Moore
, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his...
Textual Features
Judith Kazantzis
A cover sheet lists the contents, with a sketch map of London in 1780 (the year the riots happened, in early June), a list of further reading, and some questions for essays or discussion. Six...