The Early Diary of Frances Burney
by Frances Burney and Annie Raine Ellis
Read by Barbara Baker
Frances Burney’s early diary records her experiences in the literary and courtly worlds of Georgian England, offering a first-person view of the people and social settings she encountered.
Presented as memoir, the book draws on Burney’s observations of her own life and times. Its interest lies in the detail of a personal record: the impressions and experiences of a writer moving through the society around her.
Chapters
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| Diary 1775 Part 1 | 12:19 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 2 | 13:29 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 3 | 14:17 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 4 | 15:57 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 5 | 20:34 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 6 | 16:27 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 7 | 16:31 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 8 | 19:03 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 9 | 11:19 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 10 | 24:00 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 11 | 14:51 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 12 | 10:12 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 13 | 10:04 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 14 | 10:32 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 15 | 16:05 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 16 | 17:15 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 17 | 14:14 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 18 | 18:45 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 19 | 14:27 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1775 Part 20 | 18:37 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1776 Part 21 | 16:38 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 1 | 17:15 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 2 | 15:43 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 3 | 14:39 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 4 | 14:18 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 5 | 13:48 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 6 | 11:07 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 7 | 13:35 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 8 | 10:31 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 9 | 12:29 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 10 | 10:09 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 11 | 20:00 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1777 Part 12 | 10:51 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1778 Part 1 | 15:04 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Diary 1778 Footnote | 8:44 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 1 | 20:42 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 2 | 13:42 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 3 | 12:38 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 4 | 11:44 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 5 | 12:48 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 6 | 10:47 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 7 | 16:35 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Susan 8 | 13:38 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Charlotte 1 | 13:12 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Charlotte 1 | 13:52 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Charlotte 2 | 17:03 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Charlotte 3 | 14:29 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Journal - Charlotte 1 | 15:13 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Journal - Charlotte 2 | 12:04 | Read by Barbara Baker | |
| Letters - Charlotte 4 | 15:28 | Read by Barbara Baker |