To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.
Frances Burney Quotes
I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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| Birth: | 13th June, 1752 |
| Death: | 6th January, 1840 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Novelist, Playwright |
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Frances Burney was born in King's Lynn, England. She, also known as Fanny Burney was an English novelist and playwright. She wrote in all four novels, eight plays, one biography and twenty volumes of journals and letters. She wrote four novels include: Evelina, Cecilia, Camilla, and The Wanderer. She wrote eight plays include: The Witlings, Edwy and Elgiva, Hubert de Vere, The Siege of Pevensey, Elberta, Love and Fashion, The Woman Hater, and A Busy Day.
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