Frances Burney and her family are often discussed in contemporary media, and their works are adapted for the modern stage and screen. The Burneys are also still important to book collectors, particularly those with an interest in the novel or music history. See resources below on Burney reenactments, manuscripts, and more!
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An article in theÌýGuardianÌýabout the recent digitization ofÌý
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Watch a lecture on YouTube about the work that we do at the Burney Centre, filmed by ROaRR at the McGill Library. |
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18 August - 4 September 2016 Directed by Christine McBurney,Ìý (photo credit Bob Perkoski) |
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Aired 6 April - 18 May 2016 Six episodes about eighteenth-century women writers including Frances Burney. Guest featuring Dr. Sophie Coulombeau, Lecturer at Cardiff University and former Fellow at the Burney Centre. |
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5 June 2015 "The Burney collection of manuscripts... comprising 525 volumes, was assembled by Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), classicist and bibliophile. Son of the famous historian of music Charles Burney and brother of the novelist Fanny Burney, he was also an avid collector of printed books, newspapers, and playbills, all of which were purchased by the British Museum after his death." |
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BBC Radio 4 Aired 23 April 2015 Presenter Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Frances Burney, Madame D'Arblay. |
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Bedazzled by Burney A Report on the Sales of Frances Burney Books, Manuscripts, and Images from the Paula Peyraud Collection, by Maureen E. Mulvihill 2009/2010 |
