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Charles Burney
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Frances Burney : Evelina; or, A Young Lady's Entrance into the World
Charles Burney on his first reading of Frances Burney, "Evelina": 'I perused the first Vol. with fear and trembling, not supposing she wd disgrace her parentage, but not having the least idea that without ... knowledge of the world, she cd write a book worth reading. The dedication to myself ... brought tears to my eyes, and [I] found so much good sense & good writing in the Letters of Mr. Villiers, that ... I hastn'd to tell her... that I had read part of the book with such pleasure, that instead of being angry, I congratulated her on being able to write so well ...'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Print: Book
Frances Burney : The Witlings
'On 2 August [1779], Charles Burney at Chessington read ... [The Witlings] aloud to a party which included [Samuel] Crisp, Crisp's sister Sophia Gast and the other Chessington ladies, and two of the Burney sisters [including Susanna].'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Manuscript: Unknown
Frances Burney : The Witlings
Susanna Burney describes Charles Burney's reading of The Witlings at Chessington on 2 August 1779, to Frances Burney: " 'Good' sd. Mr. Crisp ... the name of Codger occasion'd a general Grin ... [re the "Milliners Scene"] 'It's funny -- it's funny indeed' sd. Mr. C[risp] ... Charlotte laugh'd till she was almost black in the face at Codger's part, as I had done before her ... My Father's voice, sight, & lungs were tired ... & beng entirely unacquainted wth. what was coming ... he did not always give the Expression you meant to be given ... " ... the Serious part seem'd even to improve upon me by the 2d. hearing, & made me for to cry in 2 or 3 places ...'"
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Manuscript: Unknown
Samuel Johnson : [Plan for his dictionary]
'[Mr Charles Burney] had been so much delighted with Johnson's "Rambler" and the "Plan" of his "Dictionary", that when the great work was announced in the newspapers as nearly finished, he wrote to Dr Johnson, begging to be informed when and in what manner his "Dictionary" would be published; intreating, if it should be by subscription, or he should have any books at his own disposal, to be favoured with six copies for himself and his friends'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Print: Unknown
Samuel Johnson : Rambler, The
'[Mr Charles Burney] had been so much delighted with Johnson's "Rambler" and the "Plan" of his "Dictionary", that when the great work was announced in the newspapers as nearly finished, he wrote to Dr Johnson, begging to be informed when and in what manner his "Dictionary" would be published; intreating, if it should be by subscription, or he should have any books at his own disposal, to be favoured with six copies for himself and his friends'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Print: Serial / periodical
James Harris : Philosophical Arrangements
'Doctor Burney said prettily of James Harris's Book that it was the pourquoi de Pourquoi'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Print: Book
Frances Burney : Evelina
'I was shewed a little Novel t'other Day which I thought pretty enough & set Burney to read it, little dreaming it was by his second Daughter Fanny, who certainly must be a Girl of good Parts & some Knowledge of the World too, or She could not be the Author of Evelina - flimzy as it is compar'd with the Books I've just mentioned. [by Fielding, Lennox, Richardson and Smollet] Johnson said Harry Fielding never did anything equal to the 2d Vol: of Evelina'. [this remark is added later - Johnson borrowed the book from her around 22nd July so her opinion must date from before that]
Century: Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Burney Print: Book
Frances Burney : The Witlings
'Fanny Burney has read me her new Comedy; nobody else has seen it except her Father, who will not suffer his Partiality to overbiass his Judgment I am sure, and he likes it vastly. - but one has no Guess what will do on a Stage, at least I have none; Murphy must read an Act tomorrow, I wonder what he'll say to't. I like it very well for my own part, though none of the scribbling Ladies have the Right to admire its general Tendency.'
