Produced by Marjorie Fulton and David Widger THE DIARY AND LETTERS OF MADAME D'ARBLAY By Frances Burney With Notes By W. C. Ward, And Prefaced By Lord Macaulay's Essay. Volume 1 (of 3) (1778-1787.) “The Cream Of The Diarists And Memoir Writers” DETAILED CONTENTS PREFACE MADAME D'ARBLAY, by Lord Macaulay 1. (1778) MISS BURNEY PUBLISHES HER FIRST NOVEL AND FINDS HERSELF FAMOUS--59-110 Evelina--and the Mystery attending its Publication--A First Visit to Mrs. Thrale and an Introduction to Dr. Johnson--Fanny Burney Interviews her Publisher--Conversation with Mrs. Thrale and Dr. Johnson-- Dr. Johnson on some “Ladies” of his Acquaintance--A Learned Man on “Evelina”--Curiosity regarding the Author of “Evelina”--The Members of Dr. Johnson's Household-- Anticipated Visit from Mrs. Montagu--Fanny Burney's Introduction to a celebrated “Blue-Stocking”--Dr. Johnson's Compliments and Gross Speeches--Suggested Husbands for Fanny Burney--A Streatham Dinner Party. 2. (1779) THE AUTHOR OF “EVELINA” IN SOCIETY: VISITS BRIGHTON AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS--111-164 A Queer Adventure--An Evening at Sir Joshua Reynolds's: a Demonstrative “Evelina” Enthusiast--Fanny Burney's Introduction to Sheridan--An Aristocratic Radical of the Last Century--Mr. Murphy, the Dramatist--A Beauty Weeping at Will--Mr. Murphy's concern regarding Fanny Burney's Comedy--A Scene on the Brighton Parade--Mr. Murphy finds the Dialogue charming: a Censorious Lady--A Militia Captain officiates as Barber--“Hearts have at ye all”--Giddy Miss Brown--Sophy Streatfield weeps again to order--“Everything a Bore”--Proposed Match between Mr. Seward and the Weeper-at-will--The Fate of “The Witlings”-- “Quite what we call,” and “Give me leave to tell you”--The Crying Beauty and her Mother--A Bewitching Prodigy--At Brighton: A “Cure.”--The jealous Cumberlands--An Amusing Character: His Views on many Subjects, 3. (1780) A SEASON AT BATH: MR. THRALE'S DEATH--165-201 A Youthful Prodigy--Lord Mulgrave on the “Services”--Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough--The Byrons--“Mr. Henry will be so Mortified”--All the best Families in the Navy--The Lady of Bath Easton--A Fashionable Concert--A Bath Alderman's Raree Show--Flighty Captain Bouchier--A Young and Agreeable Infidel-Ball-room Flirtations--Further Flirtations--Bath Easton and Sceptical Miss W....--Curiosity about the “Evelina” Set--Alarm at the No Popery Riots--Hasty Departure from Bath--The Gordon Riots--A Suggested Visit to Grub- street--Promotion of Fanny Burney's Brother--The Death of Mr. Thrale.