Camilla; Or, a Picture of Youth, Volume I

by Frances Burney

Frances Burney (1752-1840), also known as Fanny Burney and after marriage as Madame D'Arblay, was a novelist, diarist, and playwright. She was self-educated, and began writing what she called her "scribblings" at the age of ten. She destroyed the manuscript of her first novel, but her journals survived. In 1793 she married a French exile, General Alexandre D'Arblay. Their only son, Alexander, was born in 1794. After a lengthy writing career, and travels that took her to France for over ten years, she settled in Bath, England. Throughout her career as a writer, her wit and talent for satirical caricatures were widely acknowledged. In total, she wrote four novels, eight plays, one biography, and twenty volumes of journals and letters. Her works include: The History of Caroline Evelyn (1767), Evelina; or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (1778), Cecilia; or, Memoirs of an Heiress (1782), Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth (1796) and The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (1814).

208 pages, Paperback

Published May 16, 2008

About the author

Also known as Fanny Burney and, after her marriage, as Madame d’Arblay. Frances Burney was a novelist, diarist and playwright. In total, she wrote four novels, eight plays, one biography and twenty volumes of journals and letters.

Reviews

[Meaghan Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was so long and not interesting enough to justify being this long. It was like listening to a never ending soap opera where none of the characters got an ending that felt deserved. The audiobook I listened to (which was not official and recorded by random people with a microphone- which is fine but probably added to it not being good) was over forty hours long. too much, I would suggest that people read all the Jane Austens or Bronte sisters first.