The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney: Volume IV: The Streatham Years, Part II, 1780-1781

A magnificent work of scholarship. The Streatham Years, Part II, 1780-1781 makes a valuable addition to The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, under the general editorship of Lars Troide. It provides hitherto unpublished material and contains remarkably extensive and astute annotations by Betty Rizzo. She brings an exceptional grasp of Burney's world to this volume. Scarcely any stone has been left unturned, and almost every appropriate reference work has been put to good use.
Rizzo's knowledge of the Burney family and most of the relevant contexts required to understand and explain Burney's frames of reference is remarkable. The Streatham Years, Part II, 1780-1781 makes a significant contribution to research and will be essential reading for students of Burney, eighteenth-century literature and history, and women's studies for decades to come.