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Fanny Burney Memorial

Who was she?

Wikipedia: Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and, after hermarriage, as Madame d’Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright. Frances Burney’s firstnovel, Evelina or theHistory of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World , was published anonymously in 1778,without her father’s knowledge or permission. The novel was a critical success, receiving praise fromrespected individuals, including the statesman Edmund Burke and literary critic Dr Johnson.

Why was she in Bath?

She married General Alexandre d'Arblay in 1792 and lived with him in France for more than ten years. Theyreturned to Bath and lived there until their death. She was buried at St Swithin's church Walcot, where thereis a separate memorial next to that to George Austen:

http://bath-heritage.co.uk/austen_george.htmlhttp://bath-heritage.co.uk/burke.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Burney


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The text reads

"The tabletop tomb in this enclosure commemorates the novelist, playwright and diarist Frances (Fanny)Burney (1752-1840) and her son, Alexander d'Arblay (1794-1837).

Frances Burney, who wrote the novels Evelina (1778), Cecilia (1783), Camilla (1796) and The Wanderer(1814) and whose work influencedJane Austen, visited Bath in 1767, 1780 and 1791. A plaque may be seenon 14 South Paradewhere she stayed in 1780 with Hester and Henry Thrale.

From 1815 to 1818 she lived at 23 Great Stanhope Street with her husband General Alexander d' Arblay(1752-1818), who is remembered by a wall memorial inside the church. His wife and son were buried close tohis grave in the mortuary chapel garden on the other side of Walcot Street. Their original grave stones havingfallen into disrepair, the chest monument was erected by the Burney family in 1906, and moved to its present

position by the church authorities in 1955.

This plaque was erected in 2005 by the Burney Society of Great Britain, Canada and the United States and thedescendants of the Burney family."

Close up of the tomb:

http://bath-heritage.co.uk/burney.htmlhttp://bath-heritage.co.uk/austen_jane.html


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The remains of Fanny Burney, her husband and her son, were transferred to Haycombe Cemetery in Bathfrom the Walcot burial ground when it was cleared for possible redevelopment. They are buried beneath theRockery Garden on the western side of the cemetery - a stone marks the area(http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-and-deaths/burials-and-cremations/cemeteries/haycombe-cemetery)

Location map of Walcot church:

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/births-marriages-and-deaths/burials-and-cremations/cemeteries/haycombe-cemetery


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