Works by Frances Burney by Frances Burney

This talk marks the bicentenary of her death by exploring the fascinating life of the woman known to many as ‘Dr Johnson’s Mrs Thrale’. As Mrs Piozzi, she embraced a new career as a writer of travel memoirs, biography, history, and more. During her years as Mrs Thrale, mistress of Streatham Park, she had hosted some of the most feted writers of her day, including Samuel Johnson and Frances Burney. The death of Hester Piozzi on marked the end of an era, with the loss of an intellectual and social force associated with some of the most famous names in literary London. (May only be for those who enrolled – but you could try) ‘ Dr Cassie Ulph gave a talk (which is currently still available via Streatham Society YouTube) ‘Remembering Hester Thrale Piozzi, 200 years’. Trudie Messent, Burney Society UK SecretaryĢ9 th April 2021. Whilst we offer payment by PayPal, our preferred methods of payment are by cheque or bank transfer.

Please email all forms plus your payment details to Trudie at or post forms and cheques, made payable to ‘Burney Society UK’ to The Burney Society UK, c/o Trudie Messent, 11 Beaconsfield Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey KT10 0PN England Those who have yet to renew can download a membership form from Many thanks to all of you who have already renewed your membership. Trudie Messent, 2022 Conference Organiser A Conference Prize of £100 was awarded to Ariella Kharasch for her paper ‘Jews as the Other in Cecilia or Memoirs of an Heiress‘.Ī Conference report and reviews are now available on the conference page of this website. A President’s Prize of £100 was awarded to Kristin Zodrow, for her paper ‘Narrative Tides: Epistolarity and Astronomy in Frances Burney’s Evelina‘.

The papers by student speakers, who were eligible for the President’s Prize, were so strong that the sub-committee felt they should split the award.

Many thanks to all who attended the 2022 AGM & our 10 – 16 June 2022 Conference ‘Windows on the Burneys’, especially the speakers who contributed such excellent papers. We are delighted to announce that the current and past copies of The Burney Journal are now available online via īurney Society UK 2022 Conference and AGM The winner and runners up were announced at Francesca’s follow up talk on 2 February 2023. In conjunction with Prof Francesca Saggini’s sell-out talk at Leatherhead Library, Surrey Library Service announced the a photographic competition. If you have not previously visited the Queen’s Gallery it is within an easy walk of Victoria Station and St James Park underground station.įrances Burney Photography competition (Closed 22 January 2023)

Works by Frances Burney by Frances Burney