num_pages: 112
description: As the author of "Evelina" and "Cecilia", both of which created new dimensions for the novel, Fanny Burney is as well remembered for her memoirs of Johnson, her mastectomy and her account of the Battle of Waterloo. This portrait of Burney paints a picture of this forward-looking woman.
language: English
title: Fanny Burney: The Mother of English Fiction
titlecomplete: Fanny Burney: The Mother of English Fiction
genres: Biography
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Short Books