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Who were some of the members of Burney's family?
Frances Burney was the third child in a family of six. Her siblings were Esther, James, Susanna, Charles, and Charlotte Ann.
What was Frances Burney's relationship with her family like?
Burney scholar Margaret Anne Doody has investigated conflicts within the Burney family that affected Burney's writing and her personal life.
What are some of those conflicts within the Burney family?
Margaret Anne Doody alleged that one strain was an incestuous relationship between Burney's brother James and their half-sister Sarah.
Did Burney Frances know about the relationship between her brother and half-sister?
There is no direct evidence for this and it is hard to square with Frances's affection and financial assistance to Sarah in later life.
What other conflicts affected Frances Burney besides the incest?
Frances Burney's diary entries suggest that she had begun to feel pressure to abandon her writing as something unladylike that might vex Mrs. Allen, her father's new wife.

Question: Are there any other relevant points about her family that impacted her writing?
Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other relevant points about her family that impacted her writing?