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Today our thread on #KingsLynn's famous historical faces will be looking at Frances (Fanny) Burney. Despite being unable to read or write aged 8, Frances went on to become a celebrated novelist, diarist & playwright. #FamousFaces Frances d'Arblay ('Fanny Burney') by Edward Francis Burney,
Frances was born in #KingsLynn on 13th June 1752. She was the 2nd daughter of Charles Burney & Esther Sleepe. Her father was a talented musician & composer who was the organist at St. Margaret’s Church (@KingsLynnMinstr) & taught music to the daughters of wealthy Lynn merchants. Charles Burney by Joshua Reynolds, from the National Portrai
Aged 16 Frances began writing a diary and went on to record events from the reign of George III through to the early Victorian age. In this diary she made rather unflattering comments about the Lynn merchant elite!
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