Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post as "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's queen. In 1793, aged 41, she married a French exile, General Alexandre d'Arblay. After a long writing career and wartime travels that stranded her in France for over a decade, she settled in Bath, England, where she died on 6 January 1840. The first of her four novels, Evelina (1778), had the best success and remains best regarded. Most of her plays were not performed in her lifetime. She wrote a memoir of her father (1832) and many letters and journals that have been gradually published since 1889. Overview of career Frances Burney was a novelist, diarist and playwright. In all, she wrote four novels, eight plays, one biography and twenty-five volumes of
Frances Burney (13 de junio de 1752 – 6 de enero de 1840), también conocida como Fanny Burney y más tarde Madame d'Arblay, fue una novelista satírica inglesa, diarista y dramaturga. En 1786–1790 ocupó el cargo de "Keeper of the Robes" a Charlotte de Mecklenburg-Strelitz, reina de George III. En 1793, a la edad de 41, se casó con un exiliado francés, el General Alexandre d'Arblay. Después de una larga carrera de escritura y viajes de guerra que la detuvieron en Francia durante más de una década, se estableció en Bath, Inglaterra, donde murió el 6 de enero de 1840. La primera de sus cuatro novelas, Evelina (1778), tuvo el mejor éxito y sigue siendo considerado el mejor. La mayoría de sus obras no se realizaron en su vida. Escribió una memoria de su padre (1832) y muchas cartas y revistas que han sido publicadas gradualmente desde 1889.