Written over a 70-year period, Burney's letters and journals record such experiences as her unhappiness with English court life, and the final stages of the Nap... » 

Written over a 70-year period, Burney's letters and journals record such experiences as her unhappiness with English court life, and the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars. She ranges from the irreverant writings of the precocious young girl to the more sober reflections of the mature woman. «