Author photo. Engraving by Charles Turner, published 1840<br>Courtesy of the <a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?483273">NYPL Digital Gallery</a><br>(image use requires permission from the New York Public Library)

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Frances "Fanny" Burney began writing at age 10. She became an extremely popular and bestselling author and was admired by Samuel Johnson, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and other literary leaders. In 1786, she was given a post at Court serving Queen Charlotte. She met and married a French exile, General Alexandre d'Arblay, and went with him to France, where she lived for 10 years. She's sometimes referred to as Madame d'Arblay.
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