The Burney Centre at McGill University brings together archival material on the Burney family from around the world. Its holdings include microfilm copies of the major Burney collections at the Berg Collection (New York Public Library), the British Library and the Beinecke Library (Yale University). The Centre is dedicated to the publication of complete, definitive scholarly editions of the journals and letters of Frances Burney (1752-1840) and the letters and memoirs of her father, the music historian Dr Charles Burney (1726-1814). More about us » ASECS 2012 Burney Society Panels First volumes of Court Journals Volumes 1 and 2 of the Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney, spanning the years 1786 and 1787, published by Oxford University Press in October 2011. Burney Society UK Website Launch The Burney Society UK has launched a stylish new website, under the direction of Elles Smallegoor. The site provides information on UK events, membership information, and a picture gallery. Frances Burney in the New York Times "A Case of Mental Courage" By David Brooks Published: August 23, 2010 Read the article online » "Bedazzled by Burney" Sales of Frances Burney Books, Manuscripts & Images from the Paula Peyraud Collection, by Maureen E. Mulvihill, Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, NJ Download in PDF format » McGill buys rare Burney manuscript McGill University Library has bought at auction a rare manuscript notebook of Frances Burney, containing the drafts of some 40 letters in French addressed to various friends from 1809-1811. The library also acquired a number of other Burney family manuscripts. Read full press release » Last updated 8 August 2011

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