1752-1840. English novelist and diarist,
daughter of the musician Dr Charles Burney
(1726-1814). She achieved success with
Evelina, published anonymously 1778, became a
member of Dr Johnson's circle, received a
post at court from Queen Charlotte, and in
1793 married the emigre Gen d'Arblay. She
published three further novels, Cecilia 1782,
Camilla 1796, and The Wanderer 1814, and her
diaries and letters appeared in 1842.