FANNY BURNEY AND HER WORLD (PART 2) with John Wiltshire

Burney’s life radically changed following her exile to France in 1802.  She endured a mastectomy of the right breast without anaesthetic in 1810, she witnessed the battle of Waterloo, and later in Bath, she nursed her dying husband, vividly recording all these events. 

Burney’s journals offer fascinating personal insights into the period covered by The Johnston Collection. 

John Wiltshire was a Professor at La Trobe University until his retirement in 2007.  He is the author of several books about Jane Austen, and has edited Mansfield Park for the authoritative Cambridge edition.  His most recent book is The Cinematic Jane Austen (2009).