Frances Burney was born on June 13th; 1752 in Lynn Regis (now Kingrsquo;s Lynn). By the age of 8 Frances had still not learned the alphabet and couldnrsquo;t read. She now began a period of self-education; which included devouring the family library and to begin her own lsquo;scribblingsrsquo;; these journal writings would document her life and cover the next 72 years. Her journal writing was accepted but writing novels was frowned upon by her family and friends. Feeling that she had been improper; she burnt her first manuscript; The History of Caroline Evelyn; which she had written in secret. It was only in 1778 with the anonymous publication of Evelina that her talents were available to the wider world. She was now a published and admired author. Despite this success and that of her second novel; Cecilia; in 1785; Frances travelled to the court of King George III and Queen Charlotte and was offered the post of "Keeper of the Robes". Frances hesitated. She had no wish to be separated from her family; nor to anything that would restrict her time in writing. But; unmarried at 34; she felt obliged to accept and thought that improved social status and income might allow her greater freedom to write. The years at Court were fruitful but took a toll on her health; writing and relationships and in 1790 she prevailed upon her father to request her release from service. He was successful. The ideals of the French Revolution had brought support from many English literates for the ideals of equality and social justice. Frances quickly became attached to General Alexandre DArblay; an artillery officer who had fled to England. In spite of the objections of her father they were married on July 28th; 1793. On December 18th; 1794; Frances gave birth to their only child; a son; Alexander. Francesrsquo;s third novel; Camilla; in 1796 earned her pound;2000 and was enough for them to build a house in Westhumble; Camilla Cottage. In 1801 DArblay was offered service with the government of Napoleon in France; and in 1802 Frances and her son followed him to Paris; where they expected to remain for a year. The outbreak of the war between France and England meant their stay extended for ten years. In August 1810 Frances developed breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy performed by "7 men in blackrdquo;. Frances was later able to write about the operation in detail; being conscious through most of it; anesthetics not yet being in use. With the death of DArblay; in 1818; of cancer; Frances moved to London to be near her son. Tragically he died in 1837. Frances; in her last years; was by now retired but entertained many visits from younger members of the Burney family; who gathered to listen to her fascinating accounts and her talents for imitating the people she described. Frances Burney died on January 6th; 1840.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A hip and fun guide to the physical workings of the internet in NYC.By J. HowlettThis is a groovy little book. I work in NYC and often wondered what all those spray painted markings on the street like urban hieroglyphics meant - Now thanks to this book. I have some idea. This book makes the internet. its related technology and the networks it uses more grounded in reality by showing and talking about the physical aspects that link the two. Part history. part tech lesson and easily accessible and entertaining.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. OK as far as it goesBy GraybeardThis book is OK as far as it goes. but it would benefit from more breadth and depth. annotated high-resolution color photographs instead of unannotated low-resolution sketches. fewer snarky comments. and a cleaning up of its inaccuracies. The $19.99 list price is way too high. If you decide to buy this book. look for a cheap used copy. A better buy would be Brian Hayes "Infrastructure: A Guide to the Industrial Landscape." which you can find here on .0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Field Guide to Communication NetworksBy GeorgeAn insightful and handy book that explains telecommunication and networking infrastructure in a visual and clear way. Ingrid is able to explain opaque concepts and ideas by providing field sketches and explanations that are practical for a layman like me.While I dont live in New York. her descriptions and field notes are useful for understanding how communications equipment is being rapidly installed all around the big cities of the U.S. and has been very helpful in demystifying "construction scribble" around the streets of S.F.What I particularly like is how Ingrid is able to take seemingly simple problems (like getting Internet data from one place to another) and show how many components and systems go into making that everyday task work. Her guide takes an incredibly complex system and shows the many. many companies involved (giving context and explanation to some of the many differing agendas that are some half-baked idea an executive dreamed up) and makes it digestible enough so you know where to look next for specific answers. depending on your area of interest in communications networks.
