Burney
Americannoun
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Charles, 1726–1814, English organist, composer, and music historian.
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his daughter Frances or Fanny Madame D'Arblay, 1752–1840, English novelist and diarist.
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Charles . 1726–1814, English composer and music historian, whose books include A General History of Music (1776–89)
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his daughter, Frances . known as Fanny ; married name Madame D'Arblay . 1752–1840, English novelist and diarist: author of Evelina (1778). Her Diaries and Letters (1768–1840) are of historical interest
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After the pattern continued, Burney emailed the boy’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“I can’t control what parents are sending in for their kids’ lunch,” Burney recalled of her response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Unfortunately, for several years it has been clear something needs to change at Burney Falls,” Dahle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Using nearly 20 years of satellite measurements, Jiang and co-author Jennifer Burney of Stanford University quantified how much of global rainfall begins as land-based evaporation.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
“Stop jabbering, girls, and I’ll tell you everything,” said Jo, wondering if Miss Burney felt any grander over her Evelina than she did over her ‘Rival Painters’.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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