Burney
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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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Burney held her ground and eventually had to involve the school’s administration when the mother refused to relent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain came fourth, with the party's candidate Amir Burney getting 10% of the vote.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 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
Matt Burney recommends sending a short, polite follow-up email after your interview and says this will help set you apart from other candidates.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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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