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The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney Music and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century England Philip Olleson An Ashgate Book The Journals and leTTers of susan Burney figure 1 susan Burney, by edward francesco Burney © national Portrait Gallery, london The Journals and letters of susan Burney Music and society in late eighteenth-Century england PhiliP olleson University of Nottingham, UK First published 2012 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2012 Philip olleson Philip olleson has asserted his right under the Copyright, designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Burney, susanna, 1755–1800. The journals and letters of susan Burney : music and society in late eighteenth-century england. 1. Burney, susanna, 1755–1800–diaries. 2. Burney, susanna, 1755-1800–Correspond- ence. 3. Music–social aspects–england–history–18th century–sources. i. Title ii. olleson, Philip. 780.9’42’09033–dc23 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burney, susanna, 1755–1800. The journals and letters of susan Burney : music and society in late eighteenth-century england / [edited by] Philip olleson. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7546-5592-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Burney, susanna, 1755-1800–diaries. 2. Music patrons–england–diaries. 3. Music patrons–england–Correspondence. 4. Music patronage–england–history–18th century. 5. england–social life and customs–18th century. i. olleson, Philip. ii. Title. Ml429.B93a3 2012 780.92–dc23 [B] 2011043439 ISBN 9780754655923 (hbk) ISBN 9781315556444 (ebk) To Julian and Adam This page has been left blank intentionally Contents List of Figures ix Acknowledgements xi Family Tree xiv Abbreviations and Short Titles xvii General Introduction 1 Biographical Introduction 5 Textual Introduction 61 The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney, 1779–1799 63 1 Streatham and Chessington, September 1779 63 2 London, October 1779–June 1780 71 3 Chessington, October 1780 184 4 Chessington, April 1783 186 5 Norbury Park, June 1784 188 6 Boulogne, February 1785 189 7 Mickleham, June 1786–March 1787 191 8 Windsor, April 1787 197 9 Mickleham and London, May 1787–July 1794 199 10 London, November 1795–September 1796 263 11 The Journey to Ireland, October 1796 269 12 Dublin and Bellcotton, October 1796–December 1799 273 13 Parkgate, December 1799 307 Bibliography 309 Index 313 This page has been left blank intentionally List of Figures 1 Susan Burney, by Edward Francesco Burney © National Portrait Gallery, London ii 2 Part of Susan Burney’s account of the rioting on 6 June 1780 (see p. 173). London, British Library, Eg. 3691, fol 136. By courtesy of the British Library 173
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