Frances Burney

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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9 American Countercultural Books

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10 Democrats Who Made History

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9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

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6 Small Kingdoms of the World

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Why Do We Say “A Pair of Pants”?

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Frances Burney: Quotes

Travel
Traveling is the ruin of all happiness. There's no looking at a building here, after seeing Italy.Fanny Burney: Cecilia