Welcome to The Burney Society (UK)

The Burney Society (UK), formed in 1994, is a friendly, non-profit making literary society, dedicated to the study and celebration of the works of the Burney family, especially Frances Burney d’Arblay (1752-1840), her life, her contemporaries and her times.

We have approximately 80 members, some of whom have Burney family connections. Most members live in the UK, but membership is open to anyone interested in discovering more about the Burneys or getting involved in the society’s activities.

NEWS: Oxford University Press publishes first two volumes of the Court Journals and Letters of Frances Burney. For more info, click on ‘ EVENTS’ .

Peter Sabor and Stewart Cooke, editors of Vols. 1 and 2 of the Court Journals, celebrating their achievement outside the library at McGill University. Professor Sabor, Director of the Burney Centre at McGill is also General Editor of all six volumes. (source: Burney Letter, Fall 2011)