FB
made friends in the older generation as well as her own. The whole Burney family loved and were loved by David Garrick
. Sir Joshua Reynolds
, who lived barely fifty yards away from...
Reception
Frances Burney
The result was The Witlings. A Comedy by a Sister of the Order. But the play's first, private readership rejected it. Charles Burney
, and even more Samuel Crisp
(who had suffered the experience...
Textual Production
Frances Brooke
FB
's Virginia a Tragedy, with Odes, Pastorals, and Translations appeared in print. David Garrick
and John Rich
had rejected this tragedy for the stage.
The play had been in competition with one of the...
