The face that launched a thousand books: Sleuthing in Surrey with Frances Burney

  • Fran Saggini

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Description

Ever since the rise of mass publishing during the eighteenth century, the readers' curiosity has demanded to find satisfaction in associating an author's face with their work. The presence of illustrated frontispieces is only one among many manifestations of this desire to give a material body and a face to the authors of fiction. Author portraiture contributed considerably to what was quickly to become a true celebrity market. In her talk, Francesca Saggini will retrace the cultural and economic elements of visual authorship by taking Frances Burney as her case study. Francesca's journey of literary detection will find an amazing, and truly unexpected, conclusion in Surrey. Which face for Frances? We will all be invited to take our pick from the gallery of pictures illustrating this talk.

The event will take place on:

  • Thursday 2 February 2023 at Leatherhead Library, Church Street, Leatherhead, from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Tickets cost £5. Book your ticket for The Face that Launched 1000 Books.

A partnership event between Surrey Heritage and Surrey Libraries.

Period2 Feb 2023

Media contributions

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  • TitleThe face that launched a thousand books: Sleuthing in Surrey with Frances Burney
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/02/23
    PersonsFran Saggini
  • TitleFanny Burney in Surrey
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/02/23
    DescriptionSurrey County, Council Surrey Libraries and Surrey Heritage are delighted to announce a series of events based on the life and works of the author Frances “Fanny” Burney, in partnership with Professor Francesca Saggini from the University of Tuscia, in Italy.

    As part of these events a photography competition has been launched about picturing Burney’s Surrey in collaboration with Surrey Libraries and Surrey History Centre. Details and the rules for entries can be found here:

    https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries/news-and-events/digital-activities/frances-burney-in-surrey
    PersonsFran Saggini
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Keywords

  • Frances Burney
  • biography
  • autobiography
  • Surrey
  • portraiture

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