She was now a published and admired author. It was only in 1778 with the anonymous publication of Evelina that her talents were available to the wider world. Feeling that she had been improper, she burnt her first manuscript, The History of Caroline Evelyn, which she had written in secret. Her journal writing was accepted but writing novels was frowned upon by her family and friends. She now began a period of self-education, which included devouring the family library and to begin her own 'scribblings', these journal writings would document her life and cover the next 72 years. By the age of 8 Frances had still not learned the alphabet and couldn't read. Frances Burney was born on June 13th, 1752 in Lynn Regis (now King's Lynn).
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