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Also Known As	Frances d’Arblay • Frances Burney
Born	June 13, 1752 • King’s Lynn • England
Died	January 6, 1840 (aged 87) • London • England
Notable Works	“Camilla; or, A Picture of Youth” • “Cecilia; or, Memoirs of an Heiress” • “Evelina”

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