Excerpt from Fanny's First Novel The influence of Mr. Garrick is like that of the air we breathe, said he. It is not to be resisted by the age we live in, leaving family matters out of the question altogether the Burney family must inhale as much of the spirit of Mr. Garrick as the rest of the town - they cannot help themselves, ces pauvres Barneys I they cannot live without Mr. Garrick. Mrs. Burney shook her head solemnly; so did Lieutenant James Burney, for he had all his life been under the influence of Mr. Garrick, when the atmosphere brought by Mr. Garrick was one of comedy. My meaning is that Mr. Garrick is not content to allow simple people such as ourselves to live as simple people, said Mrs. Burney. I protest that I have felt it: the moment he enters our house we seem to be in a new world-whatsoever world it is his whim to carry us to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.