It is time to stop. There are no more trips to be done – no more places to visit nor houses to look at in the footsteps of Fanny Burney.  How she managed all the travel and moving amazes me. She must have been walking or travelling a large part of her life. Nor would it have been in the comfort that we have today. I have read her Diaries and visited the places she lived in or visited with greatly enhanced interest.  What is more, she has provided me with a historical structure to build on and I delight in coming across associations with the Burneys and their contemporaries, their times and places.

I could not have done it without the technical help of Marie Jones who has been a wonderful support and my thanks to my friend Maryly for her companionship, enthusiasm and expert chauffeuring.