Project Gutenberg 2009-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 274 Burney, Fanny 1752 1840 Burney, Frances D'Arblay, Frances Burney Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Brief Reflections relative to the Emigrant French Clergy" by Fanny Burney is a poignant humanitarian appeal written in the late 18th century. This work falls under the category of a social and political reflection, focusing on the plight of the French clergy who fled to Britain during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution. The text advocates for support and aid from the women of Great Britain, highlighting the moral imperative of compassion and charity amidst the crises of displacement and suffering experienced by these exiled figures. In the book, Burney passionately argues for the urgent need to assist the expatriated French clergy, emphasizing their character as virtuous victims of persecution rather than criminals. She juxtaposes the tragic events of the Revolution with the noble virtues of the clergy, imploring British women to engage actively in philanthropy to help preserve these men from destitution. The narrative blends emotional appeal with rational discourse, vividly recounting the dangers and hardships faced by the clergy in their quest for refuge. Burney calls upon women to exercise their benevolence, reminding them of their shared humanity with those suffering, and urging them to contribute to a charitable endeavor that honors both faith and compassion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Religious aspects Clergy -- France French -- Great Britain PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 56324 2025-06-12T07:02:36.263029 text/html 52785 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 20748 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105933 2025-06-12T07:02:43.325992 application/epub+zip 104282 2025-06-12T07:02:40.194008 application/epub+zip 85238 2025-06-12T07:02:38.536016 application/epub+zip 265182 2025-06-12T07:02:45.177975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255428 2025-06-12T07:02:42.505017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200046 2022-09-13T13:43:33.250416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46350 2025-06-12T07:02:35.930021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46222 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18690 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46213 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18670 2021-01-05T05:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20996 2025-06-12T07:02:45.399969 application/rdf+xml 19526 2025-06-12T07:02:39.300005 image/jpeg 4222 2025-06-12T07:02:38.867997 image/jpeg 102996 2025-06-12T07:02:36.269060 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia