Lorna Clark, Carleton University

Research

eighteenth-century music musicology Charles Burney edition of letters literary and cultural studies early English women writers scholarly editing Frances Burney

Latest funding

A Scholarly Edition of Frances Burney's The Wanderer (1814)
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$35,804
A scholarly edition of The Letters of Dr Charles Burney, Volume 2 (1784-93)
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$121,358
The court journals and letters of Frances Burney, vols. 3 and 4: 1788
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$72,028

All 3 grants and awards

A Scholarly Edition of Frances Burney's The Wanderer (1814)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Clark, Lorna J.

Keywords: early English women writers; scholarly editing; Frances Burney; eighteenth-century novel

$35,804

A scholarly edition of The Letters of Dr Charles Burney, Volume 2 (1784-93)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Clark, Lorna J.

Keywords: eighteenth-century music; musicology; Charles Burney; edition of letters; literary and cultural studies

$121,358

The court journals and letters of Frances Burney, vols. 3 and 4: 1788

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Clark, Lorna J.

Keywords: early women writers; 18th-century literature; feminist criticism; history of the novel; textual editing; gender studies; Frances Burney

$72,028

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: eighteenth-century music Dear Professor Clark, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on eighteenth-century music connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "A Scholarly Edition of Frances Burney's The Wanderer (1814)" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]