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FANNY KEMBLE'S JOURNALS
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Fanny Kemble, Catherine Clinton (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£26.95 |
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£21.56 |
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£5.39 |
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| ISBN 10: |
067400440X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674004405 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
2 October, 2000 |
| Series: |
The John Harvard Library |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
A selection of the journals and letters of 19th century writer, Fanny Kemble. This collection provides an insight into the best-selling author's life and work, tracing her intellectual development - particularly her views on women and slavery, of which she was a passionate abolitionist. |
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Henry James called Fanny Kemble's autobiography "one of the most animated autobiographies in the language". Born into the first family of the British stage, Fanny Kemble was one of the most famous woman writers of the English-speaking world, a best-selling author on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to her essays, poetry, plays and a novel, Kemble published six works of memoir, eleven volumes in all, covering her life, which began in the first decade of the 19th century and ended in the last. Her autobiographical writings are compelling evidence of Kemble's wit and talent, and they also offer a dazzling overview of her transatlantic world. Kemble kept up a running commentary in letters and diaries on the great issues of her day. The selections here provide a narrative thread tracing her intellectual development - especially her views on women and slavery. She is famous for her identification with abolitionism, and many excerpts reveal her passionate views on the subject. The selections show a life full of personal tragedy as well as professional acheivements.An elegant introduction provides a context for appreciating Kemble's remarkable life and achievements, and the excerpts from her journals allow her, once again, to speak for herself. |
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1 |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
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