Journal: Volume 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108003926)

Frances Anne Kemble (1809-93) was a famous London-born actress who toured the United States with her father for several years before marrying the Philadelphia landowner and heir Pierce Butler. Her two-volume journal, first published in 1835 under her married name, shocked the American public for its ungenerous and often biting criticisms of the young country. Detailing Kemble's voyage to and tour of the United States, the journal contains first hand accounts of the cities of the eastern seaboard in the early nineteenth-century and the manners and customs of its people. Noted for its candid observations and strong personal style, Kemble's journal remains one of her most lasting literary works.

Author: Fanny Kemble,Kemble Fanny
ISBN-10: 1108003923
ISBN-13: 9781108003926
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2009
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d