Fanny Kemble's Journals: Edited and with an Introduction by Catherine Clinton Paperback - 2000
by Fanny Kemble; Catherine Clinton (Editor)
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, she was one of the most famous woman writers of the English-speaking world, a bestselling 19th-century author on both sides of the Atlantic. 11 halftones.
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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 nineteenth 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 against slavery. The selections show a life full of personal tragedy as well as professional triumphs. 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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- Title Fanny Kemble's Journals: Edited and with an Introduction by Catherine Clinton
- Author Fanny Kemble; Catherine Clinton (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
- Date 2000-09-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780674004405 / 067400440X
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.87 x 5.93 x 0.61 in (22.53 x 15.06 x 1.55 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Actors - Great Britain, Kemble, Fanny
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00035039
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 09/15/2000, Page 213
- Choice, 03/01/2001, Page 1330
- Library Journal, 08/09/2000, Page 0
- New York Times, 09/10/2000, Page 46
- Publishers Weekly, 08/07/2000, Page 84
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