Fanny Kemble: A Reluctant CelebritySimon & Schuster, 2005 - 498페이지 Born into a theatrical dynasty, Fanny Kemble lacked the rest of her family's desire to perform. But when their theatre at Covent Garden was threatened with closure in 1829, Fanny reluctantly volunteered to take to the stage. The young actress's debut was a huge success and her life as a nineteenth-century celebrity had begun. Soon Fanny found herself a slave to the stage, paraded around the country by her avaricious father. On a tour of the US she saw a chance to escape in the form of the charming Pierce Butler. However, in marrying him, Fanny had merely cast aside one set of chains for another: Pierce would not tolerate her independence. Fanny was to discover another abhorrent side of her husband -- his money came from plantations in America's South maintained by the slavery system she had grown to loathe. In protest, she set about writing the book that made her the scandal of American society, JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE ON A GEORGIAN PLANTATION, and her marriage collapsed in the midst of Civil War. |
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... hand , his Richmond was chivalrous and spirited , and his Cassio incomparable . He was a first- rate actor in second - rate parts . " Young William suggested that the Kembles ' visit was something of a wash - out , but the takings must ...
... hand , his Richmond was chivalrous and spirited , and his Cassio incomparable . He was a first- rate actor in second - rate parts . " Young William suggested that the Kembles ' visit was something of a wash - out , but the takings must ...
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... hand of God - become an addiction that led to moral degradation . By a concentrated act of will Fanny denied herself Byron's seduc- tive verses ; she returned for the time being to the safe ground of Scott's novels . They were full of ...
... hand of God - become an addiction that led to moral degradation . By a concentrated act of will Fanny denied herself Byron's seduc- tive verses ; she returned for the time being to the safe ground of Scott's novels . They were full of ...
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... hand , was full of enthusiasm . Her pupils not only attended two or three services on Sundays , they were taken to hear fashionable preachers in the private salons of wealthy hosts . There , seated in satin and gilt armchairs , the ...
... hand , was full of enthusiasm . Her pupils not only attended two or three services on Sundays , they were taken to hear fashionable preachers in the private salons of wealthy hosts . There , seated in satin and gilt armchairs , the ...
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