Frances Anne Butler, aka Fanny Kemble / Journal 2 vols 1835 1st Edition

Description: Journal, 2 vols. (1835) Author: Butler, Frances Anne (aka Fanny Kemble) Title: Journal, 2 vols. (1835) Publication: London: John Murray, 1835 Edition: First Printing Description: Hardcover. 2 volumes, in later half morocco and cloth boards, fair set with rubbing and wear to binding, rear board of the second volume detached but present, contents very good and bright. Kemble was a British actress and abolitionist. In 1832, Kemble accompanied her father on a theatrical tour of the United States. While in Boston in 1833, she journeyed to Quincy to witness the revolutionary technology of the first commercial railroad in the United States. She had previously accompanied George Stephenson on a test of the Liverpool and Manchester before its opening in England and described this in a letter written in early 1830. The Granite Railway was among many sights she recorded in her journal. In June 1834, Kemble retired from the stage to marry a wealthy Philadelphian, Pierce Mease Butler, grandson of U.S. Senator Pierce Butler, whom she had met on an American acting tour with her father in 1832. Although they met and lived in Philadelphia, Pierce's mother was a daughter of Pierce Butler, a Founding Father who represented South Carolina at the Constitutional Convention. By agreeing to change his last name from Mease to Butler - as his grandfather's will had demanded, Butler became heir to the cotton, tobacco, and rice plantations of his grandfather on Butler Island, just south of Darien, Georgia, and to the hundreds of enslaved people who worked them. By the time the couple's daughters, Sarah and Frances, were born, Butler had inherited three of his grandfather's plantations on Butler Island, just south of Darien, Georgia, and the hundreds of people who were enslaved on them. Kemble's later book, Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation, describes her feelings of revulsion and renewed her abolitionist activism. Fair. Seller ID: H32734 Subject: Biography RAREBOOKSTORE RareBookStore is a long-established eBay seller specializing in used and rare books in all fields-plus prints, ephemera, maps, music, photography, and the occasional painting. We sell good books at good prices and want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Be sure to add us to your "favorite" sellers and check back to see new items listed daily! We pride ourselves on our high standards, high eBay ratings, and helpful staff, so please contact us directly if you encounter any issues. Standard shipping is via USPS Media Mail. Expedited options are available at checkout. Payment is expected within 2 business days unless otherwise arranged. Our warehouse is staffed Monday-Friday and we respond to inquiries as quickly as possible. We hope you enjoy browsing our selection of great books. Happy reading!This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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