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.
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