Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 MacCarthy, Desmond 1877 1952 MacCarthy, Desmond, Sir Mac-Carthy, Desmond Russell, Agatha, lady 1853 Russell, Lady Agatha, i.e. Mary Agatha Harrison, Frederic 1831 1923 McCarthy, Justin 1830 1912 M'Carthy, Justin Lady John Russell: A Memoir with Selections from Her Diaries and Correspondence Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Susan Skinner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Lady John Russell: A Memoir with Selections from Her Diaries and Correspondence" edited by Desmond MacCarthy and Agatha Russell is a historical memoir published in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the life of Frances Anna Maria Elliot, who later became Lady John Russell, interweaving her personal experiences with the political life of her husband, Lord John Russell, who served as Prime Minister of England. The memoir attempts to shed light on the significant events of her time, capturing the complexities of her character and her contributions as both a wife and a political figure. The opening of the memoir introduces Lady Fanny's early life, detailing her birth and upbringing at Minto House amidst a large family in a region marked by natural beauty and political significance. We learn about her formative years during a time of great social and political change, as she became aware of the socio-political landscape that shaped her worldview. The diary entries of her youth reveal her vibrant personality, her passion for nature, her strong familial bonds, and a budding interest in political matters, which became a central theme in her later life. As readers delve into this section, they find a richly painted portrait of a woman whose life intertwines with notable historical narratives, setting the stage for her evolution into a prominent figure in British society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878 Russell, Frances Anna Maria (Elliot) Russell, countess, 1815-1898 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics 1169803 1002844 2024-10-05T07:36:48.143980 2023-10-05T07:49:50.558148 text/html text/html 929762 2011-06-12T21:52:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1471031 2011-06-12T21:55:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1616064 2024-10-05T07:37:12.346388 application/epub+zip 1643387 2024-10-05T07:36:54.869937 application/epub+zip 426978 2024-10-05T07:36:52.084963 application/epub+zip 1424523 2024-10-05T07:37:23.127284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1238726 2024-10-05T07:37:09.644870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 691137 2022-09-05T11:04:21.954823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780033 779919 2024-10-05T07:36:40.546005 2023-10-05T07:49:45.186076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 780830 2004-02-07T14:17:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 292980 2004-02-07T14:17:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 780833 2004-02-07T14:17:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292798 2004-02-07T14:17:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23936 2024-10-05T07:37:23.311279 application/rdf+xml 26293 2024-10-05T07:36:52.853940 image/jpeg 4717 2024-10-05T07:36:52.466943 image/jpeg 1591806 2024-10-05T07:36:48.251951 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia