Project Gutenberg 2011-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 83 Jameson, Mrs. (Anna) 1794 1860 Jameson, Anna Brownell Murphy Murphy, Anna Brownell Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 3 (of 3) With Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Produced by Julia Miller, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 3 (of 3)" by Mrs. Jameson is a collection of sketches and essays, likely written during the early 19th century. This volume focuses on notable figures and artistic reflections, bridging personal narrative and cultural commentary. Within its pages, the author provides insightful portraits of celebrated individuals like Mrs. Siddons, an eminent actress of her time, and Fanny Kemble, illuminating the complexities of their lives and careers while exploring themes of femininity, artistic expression, and moral integrity. The opening of the book centers on a tribute to Mrs. Siddons, composed shortly after her death, where the author passionately defends her legacy against public misconceptions and the scandalous narratives that arose after her passing. Mrs. Jameson presents a detailed examination of Siddons' illustrious career and personal qualities, portraying her as an embodiment of grace and artistic mastery, and emphasizing her role as a powerful yet dignified figure in the theatrical world. The text reflects on Siddons' unique blend of beauty and talent, the impact of her performances, and her moral character, setting a tone of reverence and reflection that permeates the volume's subsequent sketches and stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36820/36820-h/images/cover.jpg en Germany -- Description and travel DD Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 352189 352198 2024-09-15T13:24:28.895557 2023-09-16T06:54:12.606269 text/html text/html 355030 2021-01-07T22:42:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 238188 2021-01-07T22:42:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255870 2024-09-15T13:24:35.107008 application/epub+zip 258982 2024-09-15T13:24:30.043531 application/epub+zip 200757 2024-09-15T13:24:29.433519 application/epub+zip 369711 2024-09-15T13:24:38.847997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337241 2024-09-15T13:24:34.389994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279051 2022-09-17T03:36:31.685099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288365 288141 2024-09-15T13:24:27.918673 2023-09-16T06:54:11.722249 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 288260 2021-01-07T22:42:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113360 2021-01-07T22:42:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288254 2021-01-07T22:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113270 2021-01-07T22:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20577 2024-09-15T13:24:39.001963 application/rdf+xml 22207 2024-09-15T13:24:29.561509 image/jpeg 3047 2024-09-15T13:24:29.494522 image/jpeg 237308 2024-09-15T13:24:28.927543 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