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Ji:D'lTOn.'S· PRF.FACE.
tian moJer~lion' appears with such lu~tre in the work; but
tbe omi~!)ion to notice practices -so unseemly as those just
specjfie~ and so notorious to all, will, I think, be quite sufficient
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strongly to excite my suspicions that the author is not
what she pretends 10 be, an English lady. These stll!picions,
together with the universal curiosity exhibiteu by the American
public, as to the history, character, and identity of a person
to vhom we are so highly indebted fa.· this singularly
complimentary notice, have induced me to investigate 1he
maHer vith all the care and pa.ins its importance merited; and
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The first doubt. which occurred to me originated in certain
mysterious indications which accompany the first'vision
of thls person before the reader .. ' She makes her appearance
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tian moJer~lion' appears with such lu~tre in the work; but
tbe omi~!)ion to notice practices -so unseemly as those just
specjfie~ and so notorious to all, will, I think, be quite sufficient
evidence of the character of the v..-nter. -
. There arc, howe"Ver, various porlions of the book of 3' natUre
strongly to excite my suspicions that the author is not
what she pretends 10 be, an English lady. These stll!picions,
together with the universal curiosity exhibiteu by the American
public, as to the history, character, and identity of a person
to vhom we are so highly indebted fa.· this singularly
complimentary notice, have induced me to investigate 1he
maHer vith all the care and pa.ins its importance merited; and
1 shall no,v lay before the reader the rcsolt. .
The first doubt. which occurred to me originated in certain
mysterious indications which accompany the first'vision
of thls person before the reader .. ' She makes her appearance
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at http://www.forgottenbooks.org
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Frances Trollope presents an engaging account of her visit to the United States during 1827–1831 in this two-volume travelogue. Published in 1832, it records her often outspoken views on many aspects of nineteenth-century American society. The immediacy of her impressions will arouse the curiosity of readers today.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fascinating travel book written by Anthony Trollope's mother, who went initially to America to escape debts and a difficult marriage. Fanny wasn't very complimentary about the manners of the Americans she met, particularly the men, but, like all good travel books, it conjures up an evocative picture of what it was like to be in that place at that particular time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is superb. A frank if somewhat biased view of Americans between 1828 and 1831 from New Orleans to New York. There is very little Fanny Trollope does not touch on, describing natural scenery, raw progress, family customs and personal habits. She experienced and examined religious beliefs and customs and comments on them with asperity but her particular aim is to describe the American character. She is scornful of the effect and consequences of the Declaration of Independence on the national type and disgusted by American hypocrisy.
However while critical she is generous in acknowledging the friendship she was offered and shares her enjoyment of new experiences and grand scenery. This book is everything I was expecting: witty, intelligent and not unkind.
However while critical she is generous in acknowledging the friendship she was offered and shares her enjoyment of new experiences and grand scenery. This book is everything I was expecting: witty, intelligent and not unkind.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Though it's been 170 years since Frances Trollope visited the fledgling United States, most of what she wrote still applies; the American character does not appear to have changed all that much in the intervening centuries. As a sophisticated, somewhat snobbish Englishwoman, Trollope appreciated the American virtues, such as they were, but had little patience with many American customs. These included a pervasive obsession with money and a callous indiference towards the cruelty of slavery. More than anything, however, this book is a pleasure to read, elegantly written and lucidly expressed. Only quotes can do her justice: "All the freedom that is enjoyed in America, beyond what is enjoyed in England, is enjoyed solely by the disorderly at the expense of the orderly."
"It is not among the higher classes that the possession of slaves produces the worst effects. Among the poorer class of landholders, who are often as profoundly ignorant as the negroes they own, the effect of this plenary power over males and females is most demoralising; and the kind of coarse, not to say brutal, authority which is exercised, furnishes the most disgusting moral spectacle I ever witnessed."
"The first book I bought in America was The Chronicles of the Canongate. On asking the price, I was agreeably surprised to hear a dollar and a half named, being about one-sixth of what I used to pay for its fellows in England; but on opening the grim pages, it was long before I could again call them cheap. To be sure, the pleasure of a bright well-printed page ought to be quite lost sight of in the glowing, galloping, bewitching course that the imagination sets out upon with a new Waverly novel; ant so it was with me till I felt the want of it; and then I am almost ashamed to confess how often, in turning the thin dusky pages, my poor earth-born spirit paused in its pleasure, to sigh for hot-pressed wire-wove."
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