title: Fanny and Adelaide: The Lives of the Remarkable Kemble Sisters
author:  Ann Blainey 
description: Close on the heels of Catherine Clinton's well-received Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars (LJ 8/00) comes another account centered on this fascinating 19th-century actress turned abolitionist and supporter of women's rights. Kemble (1809-93), the most famous English-speaking actress of her day, gave it all up to marry one of America's richest plantation owners. However, her disgust at slavery spurred her to write Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation (1863), which was a groundbreaking work challenging the institution of slavery. But this is not just Fanny's story. Blainey (The Farthing Poet, Immortal Boy) devotes half of the book to Adelaide, Fanny's younger sister, who was an opera star in her own right. This first full biography of Adelaide was written with Blainey's exclusive use of Kemble family letters. This fresh, scholarly look at two daring women is highly recommended. Rosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Free Lib. Salinas, CA <br />Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Copyright © 2020 by Gretchen Kirkpatrick
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ISBN: 978-1-7349526-0-5 (ebook) 978-1-7349526-1-2 (paperback)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations,
  places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s
  imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons,
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  To Ben and Adelaide
  
  
  
  
  
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  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Beginnings](part0004.xhtml#_idTextAnchor000)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0005.xhtml#_idTextAnchor001)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0006.xhtml#_idTextAnchor002)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0007.xhtml#_idTextAnchor004)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0008.xhtml#_idTextAnchor005)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0009.xhtml#_idTex