[lit-ideas] Son of the Soil -- The Diaries of Beauregard Jackson Kemble
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:31:16 EDT
Being the memories of the son of renowned English actress, Fanny Waterhouse
Kemble.
"and I have no
desire that my son should adorn his mother tongue
with either PECULIARITY."
Fanny Kemble.
I think Mike Geary owns a journal left by the son of Fanny Kemble on his
demise. The manuscript -- written in a very thick accent -- recollects his
frustrations at realising what 'a prick' as he calls it, "of a mother I haad"
I'm sure Geary can quote at length from the journal. The spelling is quite a
wonder to consider, 'it's' for 'its' and 'axe' for 'ask' -- Especially
delightful is his recollection upon hearing his mother play Lady Macbeth in
Boston, and how an _outsider_ he felt about the whole experience.
Cheers,
JL
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