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Title
Fanny Kemble letter to an unnamed friend
Creator
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
Date Created and/or Issued
probably 1886 or 1887
Publication Information
Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description
Fanny Kemble writes from South Kensington to an unnamed friend saying that she is looking forward to receiving a book and owes much to her friend's help. Kemble mentions Sarah and Fanny Leigh, and speaks of her health at the age of 78. The unnamed friend is probably the Reverend William Henry Furness. The pages are torn. The letter contains notations by a second hand. The page 2 and page 4 scans were rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Type
text
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
phl00311
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/1773
Language
English
Subject
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893
Books
Health
Families
Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896
Letters
Place
South Kensington (London, England)
Source
Handwritten letter, autographed, 4.5 x 7 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 11, folder 52; 4 pages

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