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Domestic Manners of the Americans (Penguin Classics)

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Domestic Manners of the Americans (Penguin Classics)

When Fanny Trollope set sail for America in 1827 with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, she took with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning. But what followed was a tragicomedy of illness, scandal and failed business ventures. Nevertheless, on her return to England Fanny turned her misfortunes into a remarkable book. A masterpiece of nineteenth-century travel-writing, Domestic Manners of the Americans is a vivid and hugely witty satirical account of a nation and was a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780140435610
Edition	No Edition Stated
ISBN	0140435611
Label	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	416
PublicationDate	1997-11-01
Publisher	Penguin Classics
ReleaseDate	1997-11-01
Studio	Penguin Classics

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