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Author: Stephen Kemble Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 658
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[V. 1.] "forms practically an official and authenic record of the movements and actions of the British army in America from 1773 to tCe middle of July 1778"--Pref. Records consist of journals of Col. Stephen Kemble for 1773-1779, 1784-1785, 1788 and the official order books of General Sir William Howe 1775-1778 and Sir Henry Clinton 1778. [v. 2.] contains journals of Col. Stephen Kemble of his services in the West Indies 1780-1781 and order books of the expeditions for the capture of Nicaragua.
Author: Stephen Kemble Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 658
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[V. 1.] "forms practically an official and authenic record of the movements and actions of the British army in America from 1773 to tCe middle of July 1778"--Pref. Records consist of journals of Col. Stephen Kemble for 1773-1779, 1784-1785, 1788 and the official order books of General Sir William Howe 1775-1778 and Sir Henry Clinton 1778. [v. 2.] contains journals of Col. Stephen Kemble of his services in the West Indies 1780-1781 and order books of the expeditions for the capture of Nicaragua.
Author: E. Nye Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1137384476 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 471
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The summer of 1830 stirred revolutionary desires in young hearts across Europe. More than a generation of war and political instability had failed to dampen the fervor still felt from the French Revolution. In England the Cambridge Apostles took up the cause of the Spanish émigrés so movingly visible in London where they had sought refuge from the tyranny of Ferdinand VII and his suppression of constitutional rights. The Spanish Expedition of the Cambridge Apostles has always captured our imaginations. Its blend of idealism and daring, of theory and practice, of thought and energy, seems perfectly to fulfill the principles the Apostles steadfastly espoused, a combination of faith and works. The episodes comprised in most accounts of the expedition are symbolic and filled with intrigue: secret meetings, assumed names, hidden messages, contraband, narrow escapes from the authorities, treachery, and finally a bloody execution on the beach at Málaga. A host of newly-discovered documents now enable us to re-examine one of the most intriguing events in British intellectual history.
Author: Fanny Kemble Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674039475 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 237
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Henry James called Fanny Kemble's autobiography "one of the most animated autobiographies in the language." Born into the first family of the British stage, Fanny Kemble was one of the most famous woman writers of the English-speaking world, a best-selling author on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to her essays, poetry, plays, and a novel, Kemble published six works of memoir, eleven volumes in all, covering her life, which began in the first decade of the nineteenth century and ended in the last. Her autobiographical writings are compelling evidence of Kemble's wit and talent, and they also offer a dazzling overview of her transatlantic world. Kemble kept up a running commentary in letters and diaries on the great issues of her day. The selections here provide a narrative thread tracing her intellectual development-especially her views on women and slavery. She is famous for her identification with abolitionism, and many excerpts reveal her passionate views on the subject. The selections show a life full of personal tragedy as well as professional achievements. An elegant introduction provides a context for appreciating Kemble's remarkable life and achievements, and the excerpts from her journals allow her, once again, to speak for herself.
Author: Fiona Ritchie Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 135007330X Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 265
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Siblings Sarah Siddons (1755–1831) and John Philip Kemble (1757–1823) were the most famous British actors of the late-18th and early-19th centuries. Through their powerful acting and meticulous conceptualisation of Shakespeare's characters and their worlds, they created iconic interpretations of Shakespeare's major roles that live on in our theatrical and cultural memory. This book examines the actors' long careers on the London stage, from Siddons's debut in 1782 to Kemble's retirement in 1817, encompassing Kemble's time as theatre manager, when he sought to foreground their strengths as Shakespearean performers in his productions. Over the course of more than thirty years, Siddons and Kemble appeared opposite one another in many Shakespeare plays, including King John, Henry VIII, Coriolanus and Macbeth. The actors had to negotiate two major Shakespeare scandals: the staging of Vortigern – a fake Shakespearean play – in 1796 and the Old Price Riots of 1809, during which the audience challenged Siddons's and Kemble's perceived attempts to control Shakespeare. Fiona Ritchie examines the siblings' careers, focusing on their collaborations, as well as placing Siddons's and Kemble's Shakespeare performances in the context of contemporary 18th- and 19th-century drama. The volume not only offers a detailed consideration of London theatre, but also explores the importance of provincial performance to the actors, notably in the case of Hamlet – a role in which both appeared across Britain and in Ireland.
Author: Matthew H. Spring Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN: 0806184248 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 612
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The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H. Spring reveals how British infantry in the American Revolutionary War really fought. This groundbreaking book offers a new analysis of the British Army during the “American rebellion” at both operational and tactical levels. Presenting fresh insights into the speed of British tactical movements, Spring discloses how the system for training the army prior to 1775 was overhauled and adapted to the peculiar conditions confronting it in North America. First scrutinizing such operational problems as logistics, manpower shortages, and poor intelligence, Spring then focuses on battlefield tactics to examine how troops marched to the battlefield, deployed, advanced, and fought. In particular, he documents the use of turning movements, the loosening of formations, and a reliance on bayonet-oriented shock tactics, and he also highlights the army’s ability to tailor its tactical methods to local conditions. Written with flair and a wealth of details that will engage scholars and history enthusiasts alike, With Zeal and with Bayonets Only offers a thorough reinterpretation of how the British Army’s North American campaign progressed and invites serious reassessment of most of its battles.
Author: Stephen Kemble
Author: Stephen Kemble
Author: Stephen Kemble
Author: E. Nye
Author: Fanny Kemble
Author: Fanny Kemble
Author: Frederic William Maitland
Author: Fiona Ritchie
Author: Matthew H. Spring
Author: National Americana Society
Author: Josephus Nelson Larned