Journal - Softcover

Frances Annes Butler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046140902X ISBN 13: 9780461409024

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Journal by Frances Annes Butler is a first-person travel diary and social observer's account of a mid-1830s Atlantic voyage and first encounters with the United States. Through intimate, sometimes shrewd, often lyrical entries, Butler records the voyage aboard the Pacific, the emotional pull of home, and the shifting sensations of sea and sky. After arriving in New York and touring its streets, she offers mounting reflections on American politics, religion, class, and gender, contrasting democratic ideals with local hierarchies, manners, and commerce. The diary blends travel narrative with literary criticism, cultural reportage, and occasional verse, quoting Byron, Dante, and Shakespeare, and recounting theatre scenes both aboard ship and in American cities. Across months of stays in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, Butler critiques social norms, comments on fashion, hospitality, and inn life, and weighs the promise and perils of a republic. Rich in sensory detail, moral inquiry, and autobiographical detail, Journal remains a vivid window into a British woman's perspective on America and its temptations and tensions.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 046140902X
• ISBN 13: 9780461409024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258