Folio Archives 64: Domestic Manners of the Americans by Frances Trollope 1974
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Domestic Manners of the Americans by Frances Trollope 1974
This is effectively the diary and reminiscences of Frances Trollope, the wife of Thomas Trollope and mother of the author Anthony Trollope, during her four years in the USA from 1827 to 1831. Frances was described as being “indomitable”, and after reading this book you will understand why. She also saved her family from penury on many occasions.
The family landed in New Orleans and then travelled up the Mississippi to Memphis and finally, via numerous adventures and stopovers, to Cincinnati, where they settled. They moved on to Baltimore and Washington before returning to England in 1831.
This book gives real insight to the style of life in the USA nearly 200 years ago as seen from a woman’s perspective instead of the usual masculine one, and so gives a lot of information about domestic arrangements and society, as well as lifestyle.
The book was first published in 1832. This edition was edited and introduced by Herbert van Thal, and contains 25 lithographs by Auguste Hervieu from the first edition of 1832. The endpapers show a map of the USA from Tennessee to Maine printed dark red on grey. There are 299 pages and it is quarter-bound in mid-grey cloth with red pattern printed pale-grey paper covers. The spine title is gilt printed on a red background. The slipcase is plain maroon in colour and 23.5x17cm. The colophon is on the last page of the book.
Endpapers
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
This is effectively the diary and reminiscences of Frances Trollope, the wife of Thomas Trollope and mother of the author Anthony Trollope, during her four years in the USA from 1827 to 1831. Frances was described as being “indomitable”, and after reading this book you will understand why. She also saved her family from penury on many occasions.
The family landed in New Orleans and then travelled up the Mississippi to Memphis and finally, via numerous adventures and stopovers, to Cincinnati, where they settled. They moved on to Baltimore and Washington before returning to England in 1831.
This book gives real insight to the style of life in the USA nearly 200 years ago as seen from a woman’s perspective instead of the usual masculine one, and so gives a lot of information about domestic arrangements and society, as well as lifestyle.
The book was first published in 1832. This edition was edited and introduced by Herbert van Thal, and contains 25 lithographs by Auguste Hervieu from the first edition of 1832. The endpapers show a map of the USA from Tennessee to Maine printed dark red on grey. There are 299 pages and it is quarter-bound in mid-grey cloth with red pattern printed pale-grey paper covers. The spine title is gilt printed on a red background. The slipcase is plain maroon in colour and 23.5x17cm. The colophon is on the last page of the book.
Endpapers
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
