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| XXVII. ADELAIDE PHILLIPS. | ||
Born at Stratford-on-Avon—Removal to Boston—Her first appearance on the stage—A child actress—Anecdote of Warren—She sings before Jenny Lind—Studies in Italy—Her debut—Her career in opera—Her death and burial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XXVIII. TWO QUEENS. THE DAUGHTERS OF JAMES II OF ENGLAND. | ||
The Countess of Bentinct's letter-chest—Why James the Second turned Catholic—The Princess Mary argues with him—William of Orange sails for England—His parting with Mary—Her life during his absence—Crowned Queen of England—Queen Anne's sorrowful life—Death of Queen Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XXIX. AN EVENING WITH RACHEL. | ||
Her training for the stage—Alfred de Musset—He reports the supper—The brass platters—She describes her housekeeping—Tastes of absinthe—She makes punch—Cooks the beefsteak—Her love of Racine—Resolves to play Phèdre—Her brutal father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XXX. JOSEPHINE AND BONAPARTE. | ||
Their coronation impending—Opposition of the Bonaparte family—Scene at court—Josephine jealous—Noble conduct of her son, Eugéne—The coronation rehearsed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| XXXI. LADY MORGAN. | ||
Her parents and childhood—Her father's romantic marriage—Early writings—Her father's bankruptcy—Goes as governess—Anecdote—Interview with a publisher—Her first novel—The Wild Irish Girl—Her marriage—Residence in Paris—Visit to Lafayette—Her last years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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