Fanny Kemble was the niece of the noted British thespians John Kemble and Sarah Siddons. In 1834, she married Pierce Butler, a wealthy American who would later inherit several plantations on the Georgia islands. She would journey with her husband to Georgia in the winter of 1838-39 and keep a journal of her experiences. Her … Continue reading "The Weeping Time – Fanny Kemble’s Experiences on a Georgia Plantation in the 1830s"