great pathetic and comic powers, 386;
"Francis I." dedicated to, 399;
moving the furniture, 464;
her horror of the sea, 482.
Kemble, Frances Anne, born 1809, 8;
Newman Street, _ib._;
Westbourne Green, _ib._;
childish freaks, 10;
at school at Mrs. Twiss' at Cambridge Place, 13;
punning from Shakespeare, 16;
return to London at Covent Garden Chambers, 17;
picture then said to be mine, 17;
question as to my being born there, 17;
anecdote with Talma, 25;
went to school in France, 26;
early pranks, 26;
childhood petulance, 27;
taken to an execution, 27;
childhood terrors, 29;
daily excursions, 30;
yearly distribution of prizes, 30;
residence at Craven Hill, 31;
leaves Boulogne, 31;
lodging in Gerard Street, 33, 34;
visit from Uncle Kemble, 34;
about Scott, Milton and Shakespeare, 36;
first visit to Lausanne, 36;
musical education, 37;
contemplating suicide, 43;
goes to Paris, 44;
at school in the Rue d'Angouleme, 44;
meets Lord Melbourne, 47;
goes to hear Mr. Cesar Malan, 49;
impressions of Drs. Channing, Dewey, Bellows, Furness, Follen, Wm. and
Henry Ware, Frederick Maurice, Dean Stanley, Martineau and Robertson,
49;
school life at Mrs. Rowden's, 54;
schoolmates, _ib._;
a companion's funeral, 55;
reading Byron on the sly, 57;
my music and dancing masters, 58;
passion for dancing, 63;
private theatricals, 67;
first indications of dramatic talent, 70;
a new home in the Champs Elysees, 70;
an old-fashioned wedding, 72;
home from school, 74;
cottage at Weybridge, 75;
passion for fishing, 78;
taken with smallpox, 82;
harness for gracefulness, 85;
a robbery, 89;
trip to Hertfordshire, 90;
first meeting with H---- S----, 91;
"Der Freyschuetz," 94;
presentation to Mendelssohn, 96;
spoken of to the Queen, 96;
return to Heath Farm, 101;
Trenton Falls, 102;
love for books, 103;
our house at Bayswater, 106;
letters from Bayswater, 107;
offered L200 for first play, 114;
the play of "Francis I." finished, 16;
thoughts of a comedy, 118;
sees "Merchant of Venice" for first time, 119;
visits West India Docks and Thames Tunnel, 120;
MSS. in the fire, 122;
thoughts of going on the stage, 123;
read "Diary of an Ennuyee" for first time, 124;
Longing for Italy, 124;
acquaintance with Mr. and Mrs. Montagu, 129;
picture by "Dick," "There's plenty of it, Fan," 131;
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