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[[Image:Anna Brassey 438-victorian-woman-writing-jornal.gif|From ''A Voyage in the Sunbeam''.<ref>[http://public-domain.zorger.com Illustrations from A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', by Annie Allnut Brassey]</ref>|left|thumb]] |
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The daughter of John Allnut, she married the English [[member of parliament]] Sir [[Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey|Thomas Brassey]] (later Earl Brassey), with whom she lived near his [[Hastings]] [[Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)|constituency]]. The couple had five children together before they travelled aboard their luxury yacht ''Sunbeam''. The number of people on board was 43.<ref>[http://www.fullbooks.com/Lives-of-Girls-Who-Became-Famous4.html Lives of Girls who became famous], Sarah Knowles Bolton, accessed April 2009</ref> ''A Voyage |
The daughter of John Allnut, she married the English [[member of parliament]] Sir [[Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey|Thomas Brassey]] (later Earl Brassey), with whom she lived near his [[Hastings]] [[Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)|constituency]]. The couple had five children together before they travelled aboard their luxury yacht ''Sunbeam''. The number of people on board was 43.<ref>[http://www.fullbooks.com/Lives-of-Girls-Who-Became-Famous4.html Lives of Girls who became famous], Sarah Knowles Bolton, accessed April 2009</ref> ''A Voyage in the Sunbeam'', describing their journey around the world in 1876-7, ran through many English editions and was translated into at least five other languages. Her accounts of later voyages include ''Sunshine and Storm in the East'' (1880); ''In the Trades, the Tropics, and the Roaring Forties'' (1885); and ''The Last Voyage'' (1889, published posthumously). |
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At home in England, she performed charitable work, largely for the [[St John Ambulance in England and Wales|St. John Ambulance Association]]. Her collection of [[Ethnography|ethnographic]] and [[natural history]] material were shown in a museum at her husband's London house until they were moved to Hastings Museum in 1919.<ref>[http://www.hmag.org.uk/durbarHall/theBrasseyCollection.aspx 'The Brassey Collection', ''Hastings Museum''], accessed June 2009.</ref> |
At home in England, she performed charitable work, largely for the [[St John Ambulance in England and Wales|St. John Ambulance Association]]. Her collection of [[Ethnography|ethnographic]] and [[natural history]] material were shown in a museum at her husband's London house until they were moved to Hastings Museum in 1919.<ref>[http://www.hmag.org.uk/durbarHall/theBrasseyCollection.aspx 'The Brassey Collection', ''Hastings Museum''], accessed June 2009.</ref> |
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Anna Brassey | |
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 Anna Brassey[1] | |
| Born | Anna Allnut 1839 |
| Died | 1887 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Travel writing |
| Spouse | Thomas Brassey |
| Children | five |
| Parent | John Allnut |
Anna Brassey (née Allnut) (1839-1887)[2] was an English traveller and writer. Her bestselling book, A Voyage in the Sunbeam, our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months was published in 1878.
The daughter of John Allnut, she married the English member of parliament Sir Thomas Brassey (later Earl Brassey), with whom she lived near his Hastings constituency. The couple had five children together before they travelled aboard their luxury yacht Sunbeam. The number of people on board was 43.[4] A Voyage in the Sunbeam, describing their journey around the world in 1876-7, ran through many English editions and was translated into at least five other languages. Her accounts of later voyages include Sunshine and Storm in the East (1880); In the Trades, the Tropics, and the Roaring Forties (1885); and The Last Voyage (1889, published posthumously).
At home in England, she performed charitable work, largely for the St. John Ambulance Association. Her collection of ethnographic and natural history material were shown in a museum at her husband's London house until they were moved to Hastings Museum in 1919.[5]
Lady Brassey's last voyage on the Sunbeam was to India and Australia, undertaken in November 1886 to improve her health. On the way to Mauritius, she died of malaria on September 14, 1887, and was buried at sea.[1][6][7]
References
- ^ a b 'Lady Anna Brassey', National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University, 2004)
- ^ Illustrations from A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', by Annie Allnut Brassey
- ^ Lives of Girls who became famous, Sarah Knowles Bolton, accessed April 2009
- ^ 'The Brassey Collection', Hastings Museum, accessed June 2009.
- ^ Lives of Girls who became famous, Sarah Knowles Bolton, accessed June 2009.
- ^ The Last Voyage (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889).
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