Adèle Toussaint-Samson
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Adèle Toussaint-Samson | |
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| Born | 1826 Paris |
| Died | 1911 (aged 84–85) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Writer |
Adèle Toussaint-Samson (1826–1911)[1] is the author of A Parisian in Brazil: The Travel Account of a Frenchwoman in Nineteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro.
This account provides a firsthand view of a slavocrat society. In an effort to improve their family's fortune, enterprising and high-spirited young Parisian Adele Toussaint-Samson traveled with her husband a French actor,[2] from France to Brazil in the mid-1800s. While there, she wrote of her experiences, painting a detailed portrait of the reality of slavery, gender relations, and daily life in mid-nineteenth century Brazil.
Translated into English by her daughter Emma in 1891, the 124-page book is one of the few first-person accounts by a female sojourner in Latin America during this period.[3] The book has also been translated into Portuguese by Maria Inez Turazzi as Uma parisiense no Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Capivara, 2003.
Adèle Toussaint-Samson also published several poems and essays.[1]
Bibliography
- Toussaint-Samson. Une parisienne au Brésil: avec photographies originales. Paris: P. Ollendorff, 1883.OCLC 8373428
- Toussaint-Samson. A Parisian in Brazil. Boston: J.H. Earle, 1891. Translated by Emma Toussaint
- Toussaint-Samson, and June Edith Hahner. A Parisian in Brazil: The Travel Account of a Frenchwoman in Nineteenth-Century Rio De Janeiro. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2001.ISBN 9780842028554
References
- ^ a b WorldCat author listing
- ^ Samson, and Toussaint-Samson. Mémoires de Samson, de la Comédie-française. Paris: P. Ollendorff, 1882.
- ^ Hahner, June Edith. Women Through Women's Eyes Latin American Women in Nineteenth-Century Travel Accounts. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 1998.
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