Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, January 1 - March 1, 1864

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Description: Mounting political and military tensions between the major powers of Europe serve as the backdrop for this diary: the Second Schleswig War breaks out, four Italians are arrested in Paris for allegedly plotting to kill Napoleon III, and “war fever” whips the rest of Europe into a frenzy. George Perkins Marsh’s brother, Charles, arrives unexpectedly in Turin and settles in with the Marshes for an extended stay. Caroline Crane Marsh closely follows the decline and death of the Marchesa Doria and Barone Giovanni Plana, two of her earliest acquaintances in Italy. The Marshes attend public lectures with their friends, and Caroline Crane Marsh collects autographs from the lecturers and other famous Italians for the U.S. Sanitary Fairs.

Topics in this diary include the Count of Cavour, death and funerary practices in Italy, etiquette, the theory of evolution, women and marriage in the nineteenth century, Catholicism in Italy, the royal family of Savoy, and nineteenth-century British authors, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Charles Lamb.

Subject: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.; Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882.; Savoy, House of.; Ambassadors' spouses -- Italy -- Turin -- Diaries.; Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Italy.; Ambassadors' spouses.; Diplomatic and consular service, American.; Manners and customs.; Turin (Italy) -- History -- Sources.; Turin (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.; Italy -- Turin.; Italy.; Diaries.; Cavour, Camillo Benso, conte di, 1810-1861; Catholicism.; Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861.; Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834.

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