Memories of My Life Being My Personal, Professional, and Social Recollections as Woman and Artist

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Memories of My Life Being My Personal, Professional, and Social Recollections as Woman and Artist

by Sarah Bernhardt

EN·~16 hours·33 chapters

Chapters

33 total

Transcriber’s Note:

0:14

CONTENTS

13:29

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1:59

CHAPTER I MY AUNTS

33:24

CHAPTER II I BEGIN MY CONVENT LIFE

46:54

CHAPTER III A PRANK AND ITS RESULTS

16:52

CHAPTER IV IN FAMILY COUNCIL ASSEMBLED

26:52

CHAPTER V I RECITE “THE TWO PIGEONS”

29:05

CHAPTER VI I DECLINE MATRIMONY AND WED ART

47:38

CHAPTER VII I MAKE MY DÉBUT AND EXIT

27:15

Description

A vivid memoir follows a young woman from the bustling corridors of her family’s Parisian home to the austere walls of a convent, where she learns both discipline and the thrill of performance. Amidst strict nuns, secret pranks, and a haunting first encounter with the theater, her imagination ignites, leading her to recite verses, audition for roles, and confront the nervous tremor of a debut night on stage.

Her journey continues as she navigates family expectations, the sway of influential relatives, and the exhilarating rush of the Parisian stage. With each rehearsal and rehearsal mishap, she discovers resilience, ambition, and the delicate balance between public acclaim and private doubt, setting the foundation for a life that will later intertwine art, compassion, and the upheavals of a changing world.

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Full title

Memories of My Life Being My Personal, Professional, and Social Recollections as Woman and Artist Being My Personal, Professional, and Social Recollections as Woman and Artist

Language

en

Duration

~16 hours (930K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2021-12-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt

1844–1923

A fearless French stage star known as “the Divine Sarah,” she turned theater into international celebrity and mesmerized audiences with both tragic heroines and daring male roles. Her larger-than-life career helped shape modern acting, touring, and star culture.

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