Elizabeth Robins Pennell (February 21, 1855 - February 7, 1936) was an American writer who, for most of her adult life, made her home in London. A recent researcher summed her up as "an adventurous, accomplished, self-assured, well-known columnist, biographer, cookbook collector, and art critic"; in addition, she wrote travelogues, mainly of European cycling voyages, and memoirs, centred on her London salon. Her biographies included the first in almost a century of the proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, one of her uncle the folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland, and one of her friend the painter…mehr
Elizabeth Robins Pennell (February 21, 1855 - February 7, 1936) was an American writer who, for most of her adult life, made her home in London. A recent researcher summed her up as "an adventurous, accomplished, self-assured, well-known columnist, biographer, cookbook collector, and art critic"; in addition, she wrote travelogues, mainly of European cycling voyages, and memoirs, centred on her London salon. Her biographies included the first in almost a century of the proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, one of her uncle the folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland, and one of her friend the painter Whistler. In recent years, her art criticism has come under scrutiny, and her food criticism has been reprinted.
Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855–1936) was an American author, biographer, art critic, and culinary writer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennell embarked on a literary career that saw her becoming a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of both the United States and England. Having married the British illustrator and fellow writer Joseph Pennell, Elizabeth often found herself at the center of a transatlantic cultural exchange. Her work is characterized by a blend of personal narrative and keen observation, making her travel writing both engaging and insightful. 'Our Journey to the Hebrides' is one of the notable examples of Pennell's travelogues where she delineates with eloquence the couple's experiences and the landscapes they traversed. It reflects her literary style marked by sharp descriptions and an inquisitive tone, offering readers not just a journey through the Scottish isles, but a tour through the cultural and social observations of an American literary figure. Alongside her travel writing, Pennell wrote several biographies, including the life of the artist James McNeill Whistler, and contributed her knowledge of cuisine into what can be considered some of the earliest foodie literature. Her literary contributions remain subjects of interest for those studying the intersections of art, narrative, and gastronomy, as well as the role of women in the arts during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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