Anna Brassey facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lady Brassey
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Anna Brassey
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Anna Allnutt
7 October 1839 London, England
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| Died | 14 September 1887 (aged 47) En route to Mauritius
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| Resting place | Buried at sea |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Annie Allnutt |
| Known for | Travel writing |
| Title | Baroness Brassey |
| Spouse(s) |
Thomas Brassey
(m. 1860) |
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| Parent(s) | Mr and Mrs John Allnutt |
Anna Brassey, Baroness Brassey (born Anna Allnutt; 7 October 1839 – 14 September 1887) was an English traveler and writer. Her most famous book, A Voyage in the Sunbeam (1878), tells the story of her journey around the world.
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Who Was Anna Brassey?
Anna Brassey, often called Annie, was born in London in 1839. When she was young, she had some serious health problems. Her husband later wrote that she suffered from a "weakness of the chest." She also had a bad accident where her skirt caught fire, and it took her six months to get better.
In 1860, she married Thomas Brassey. He was an important person in England and later became Earl Brassey. They lived near Hastings and had five children together.
Adventures on the Sunbeam
Anna and Thomas Brassey loved to travel. They owned a special luxury yacht called the Sunbeam. This yacht was named after their daughter, Constance Alberta, who they nicknamed Sunbeam. Sadly, Constance died at age four. A golden statue of her is on the front of the yacht, and it can now be seen at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.
In 1876–1877, Anna, her family, friends, and a crew of 43 people sailed around the world on the Sunbeam. Anna wrote all about this amazing trip in her book, A Voyage in the Sunbeam. This book became very popular and was printed many times. It was also translated into several different languages.
Anna wrote other books about her travels too. These include Sunshine and Storm in the East (1880) and In the Trades, the Tropics, and the Roaring Forties (1885). She also wrote about earlier trips in books like A Flight of the Meteor and A Voyage in the Eothen.
Her Amazing Collections
When Anna was not traveling, she did a lot of good work in England. She helped with the St John Ambulance Association. She also collected many interesting items from her travels. These included things from different cultures and items from nature.
Her collection was first shown in a museum at her husband's house in London. Later, in 1919, it was moved to the Hastings Museum. Anna was also a very good photographer. She took many pictures during her journeys. She even joined a photography club in 1873 and showed her photos in exhibitions. Many of her photo albums are now kept at the Huntington Library in California.
Last Voyage and Legacy
Anna Brassey's last trip on the Sunbeam began in November 1886. She was going to India and Australia, hoping the warmer weather would help her health. But on the way to Mauritius, she became ill with malaria. She died on 14 September 1887 and was buried at sea.
Anna Brassey is remembered as a brave traveler and a talented writer. Her books let people imagine what it was like to explore the world in the 19th century.
Works
- The Flight of the "Meteor", 1869–71 (1872)
- A Cruise in the "Eothen", 1872 (1873)
- A Voyage in the "Sunbeam", our home on the ocean for eleven months (1878)
- Sunshine and Storm in the East, or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople (1880)
- In the Trades, the Tropics, & the Roaring Forties (1885)
- The Last Voyage, to India and Australia, in the "Sunbeam" (1889, published after her death)
Images for kids
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The Sunbeam sailing with all its sails up
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Lord Brassey and his wife hosting King Kalākaua of Hawaii, 1881
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Anna Brassey writing in her journal, from A Voyage in the Sunbeam
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The ship Monkshaven on fire, possibly sketched by Anna Brassey, 28 September 1876
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A memorial plaque for Anna Brassey in Catsfield church
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