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The Life, Diaries and Correspondence of Jane Lady Franklin 1792–1875
Published in 1923, this work illuminates the character and travels of the wife of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin.
This Errant Lady
Jane Franklin's diary account of her travels from Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip and then overland from Melbourne to Sydney in 1839 provides a detailed and colourful snapshot of colonial society recorded by a sharply observant witness -- back cover. includes brief references to Aboriginal people.
As Affecting the Fate of My Absent Husband
A collection of Lady Franklin's public letters offers a vital new perspective on one of the great tragedies of Victorian Britain.
The Ambitions of Jane Franklin
A genius at publicity before the term existed, Jane Franklin was a celebrity in the mid-19th century. This is her remarkable life, including her extensive travels, her years in Tasmania as the governor's wife, and her very public battle to save her husband, the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, from accusations of cannibalism.
Lady Franklin's Revenge
'Lady Franklin's Revenge' is the story of the remarkable life of one of Britain's greatest female explorers. The book describes her world travels ranging far off the beaten path of Grand-Tour Europe to explore Russia, Greece, the Holy Land and northern Africa.
After the Lost Franklin Expedition
A historian examines a disastrous, Victorian-era expedition in the Canadian Arctic, a shocking revelation, and the celebrity fallout that followed. The fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1847 is an enigma that has tantalized generations of historians, archaeologists, and adventurers. The expedition was lost without a trace, and all 129 men died in what is arguably the worst disaster in Britain’s history of polar exploration. In the aftermath of the crew’s disappearance, Lady Jane Franklin, Sir John’s widow, maintained a crusade to secure her husband’s reputation, imperiled alongside him and his crew in the frozen wastes of the Arctic. Lady Franklin was an uncommon woman for her ...
