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As affecting the fate of my absent husbandSelected Letters of Lady Franklin Concerning the Search for the Lost Franklin Expedition, 1848-1860 |
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A collection of Lady Franklin's public letters offers a vital new perspective on one of the great tragedies of Victorian Britain.
The tragic fate of the lost Franklin expedition (1845-48) is a well-known part of exploration history, but there has always been a gap in the story - a personal account that begs to be told. In As affecting the fate of my absent husband, Erika Behrisch Elce has collected the poignant letters of Sir John Franklin's wife, Jane, which provide a vital new perspective on the tragedy.
From her optimistic requests to whaling ships to her persistent demands for Admiralty aid, Lady Franklin played a crucial role in the search for her husband. Her correspondence with British prime ministers, members of Parliament, lords of the Admiralty, and a US president presents a private, domestic side to a national tragedy and sheds new light on what Sir John Franklin's disappearance meant to England, its public, and its sense of itself as an imperial power. With comprehensive annotations, a descriptive timeline, and an introduction that outlines the significance of Lady Franklin's contribution to the "Arctic debate," As affecting the fate of my absent husband is a convincing portrait of the surprisingly disruptive effects - on both the public consciousness and the government bureaucracy - of a single, eloquent, voice of dissent.
As affecting the fate of my absent husband is essential reading not only for anyone interested in Victorian adventure and the Arctic but as an introduction to one of the most fascinating women of the nineteenth century.
From her optimistic requests to whaling ships to her persistent demands for Admiralty aid, Lady Franklin played a crucial role in the search for her husband. Her correspondence with British prime ministers, members of Parliament, lords of the Admiralty, and a US president presents a private, domestic side to a national tragedy and sheds new light on what Sir John Franklin's disappearance meant to England, its public, and its sense of itself as an imperial power. With comprehensive annotations, a descriptive timeline, and an introduction that outlines the significance of Lady Franklin's contribution to the "Arctic debate," As affecting the fate of my absent husband is a convincing portrait of the surprisingly disruptive effects - on both the public consciousness and the government bureaucracy - of a single, eloquent, voice of dissent.
As affecting the fate of my absent husband is essential reading not only for anyone interested in Victorian adventure and the Arctic but as an introduction to one of the most fascinating women of the nineteenth century.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies (number 57 in series)
222 Pages, 6 x 9
7 b&w images
ISBN 9780773534797
March 2009
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"In many ways, Lady Franklin's letters, plus the editor's notes and comments, are more appealing than a biography." - Dr Ann Savours Shirley, Polar Record
Erika Behrisch Elce is an assistant professor in the English Department at the Royal Military College of Canada.
Table of Contents
xi
Abbreviations xiii
Maps xiv
Introduction 3
On Reading the Documents 34
Chronology of Events, 1845-1859 41
Illustrations 56
THE DOCUMENTS: SELECTED LETTERS OF JANE, LADY FRANKLIN
1. 20 March 1848 - Reward Offered by Lady Franklin 63
2. 22 March 1849 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 65
3. 23 March 1849 - Reward Offered by Lady Franklin 66
4. 4 April 1849 - Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor 68
5. 2 May 1849 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 72
6. 24 May 1849 - Lady Franklin to John Clayton 76
7. 6 June 1849 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 77
8. 15 June 1849 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 78
9. 11 December 1849 - Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor 79
10. 12 December 1849 - Lady Franklin to John Clayton 82
11. 23 January 1850 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 83
12. 30 January 1850 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 84
13. 31 January 1853 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 86
14. 20 January 1854 - Lady Franklin to Sir James Graham 88
15. 9 February 1854 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 91
16. 24 February 1854 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 93
17. 2 April 1854 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 115
18. 27 April 1854 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 117
19. 26 June 1855 - Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston 119
20. 2 July 1855 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 121
21. 6 July 1855 - Lady Franklin to William Mackinnon 123
22. 12 April 1856 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 125
23. 11 July 1856 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 135
24. 2 December 1856 - Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston 139
25. 25 February 1857 - Lady Franklin to Richard Monckton Milnes 146
26. 4 April 1857 - Lady Franklin to Sir Charles Wood 148
27. 21 April 1857 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 153
28. 31 December 1859 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 158
29. 3 March 1860 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 159
Afterword 161
Notes 165
Bibliography 205
Index 213
xi
Abbreviations xiii
Maps xiv
Introduction 3
On Reading the Documents 34
Chronology of Events, 1845-1859 41
Illustrations 56
THE DOCUMENTS: SELECTED LETTERS OF JANE, LADY FRANKLIN
1. 20 March 1848 - Reward Offered by Lady Franklin 63
2. 22 March 1849 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 65
3. 23 March 1849 - Reward Offered by Lady Franklin 66
4. 4 April 1849 - Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor 68
5. 2 May 1849 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 72
6. 24 May 1849 - Lady Franklin to John Clayton 76
7. 6 June 1849 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 77
8. 15 June 1849 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 78
9. 11 December 1849 - Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor 79
10. 12 December 1849 - Lady Franklin to John Clayton 82
11. 23 January 1850 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 83
12. 30 January 1850 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 84
13. 31 January 1853 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 86
14. 20 January 1854 - Lady Franklin to Sir James Graham 88
15. 9 February 1854 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 91
16. 24 February 1854 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 93
17. 2 April 1854 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 115
18. 27 April 1854 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 117
19. 26 June 1855 - Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston 119
20. 2 July 1855 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 121
21. 6 July 1855 - Lady Franklin to William Mackinnon 123
22. 12 April 1856 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 125
23. 11 July 1856 - Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty 135
24. 2 December 1856 - Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston 139
25. 25 February 1857 - Lady Franklin to Richard Monckton Milnes 146
26. 4 April 1857 - Lady Franklin to Sir Charles Wood 148
27. 21 April 1857 - Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 153
28. 31 December 1859 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 158
29. 3 March 1860 - Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli 159
Afterword 161
Notes 165
Bibliography 205
Index 213
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