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As affecting the fate of my absent husband : selected letters of Lady Franklin concerning the search for the lost Franklin expedition, 1848-1860 / edited, with an introduction and notes, by Erika Behrisch Elce.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 57.Publication details: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773575165
  • 0773575162
  • 9780773577343
  • 0773577343
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 910.9163/27
LOC classification:
  • G662 .F728 2009eb
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
Online resources:
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- On Reading the Documents -- Chronology of Events, 1845�1859 -- Illustrations -- THE DOCUMENTS: SELECTED LETTERS OF JANE, LADY FRANKLIN -- 1. 20 March 1848 � Reward Offered by Lady Franklin -- 2. 22 March 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 3. 23 March 1849 � Reward Offered by Lady Franklin -- 4. 4 April 1849 � Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor -- 5. 2 May 1849 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 6. 24 May 1849 � Lady Franklin to John Clayton
7. 6 June 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli8. 15 June 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 9. 11 December 1849 � Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor -- 10. 12 December 1849 � Lady Franklin to John Clayton -- 11. 23 January 1850 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 12. 30 January 1850 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 13. 31 January 1853 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 14. 20 January 1854 � Lady Franklin to Sir James Graham -- 15. 9 February 1854 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton
16. 24 February 1854 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty17. 26 April 1854 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 18. 27 April 1854 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 19. 26 June 1855 � Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston -- 20. 2 July 1855 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 21. 6 July 1855 � Lady Franklin to William Mackinnon -- 22. 12 April 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 23. 11 July 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 24. 2 December 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston
25. 25 February 1857 � Lady Franklin to Richard Monckton Milnes26. 4 April 1857 � Lady Franklin to Sir Charles Wood -- 27. 21 April 1857 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 28. 31 December 1859 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 29. 3 March 1860 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
Summary: 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.
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Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- On Reading the Documents -- Chronology of Events, 1845�1859 -- Illustrations -- THE DOCUMENTS: SELECTED LETTERS OF JANE, LADY FRANKLIN -- 1. 20 March 1848 � Reward Offered by Lady Franklin -- 2. 22 March 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 3. 23 March 1849 � Reward Offered by Lady Franklin -- 4. 4 April 1849 � Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor -- 5. 2 May 1849 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 6. 24 May 1849 � Lady Franklin to John Clayton

7. 6 June 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli8. 15 June 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 9. 11 December 1849 � Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor -- 10. 12 December 1849 � Lady Franklin to John Clayton -- 11. 23 January 1850 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 12. 30 January 1850 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 13. 31 January 1853 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 14. 20 January 1854 � Lady Franklin to Sir James Graham -- 15. 9 February 1854 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton

16. 24 February 1854 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty17. 26 April 1854 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 18. 27 April 1854 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 19. 26 June 1855 � Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston -- 20. 2 July 1855 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 21. 6 July 1855 � Lady Franklin to William Mackinnon -- 22. 12 April 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 23. 11 July 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 24. 2 December 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston

25. 25 February 1857 � Lady Franklin to Richard Monckton Milnes26. 4 April 1857 � Lady Franklin to Sir Charles Wood -- 27. 21 April 1857 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 28. 31 December 1859 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 29. 3 March 1860 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y

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.

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