The Life, Diaries and Correspondence of Jane Lady Franklin 1792–1875

Jane Franklin (1792–1875) became well known in the middle of the nineteenth century for her tireless campaign to discover the fate of the lost Arctic expedition led by her husband, Sir John Franklin (1786–1847). The editor of this volume, Willingham Franklin Rawnsley (1845–1927), was Sir John’s great-nephew, with access to the family papers.

The four sections of this work, first published in 1923, address:

• Jane’s life before her marriage in 1828.
• The period when…