Grace Darling : Victorian heroine /Hugh Cunningham.
Grace Darling (1815-1842) was the daughter of the keeper of Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Isles. In September 1838 she rowed out with her father to rescue survivors from the shipwrecked steamer Forfarshire. Within days of the rescue she was regarded as a national heroine, a rare accolade for a woman in Victorian times. This book examines her life and the reasons for her fame and celebrity, which have endured into the 21st century. Grace's image was used to sell books, soap and chocolates; the book's illustrations include advertising material, paintings and photographs of commemorative items. The appendix contains poems about her by Wordsworth and Swinburne. There are extensive notes, a bibliography and an index.
Record Details
Publisher: | Hambledon Continuum, |
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Pub Date: | 2007. |
Pages: | 203 p., [8] p. of plates. : |
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Call Number
92DARLING,GRACE
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Copy
1
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Item ID
PBH2282
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Material
BOOK
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