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Mar 14, 2021 · With the aid of Dickens, Franklin’s furious wife Lady Jane systematically campaigned to destroy Rae’s reputation and was so successful that until fairly recently Franklin was credited with the discovery of the sea passage linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Arctic.
Lady Franklin destroyed Rae’s reputation, while erecting a bust in Westminster Abbey proclaiming Franklin as the discoverer of the Northwest Passage. Rae was finally awarded the £10,000 reward for news of the fate of the Franklin expedition, which he shared with his party.
- "The Lost Arctic Voyagers"
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On December 2, 1854, Charles Dickens published the first of three articles entitled "The Lost Arctic Voyagers" (Dickens, 1854 i) in his weekly journal Household Words.Having previously published various articles, short stories, and poems about Arctic exploration and landscapes, these latest manuscripts were inspired by some devastating news regardi...
Collins, W. & Dickens, C., 1966. The Frozen Deep. In: R. L. Brannon, ed. Under the Management of Mr Charles Dickens: His production of The Frozen Deep. New York: Cornell University Press, pp. 91-160. Dickens, C., 1854 ii. 'The Lost Arctic Voyagers (ii)' in Household Words Vol. X pp 385-393. [Online] Available at: http://www.djo.org.uk/household-wor...
A Smeared Reputation. John Rae’s suggestion that British sailors had resorted to cannibalism caused outrage in England. Lady Jane Franklin and Charles Dickens spearheaded a campaign to discredit Rae’s name, claiming that he had relied too much upon the testimony of untrustworthy “savages.”
Since her execution 470 years ago, Lady Jane Grey has lived on in the public imagination as the quintessential victim. Just 16 when she was pushed on to the English throne by her ambitious father ...
Returning to London heavy with with the tidings of the fate of Sir John Franklin and his crew, Rae walked straight into a storm of controversy. Lady Franklin had been aggressively harassing the Admiralty for years. She'd even moved across the street from their offices, to more conveniently bedevil them.
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The powerful and well-connected Lady Jane Franklin did all that she could to destroy Rae’s reputation. She enlisted her friend, Charles Dickens, to write a scorching piece that accused Rae of ...
