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Uncovering a wealth of archival information, Eavan O'Dochartaigh gives fresh and surprising insight into the Victorian image of the Arctic.

In the mid-nineteenth century, thirty-six expeditions set out for the Northwest Passage in search of Sir John Franklin's missing expedition. The array of visual

"In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his crew set out from London on the ships Terror and Erebus for the Northwest Passage that was thought to link the Atlantic and

Through extensive research and reference to new archival material, Cavell recaptures and examines the experience of nineteenth-century readers.

The first collected study of Pater's significance to criticism, revealing his pivotal role in establishing principles of the literary essay.