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9781852855482

Grace Darling Victorian Heroine

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    9781852855482

  • ISBN10:

    1852855487

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-08-23
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

In the early morning of 7 September 1838, Grace Darling, the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone Light on the Farne Islands, rowed with her father to rescue men and women from the wrecked steamer Forfarshire. Her heroism caused a national sensation - turning Grace into a national heroine and bringing her fame throughout the world. Grace Darling: Heroine tells the extraordinary story of how and why Grace became a major celebrity and what has happened to her fame in the years since her tragic early death in 1842.

Author Biography

Hugh Cunningham is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Kent.

Table of Contents

IllustrationsAcknowledgements
 
1. Introduction
2. Grace's Deed3. In the Spotlight of the Media4. The Life and Death of a Heroine5. A Place in History
6. The Age of Celebrity
7. 'Our National Sea-Heroine'
8. Disgrace and Recovery
9. Remembering Grace Darling
Appendix: Grace Darling by William Wordsworth and Algernon SwinburneNotesBibliography
Index

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