When Sir John Franklin and his 1845 expedi tion to search for the Northwest Passage were lost in the Arctic\, his wif e Jane embarked upon a campaign to rescue them. \; She spent her fortu ne offering rewards and mounting rescue expeditions\, and she kept alive t he public&rsquo\;s interest in the lost men. \; But above all she wrot e a battalion of letters: to the Admiralty\, to politicians\, to the press \, and to the prominent in Britain and America.
\nErika Behrisch Elce &rsquo\;s fascination with the Franklins led her to publish first an annot ated selection of Lady Franklin&rsquo\;s public letters in 'As affecting t he fate of my absent husband'. \; \; She then wrote a nov el\, 'Lady Franklin of Russell Square'\, which imagines Lady Franklin&rsqu o\;s private world in London during the decade of search for her husband.& nbsp\; In the first June installment of the KFPL Live monthly speakers&rsq uo\; series we are excited to host Erika as she explores the writer&rsquo\ ;s dance of history and fiction\, the power of storytelling to move mounta ins\, and the private tragedies that unfold beneath public adventures.
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