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Grace Darling; Or, the Heroine of the Fern Islands

Item

Subject

A (potential) lithograph or sketch created for the 1839 edition of Grace Darling; Or, the Heroine of the Fern Islands, a book written by George William MacArthur Reynolds.

Description

This item is a digital reproduction of an image previously on microfilm, Micropublished in History of Women. It is from the book Grace Darling; Or, the Heroine of the Fern Islands by George William MacArthur Reynolds, published in 1839. The inscription reads: “Mr. Darling & his Daughter rowing to the wreck.” This book details the heroism of Grace Darling, who saved nine crew members from death after the Forfarshire schooner wrecked off the Farne Islands.

Creator

George William MacArthur Reynolds

Source

Nineteenth Century Collections Online

Publisher

Nineteenth Century Collections Online, http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/6qwDT0

Date

1839

Contributor

Sarah Wyer

Rights

Reproduced from Nineteenth Century Collections Online with permission from Gale.

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Citation

George William MacArthur Reynolds, “Grace Darling; Or, the Heroine of the Fern Islands,” The Lyon Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://lyon.eastendarchives.net/items/show/50.