{"product_id":"grace-darling-victorian-heroine-hardcover","title":"Grace Darling: Victorian Heroine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early morning of 7 September 1838, Grace Darling, the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone Light on the Farne Isles, rowed with her father to rescue survivors from the wrecked steamer \u003ci\u003eForfarshire\u003c\/i\u003e. Her heroism caused a sensation. She was asked to appear at a London theatre and an Edinburgh circus. Queen Victoria headed the subscription list for a fund to support her, and Wordsworth was one of many poets who sang her praises. Immediately a national heroine, Britain's Joan of Arc, her fame spread throughout the world. \u003ci\u003eGrace Darling: Victorian Heroine\u003c\/i\u003e tells the extraordinary story of how Grace became a celebrity, her name and image used to sell books, soap and chocolates; and of how, since her tragic early death in 1842, her deed and her fame have been kept alive into the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugh Cunningham is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Kent. His books include \"Leisure in the Industrial Revolution,\" \"The Challenge of Democracy: Britain 1832-1918,\" \"Children and Childhood in Western Society since 1500\" and \"The Invention of Childhood.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.38 x 6.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826018038008,"sku":"9781852855482","price":117.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/3yQFZfcwrH9781852855482.webp?v=1780696227","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/grace-darling-victorian-heroine-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}