{"product_id":"grace-darling-victorian-heroine-hardcover","title":"Grace Darling: Victorian Heroine - Hardcover","description":"\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.38 x 6.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752312570144,"sku":"9781852855482","price":119.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a3c68a0fadf9ad6320c291422004c8fa.webp?v=1779992634","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/grace-darling-victorian-heroine-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}