Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: Frankenstein: Texts and Contexts: Arctic Exploration

Internet Resources On British Arctic Exploration

"Lord Franklin" (Song)
Also known as "Lady Franklin's Lament," this ballad commemorates the ill-fated Franklin Expedition of 1845.
"Northwest Passage" (Song)
This 1981 song by the late Stan Rogers is considered by many to be Canada's unofficial national anthem.
Arctic Marine Climate of the Early Nineteenth Century
Deducing arctic conditions from temperature readings recorded in ship's logs of the period.
A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions (1818)
Barrow's history of arctic exploration.
Greenland, the Adjacent Seas, and the North-west Passage to the Pacific Ocean (1818)
Describes a voyage of discovery undertaken in 1817.
Inuit Diasporas: Frankenstein and the Inuit in England
This article by Karen Piper was published in the journal Romanticism, vol. 13, no. 1, 2007, pp. 63-75.
A Journal of a Voyage of Discovery to the Arctic Regions (1821)
The explorations of HMS Hecla and Griper from 1819-1820.
A Letter to John Barrow, Esq. F.R.S. on the Late Extraordinary and Unexpected Hyperborean Discoveries (1826)
A letter by Sir John Ross attacking Barrow's purported knowledge of a Northwest Passage.
Letter to John Barrow, Esq. on the Subject of the Polar Expedition (1819)
Attributed to explorer Sir John Ross, this letter attacks Barrow for allegedly producing a self-serving history of polar exploration.
Literature’s Arctic Obsession
Kathryn Schulz looks at the allure that the arctic region held for 19th-century writers.
The Search for the Northwest Passage
A British Library online guide to the search for a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean.
A Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole (1843)
An account of an 1818 British polar expedition to find the Northwest Passage.
The Voyages and Travels of Captains Ross, Parry, Franklin, and Mr. Belzoni (1838)
A relation of British polar exploration up to 1838.