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The North-West Passage had thwarted the attempts of many expeditions by the mid nineteenth century, but none were so famous as the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew. After two years with no word, a £20,000 reward was offered to anyone who could find the expedition, leading to many rescue missions. One such attempt was the search mission of 1850¿1 under Horatio Thomas Austin, which Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822¿75) took part in. In this 1852 work, Osborn gives a vivid account of the hardships they endured on his expedition, which succeeded in determining that Franklin had not been lost in Baffin Bay. An incredible chronicle of death-defying feats in the Arctic, ¿Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal¿ is highly recommended for those with an interest in the famous Franklin expedition and historical exploration in general. Contents include: ¿Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal¿, ¿Departure¿, ¿Plan of Search¿, ¿The Atlantic¿Greenland¿, ¿Whale-Fish Islands¿, ¿The Esquimaux¿, ¿An Arctic Night¿, ¿Godhaab¿, ¿Herr Agar¿, ¿Leave Discö, ¿The Ships¿, ¿The Screws¿, ¿Uppernavik¿, ¿A Check¿, ¿Towing the Ships¿, etc. Read & Co. History is republishing this classic memoir now in a brand new edition complete with an introductory biography by John Knox Laughton.

In 1860, naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75), a veteran of both Opium Wars, published this collection of remarks and predictions on Chinese affairs in relation to British imperial interests. Osborn seeks to explain the Chinese frame of mind to his readership, perceived as lacking sound information on the topic.

This 1860 account of Sir John Franklin's life and of the search for him was written by the experienced naval officer Sherard Osborn (several of whose other works have been reissued in this series) to inspire the youth of Britain to follow the great explorer's example of duty and rectitude.

By the middle of the nineteenth century, the goal of the North-West Passage had claimed the lives of many explorers, yet the disappearance of the expedition led by Sir John Franklin occasioned the greatest response. Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) took part in the search mission of 1850-1 under Horatio Thomas Austin. Osborn was appointed to command the Pioneer, one of two steam tenders on the voyage. This was the first time such vessels had been deployed in the punishing conditions of the Arctic. Such was their success in cutting through ice and navigating the treacherous waters that similar models were later adopted by the whaling fleet. The present work, first published in 1852, gives a compelling account of the hardships of the expedition, which was successful in its surveying work and confirmed that Franklin had not been lost in Baffin Bay.