The Frozen Deep

Inspired by Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 expedition to find the North West Passage, The Frozen Deep is a tale of heroism and self-sacrifice set in the inhospitable Arctic wastes.

On the night before his departure on the Arctic expedition, Clara Burnham pledges her love to Frank Aldersley, an officer of the Sea-Mew. She later discovers that Richard Wardour, an admirer she has spurned, is to sail on the expedition's other vessel, the Wanderer. Before he leaves, Wardour promises to avenge h...