The Ambitions of Jane FranklinWinner of the 2014 National Biography Award 'An engrossing biography of a fascinating and fearless modern woman.' Professor Marilyn Lake, La Trobe University In a period when most ladies sat at home with their embroidery, Jane Franklin achieved fame throughout the western world, and was probably the best travelled woman of her day. Alison Alexander traces the life of this inimitable woman, from her birth in late eighteenth century London, her marriage