Mistress Branican

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Fairly scarce Verne adventure novel with a female protagonist. When her husband John goes to sea and she loses her only child, Wat, San Diego resident Dolly Branican goes mad. When she recovers, she discovers her husband's ship was lost at sea and she is heir to a substantial fortune. Refusing to believe her husband is dead, Dolly uses her extensive resources to discover the whereabouts of her husband's ship, the Franklin. Her search leads her to Australia where her adventures continue into the interior at Alice Springs. Myers 41. Taves and Michaluk V038. Show more