Scott's Last Expedition (Classics of World Literature) - Softcover

Scott, Captain Robert Falcon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840226692 ISBN 13: 9781840226690

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 2011

Synopsis

The final letters and diary entries of Robert Falcon Scott – written in his last days, while hopelessly trapped in a tiny tent by a raging blizzard on the Great Ice Barrier – are among the most poignant and haunting passages ever penned. ‘Had we lived,’ he wrote, ‘I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman.’ Scott’s diaries, discovered with his body the next spring and then used as the essence of the book Scott’s Last Expedition, caught the public imagination in a way few tales of exploration ever have. The account of Scott’s second Antarctic expedition describes the near-disastrous voyage south, the dangers and beauties of the long, dark winter, and the brutal hardships of the trek to the South Pole. But it was the Polar Party’s unflagging stamina, bravery, and spirit on their tragic return after finding they had been beaten to their goal by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen that so resonated with the British public. Scott’s evocative telling of this story created a legend that would grip the world for generations.

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Review

'A worthy memorial of one of the great achievements of our time' WINSTON CHURCHILL 'A battle cry to the youth and manhood of England' DAILY MIRROR --Daily Mirror

About the Author

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) led two expeditions to the Antarctic, the first in the Discovery (1900-04) and the second (1910-12) in the Terra Nova. These journals were found, along with Scott's body, several months after his death.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840226692
• ISBN 13: 9781840226690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 848