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44 - The Worst Journey in the World

from Part II - Essays: Inspiring Fieldwork

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2020

By
Des Thompson
Edited by
Tim Burt  and
Des Thompson
Tim Burt
Affiliation:
Durham University
Des Thompson
Affiliation:
Scottish Natural Heritage
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Written by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, this is an exceptional contribution to English literature. As much about exploration, scientific endeavour, human frailties and heroism, the book takes its title from an extraordinary expedition to collect the eggs of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in the winter darkness of Antarctica. Its main claim to fame, however, is as a memoir of the tragic quest to reach the South Pole first, on which Captain R. F. Scott and his four companions died on their return.

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Curious about Nature
A Passion for Fieldwork
 , pp. 320 - 326
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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