The Worst Journey in the World
Ranked number 1 in National Geographic’s 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time
Seiten
2010
Vintage Classics (Verlag)
978-0-09-953037-4 (ISBN)
Vintage Classics (Verlag)
978-0-09-953037-4 (ISBN)
Despite the horrors that Scott and his men eventually faced, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from other explorers.
One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday.
This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account is filled with details of scientific discovery, unforgettable descriptions of landscape and a belief in the spirit of human beings. A celebrated and compelling book on Antarctic exploration.
INTRODUCED BY SARA WHEELER
'The Worst Journey in the World is to travel what War and Peace is to the novel... a masterpiece' New York Review of Books
* Voted Number 1 in National Geographic's 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time *
One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday.
This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account is filled with details of scientific discovery, unforgettable descriptions of landscape and a belief in the spirit of human beings. A celebrated and compelling book on Antarctic exploration.
INTRODUCED BY SARA WHEELER
'The Worst Journey in the World is to travel what War and Peace is to the novel... a masterpiece' New York Review of Books
* Voted Number 1 in National Geographic's 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time *
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) was one of the youngest members of Captain Scott's final expedition to the Antarctic which he joined to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. After the expedition, Cherry-Garrard served in the First World War and was invalided home. With the zealous encouragement of his neighbour, George Bernard Shaw, Cherry-Garrard wrote The Worst Journey in the World (1922) in an attempt to overcome the horror of the journey. As the years unravelled he faced a terrible struggle against depression, breakdown and despair, haunted by the possibility that he could have saved Scott and his companions.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2010 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 562 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-09-953037-6 / 0099530376 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-09-953037-4 / 9780099530374 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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