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The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Volume 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition' (Version 2)

The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Volume 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition' (Version 2)

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Number of Chapters: 45

Length: 17 hours and 29 minutes

Language: English

Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the Antarctic Pole in 1911 is part triumph, part tragedy – but also a mythic adventure story which has inspired books, articles, and films over the generations. As so often in such cases the ‘truth’ of the explorers’ experiences (and there were many important figures in the party besides Scott) is much more rich, varied, and fascinating than the boy scout stereotype. Few know for example how much time during the many months of the journey were spent in scientific researches which remain of huge value to this day. But what comes across most vividly in Scott’s fascinating and finally very moving diary account is the complexity of the man and his closest comrades who reached the Pole fatally too late (the Norwegian Amundsen has beaten them to it by many weeks), then died trekking home, facing tortuous weather conditions, dwindling food supplies, and that gnawing, bitter sense of defeat. Ironically Robert Falcon Scott is now far more famous than Amundsen: his triumph secured by history and by myth. For if Scott was finally an imperfect explorer, he was the perfect author of his own amazing tale. Scott’s account is introduced by Clements R. Markham, president of the Royal Geographical Society at the time of the expedition; and concluded by E.L. Atkinson, a member of Scott’s party and leader of the relief expedition which found the bodies of Scott and his comrades some months after their death in November 1912. - Summary by Steve Gough

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Preface and Expedition Members (Steve Gough)
Chapter I, Through Stormy Seas, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter I, Through Stormy Seas, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter II, In The Pack, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter II, In The Pack, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter II, In The Pack, Part Three (Steve Gough)
Chapter III, Land, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter III, Land, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter IV, Settling In, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter IV, Settling In, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter V, Depot Laying to One Ton Camp, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter V, Depot Laying to One Ton Camp, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter V, Depot Laying to One Ton Camp, Part Three (Steve Gough)
Chapter VI, Adventures and Peril, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter VI, Adventures and Peril, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter VII, At Discovery Hut, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter VII, At Discovery Hut, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter VIII, Home Impressions and an Excursion (Steve Gough)
Chapter IX, The Work and the Workers, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter IX, The Work and the Workers, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter X, In Winter Quarters: Modern Style, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter X, In Winter Quarters: Modern Style, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XI, To Midwinter Day, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XI, To Midwinter Day, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part Three (Steve Gough)
Chapter XIII, The Return of the Sun, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XIII, The Return of the Sun, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XIV, Preparations: The Spring Journey, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XIV, Preparations: The Spring Journey, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XV, The Last Weeks at Cape Evans, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XV, The Last Weeks at Cape Evans, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVI, The Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVI, The Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVI, The Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part Three (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVII, On the Beardmore Glacier, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVII, On the Beardmore Glacier, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVIII, The Summit Journey to the Pole, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XVIII, The Summit Journey to the Pole, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XIX, The Return from the Pole, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XIX, The Return from the Pole, Part Two (Steve Gough)
Chapter XX, The Last March, Part One (Steve Gough)
Chapter XX, The Last March, Part Two, The Letters (Steve Gough)
The Finding of the Dead (Steve Gough)
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