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In 1910, Robert Falcon Scott hoped to be the first Englishman to reach the South Pole. This gripping story of courage and achievement recounts Scott's last fateful expedition, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
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"A great book of Antarctic exploration."
New York Times
"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel…a masterpiece."
New York Review of Books
"A masterpiece…It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery, and friendship. It vividly illustrates the demands of science and the rigours of travel. It is a record of the coldest darkest days that can be found on our planet. It is written beautifully…with a subtle artistry."
Paul Theroux, New York Times bestselling author