The Worst Journey in the World is the defining work of Apsley Cherry-Garrard and one of the major first-person records of Antarctic exploration. The book combines the larger story of the expedition with Cherry-Garrard’s own experiences, including the winter journey to collect emperor-penguin eggs and the later search for Scott’s polar party. Extreme cold, inadequate equipment, hunger, darkness and the practical routines of sledging receive as much attention as heroism, making the book unusually physical and self-critical for an exploration narrative. Cherry-Garrard writes with dry humour, scientific curiosity and a clear sense of how poor decisions can become fatal in polar conditions. The book belongs to Antarctic exploration, expedition memoir, polar history and classic travel writing alongside works by Scott, Shackleton and later historians of the Heroic Age. Read more Less
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