Farthest North (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. An Arctic exploration narrative of the 1890s: a scientific expedition account of polar survival, discovery, and personal reflections on the iceBy Fridtjof Nansen
Length6h 57m
About this audiobook
Farthest North (The Complete Two-Volume Edition) chronicles Nansen's 1893–1896 Fram expedition, designed to ride the transpolar drift toward the Pole. From deliberate besetment to the sledge bid with Hjalmar Johansen—reaching 86°13′ N—and a winter on Franz Josef Land, the book fuses logbook precision with luminous, stoic prose. Embedded are rigorous observations in oceanography, meteorology, and natural history, supported by maps and plates. Composed in the fin‑de‑siècle heroic age, it redefines Arctic exploration as disciplined science rather than mere spectacle. Trained as a zoologist and pioneering oceanographer—and already famed for the 1888 Greenland crossing—Nansen built the ice‑worthy Fram with Colin Archer to test a drift theory sparked by debris from the Jeannette wreck. His empirical temperament and nation‑building ambitions in a modernizing Norway later broadened into humanitarian diplomacy, culminating in the 1922 Nobel Peace Prize. The expedition's pages reveal a mind attuned to data, endurance, and the ethics of leadership in polar uncertainty. This complete edition is indispensable for readers of exploration literature, historians of science, and environmental humanists alike. It offers a rare synthesis of adventure and method, rich documentation, and reflective insight—an enduring benchmark for understanding the Arctic as laboratory, landscape, and moral test.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature
Length6 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 3, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6Farthest North (The Complete Two-Volume Edition) (pt. 1)
7Farthest North (The Complete Two-Volume Edition) (pt. 2)
8Farthest North (The Complete Two-Volume Edition) (pt. 3)
9Analysis
10Reflection
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