The Voyages of Captain Scott (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Accounts of "The Discovery" & "The Terra Nova" Antarctic ExpeditionsBy Charles Turley
Length11h 58m
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The Voyages of Captain Scott (Illustrated Edition) recounts Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic expeditions with a narrative shaped by admiration, discipline, and imperial-era fascination with polar exploration. Charles Turley presents the hazardous journeys, scientific ambitions, comradeship, privations, and final tragedy of Scott and his companions in a lucid, dramatic style intended to instruct as much as to move. The illustrations deepen the book's documentary appeal, placing it within the early twentieth-century tradition of heroic exploration literature. Charles Turley was a British writer associated especially with historical, nautical, and adventure narratives for young and general readers. His treatment of Scott reflects the cultural moment in which the explorer's death became a symbol of endurance, duty, and sacrifice. Turley's literary training in accessible storytelling, combined with contemporary public reverence for Antarctic achievement, enabled him to transform expedition history into morally charged narrative without wholly abandoning factual clarity. This edition is recommended for readers interested in polar history, imperial adventure writing, and the making of modern heroic myth. Though its perspective belongs to its age, the book remains valuable for understanding how Scott's voyages were first interpreted for a broad readership.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
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GenreHistory
Length11 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Voyages of Captain Scott (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTION
3THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY'
4CHAPTER I THE DISCOVERY
5CHAPTER II SOUTHWARD HO!
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6CHAPTER III IN SEARCH OF WINTER QUARTERS
7CHAPTER IV THE POLAR WINTER
8CHAPTER V THE START OF THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY
9CHAPTER VI THE RETURN
10CHAPTER VII A SECOND WINTER
11CHAPTER VIII THE WESTERN JOURNEY
12CHAPTER IX THE RETURN FROM THE WEST
13CHAPTER X RELEASE
14THE LAST EXPEDITION
15PREFACE TO 'SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION'
16BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910
17CHAPTER I THROUGH STORMY SEAS
18CHAPTER II DEPÔT LAYING TO ONE TON CAMP
19CHAPTER III PERILS
20CHAPTER IV A HAPPY FAMILY
21CHAPTER V WINTER
22CHAPTER VI GOOD-BYE TO CAPE EVANS
23CHAPTER VII THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY BEGINS
24CHAPTER VIII ON THE BEARDMORE GLACIER
25CHAPTER IX THE SOUTH POLE
26CHAPTER X ON THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY
27CHAPTER XI THE LAST MARCH
28Memorable Quotes
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