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The Worst Journey in the World

By: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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 This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard, whom Scott lauded as a tough, efficient member of the team, tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes. From there began the unforgettable polar journey across a forbidding and inhospitable region. On November 12, 1912, in arctic temperatures, the author, in a search party, found the bodies of Scott and his companions along with poignant last notebook entries, some of them recorded in this work.

Among Apsley Cherry-Garrard's friends and admirers were John Galsworthy, H.G. Wells, Arnold Bennett, and Bernard Shaw. His background in the arts and humanities makes The Worst Journey in the World stand out as a literary accomplishment as well as a classic in the annals of exploration.

Public Domain (P)2003 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Adventure Travel Arctic & Antarctica Expeditions & Discoveries Travel Writing & Commentary World Adventure Polar Region Expedition Heartfelt Inspiring Scary Thought-Provoking

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"Robert Whitfield picks up on Cherry-Garrard's dry sense of humor, stiff-upper-lip approach to adversity, and appreciation for nature, the dogs and ponies on whom the expedition depended, and the polar landscape." ( AudioFile)
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I'm not a fan of impersonating accents, but otherwise this is a great story, told through narration and the diaries of those on the expedition. The truly remarkable events are those occurring prior to the journey to the pole.

I found the authors rationale for the expeditions hardships to be compelling, it is well known now of course that the expedition did not know enough about nutrition at the time. However, there is a small degree of shade thrown towards Amundsen's successful and relatively uneventful effort that intentional or not, does come across a little bitter, in my reading at least.

excellently told through diary entries.

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chapter 7 beggars belief. and that's not even the main story. highly recommended. The narrator is also brilliant.

unbelievable story, told well, moving, inspiring

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This book gives an insider's account of Scott's last Antarctic expedition and is written in a more informal way. The narration is excellent and is a must for anyone wanting to know more about life in the most southern part of the world.

A must for any linterested in polar exploration

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I had heard that this was a masterpiece of travel writing and it was right. This was one of the most moving pieces I've had the fortune to listen to. Simply wonderful. The endurance shown by these men is an inspiration. When I have difficult times I simply look back to them and realise how much worse men have been through.

Wonderful

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Wonderfully narrated. A superb insight but one borne of a different class with the inevitable entitlement. The lack of regard of animals went on into the Great War. I look forward to the Norwegians account as they clearly, as Scandinavians always are, just better at everything.

The hubris of a past generation

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Great book, Cherry did well in collecting information from others as well as his own diaries to present the full start to finish journey and adventure.

Story is a bit slow to start with and lacks a downloadable PDF file with support maps! (Google is your friend here)

From the reader side everything is great BUT! the references! I dont think they work well in audio books as well as in text books. Story becomes more choppy and fragmented with them being read out. But thats my two pence.

Would recommend!

Great book, but..

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Everything you wanted to know about the great Antartica trek, well narrated with no lack of detail.

Pluck and Courage Unbounded

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The best ever adventure story that happens to be true.
The authour takes us through near disasters as if they are a mild inconvenience. Narrated with true British understatement. A real conquer by endurance as Shackleton would say.

Genuinely awesome

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A truly great book. Read it and be awestruck by what the men of Captain Scott's last expedition did in the days before modern technology and communications. This outstanding account was written some ten years later by the youngest participant, clearly still guiltridden for not finding the party returning from the Pole. What those men went through was so extraordinary that it almost beggars belief. Apsley Cherry-Garrard's account is beautifully written (apparently with some help from his neighbour George Bernard Shaw) and though in the early stages you think he goes into too much detail, it all builds up to a tapestry of triumph and disaster. The personal details are so telling - Apsley Cherry-Garrard should never have gone (he was shortsighted, young and unskilled) and often he could not wear his glasses because of the cold but still plugged on without a complaint. I was totally transported and gripped, and the last days of the polar team ( from Scott's diaries) are so moving. The narration by Robert Whitfield.is superb - he inhabits the world and the people, bringing out the social differences between officers and men with great skill and subtlety. Do not miss this book!.

Takes your breath away

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The book was excellent well worth a read sad at times and very well read .

Ice cold story

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