Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Volume 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition' (Version 2)

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Exploration, Memoirs, Earth Sciences

Authors: Robert Falcon Scott In Year : 1913

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Volume 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition' (Version 2)

Preface and Expedition Members
Chapter I, Through Stormy Seas, Part One
Chapter I, Through Stormy Seas, Part Two
Chapter II, In The Pack, Part One
Chapter II, In The Pack, Part Two
Chapter II, In The Pack, Part Three
Chapter III, Land, Part One
Chapter III, Land, Part Two
Chapter IV, Settling In, Part One
Chapter IV, Settling In, Part Two
Chapter V, Depot Laying to One Ton Camp, Part One
Chapter V, Depot Laying to One Ton Camp, Part Two
Chapter V, Depot Laying to One Ton Camp, Part Three
Chapter VI, Adventures and Peril, Part One
Chapter VI, Adventures and Peril, Part Two
Chapter VII, At Discovery Hut, Part One
Chapter VII, At Discovery Hut, Part Two
Chapter VIII, Home Impressions and an Excursion
Chapter IX, The Work and the Workers, Part One
Chapter IX, The Work and the Workers, Part Two
Chapter X, In Winter Quarters: Modern Style, Part One
Chapter X, In Winter Quarters: Modern Style, Part Two
Chapter XI, To Midwinter Day, Part One
Chapter XI, To Midwinter Day, Part Two
Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part One
Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part Two
Chapter XII, Awaiting the Crozier Party, Part Three
Chapter XIII, The Return of the Sun, Part One
Chapter XIII, The Return of the Sun, Part Two
Chapter XIV, Preparations: The Spring Journey, Part One
Chapter XIV, Preparations: The Spring Journey, Part Two
Chapter XV, The Last Weeks at Cape Evans, Part One
Chapter XV, The Last Weeks at Cape Evans, Part Two
Chapter XVI, The Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part One
Chapter XVI, The Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part Two
Chapter XVI, The Southern Journey: The Barrier Stage, Part Three
Chapter XVII, On the Beardmore Glacier, Part One
Chapter XVII, On the Beardmore Glacier, Part Two
Chapter XVIII, The Summit Journey to the Pole, Part One
Chapter XVIII, The Summit Journey to the Pole, Part Two
Chapter XIX, The Return from the Pole, Part One
Chapter XIX, The Return from the Pole, Part Two
Chapter XX, The Last March, Part One
Chapter XX, The Last March, Part Two, The Letters
The Finding of the Dead

Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the Antarctic Pole in 1911 is part triumph, part tragedy – but also a mythic adventure story which has inspired books, articles, and films over the generations. As so often in such cases the ‘truth’ of the explorers’ experiences (and there were many important figures in the party besides Scott) is much more rich, varied, and fascinating than the boy scout stereotype. Few know for example how much time during the many months of the journey were spent in scientific researches which remain of huge value to this day. But what comes across most vividly in Scott’s fascinating and finally very moving diary account is the complexity of the man and his closest comrades who reached the Pole fatally too late (the Norwegian Amundsen has beaten them to it by many weeks), then died trekking home, facing tortuous weather conditions, dwindling food supplies, and that gnawing, bitter sense of defeat. Ironically Robert Falcon Scott is now far more famous than Amundsen: his triumph secured by history and by myth. For if Scott was finally an imperfect explorer, he was the perfect author of his own amazing tale. Scott’s account is introduced by Clements R. Markham, president of the Royal Geographical Society at the time of the expedition; and concluded by E.L. Atkinson, a member of Scott’s party and leader of the relief expedition which found the bodies of Scott and his comrades some months after their death in November 1912. - Summary by Steve Gough