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`an epic tale of suffering and derring-do'
-- Esquire
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'When people ask me... "What is your favourite travel book?" I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery and friendship' Paul Theroux
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In an age of cynicism and the popular sport of debunking of old heroes, this book makes a refreshing read. It was written in a more innocent age and this is certainly a strenth of the book together with the honest integrity of the author Cherry Apsley-Gerrard. Here is a man well qualified to write of Scott's last expedition as he was there. Not only well qualified but a fine writer in his own right as anyone reading the book will find. His final lines are some of the finest prose to be found anywhere.
Through the authors eyes we get to know the persons involved in a more intimate way. Scott, highly strung and full of nervous energy but a true leader of men. The author does not shirk in describing him. Wilson, the gentle man of science who is popular with everyone. The indefatigable Bowers willing to take on any task with a cheerful face. The taciturn Oates, who people only seem to remember for his heroic gesture, turns out to be a gifted orator illuminating many a long polar night with his unsuspected gift.
In this age we should be inspired by their bravery for the advances of science,their comradeship and their ability to take on impossible tasks without complaint. We should admire the resolute way they refused to leave any man behind, unlike some modern day mountaineers who choose to ignore the dying, ensnared in that temporary insanity known as summit fever. These men lived like true English gentlemen and died like true English gentlemen. The grain ran deep. In an age when many an unworthy is held up as a hero, here we have examples to all of what this word truly means. Probably the best travel book ever written.
"If you march your Winter journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg". Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
Through the authors eyes we get to know the persons involved in a more intimate way. Scott, highly strung and full of nervous energy but a true leader of men. The author does not shirk in describing him. Wilson, the gentle man of science who is popular with everyone. The indefatigable Bowers willing to take on any task with a cheerful face. The taciturn Oates, who people only seem to remember for his heroic gesture, turns out to be a gifted orator illuminating many a long polar night with his unsuspected gift.
In this age we should be inspired by their bravery for the advances of science,their comradeship and their ability to take on impossible tasks without complaint. We should admire the resolute way they refused to leave any man behind, unlike some modern day mountaineers who choose to ignore the dying, ensnared in that temporary insanity known as summit fever. These men lived like true English gentlemen and died like true English gentlemen. The grain ran deep. In an age when many an unworthy is held up as a hero, here we have examples to all of what this word truly means. Probably the best travel book ever written.
"If you march your Winter journeys you will have your reward, so long as all you want is a penguin's egg". Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a n amazing book that I would recommend anyone to read.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard ("Cherry") was one of the Antarctic Heros in the heroic age. Most people know about Scott, Oates, Evans, Wilson and Bowers who died returning from the pole but Cherry was one of those who formed the support group and who in the end found the bodies. But that is not "the worst journey"; that title is reserved for the journey Cherry and two others made in the depths of the Antarctic winter to get some Emperor Penguin eggs in conditions that can be barely imagined.
This is the only book written by Cherry; he was encouraged to write it by his close neighbour George Bernard Shaw and completed it only after participating in the first world war. Apart from Cherry's writing which is amazing there is also an excellent biographical section.
Thoroughly recommended.
If you enjoy this then I also recommend a book on another unsung hero, Tom Crean.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard ("Cherry") was one of the Antarctic Heros in the heroic age. Most people know about Scott, Oates, Evans, Wilson and Bowers who died returning from the pole but Cherry was one of those who formed the support group and who in the end found the bodies. But that is not "the worst journey"; that title is reserved for the journey Cherry and two others made in the depths of the Antarctic winter to get some Emperor Penguin eggs in conditions that can be barely imagined.
This is the only book written by Cherry; he was encouraged to write it by his close neighbour George Bernard Shaw and completed it only after participating in the first world war. Apart from Cherry's writing which is amazing there is also an excellent biographical section.
Thoroughly recommended.
If you enjoy this then I also recommend a book on another unsung hero, Tom Crean.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like depoted XS rations on the Ross Ice Shelf, Cherry-Garrard's writing is as fresh and nourishing as the day it went between covers eighty-eight years ago. "The Worst Journey" contains so many good things, not the least of which are the entwined stories of Cherry-Garrard's own mid-winter's march to collect egg samples from brooding Emperor Penguins and Scott's disastrous trip to (and most of the way back from) the South Pole. In between are long stretches of brilliant nature writing, kind but frank character study, technical analysis of sledging materials and conditions at a range of temperatures between -70 & 0 Celsius, etc., etc. (Tellingly, Cherry-Garrard survived three brutal years on McMurdo Sound, only to be invalided home from WWI in a matter of months. Likely the experiences of the first had weakened him for the second, but it says a great deal that the worst the Antarctic could throw at him was as nothing compared to the trenches of France.)
Despite my best intentions, I'll probably continue to grumble about cold winters in an Edinburgh flat, or the rigours of an eight-hour day spent tracking birds on Scottish moors. After having read this book, however, I'll blush every time I catch myself doing so.
Despite my best intentions, I'll probably continue to grumble about cold winters in an Edinburgh flat, or the rigours of an eight-hour day spent tracking birds on Scottish moors. After having read this book, however, I'll blush every time I catch myself doing so.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A brilliant summary of an incredible expedition!
I bought this for my husband and he writes: I had recently become interested in polar travel and only knew the basics of the Scott Expedition. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. N. J. Chadwick
It makes you feel cold and exhausted just reading it
It's called The Worst Journey In The World, and I for one would not disagree with him. The book covers the whole history of Scott's last expedition to the antarctic including part... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Denimman
A wonderful book
A wonderful book - polar exploration is full of fascinating tales, but Cherry-Garrard's personal account of his involvement with Scott's ill-fated polar endeavour and in particular... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ms Helen R Hawken
excellent interesting book
This is a true account of the ezpeditions in the antercica ezcellent read
very well explained
i wpuld definately recommend this book
very well explained
i wpuld definately recommend this book
Published 4 months ago by miss monroe
Character shines through
This is one of the most moving and inspiring books I have read in a very long time. Cherry's frankness and kindness when discussing men's strengths and weaknesses makes one see the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Hils
The Worst Journey in the World
When I visited the Scott and Shackleton huts on Ross Island last Summer we experienced relatively mild weather by Antarctic standards. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kingklipper
The worst journey makes the best read
I bought this as a gift after having been nagged into reading it myself by people who kept going on about how good it is. I am now nagging others to read it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by HilaryS
Not what i thought it would be at all
After reading a book about Scott by Ranulph Fiennes i was inspired to read The Worst Journey in the World in order to fill in the blanks. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mrs. L. Lomas
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