The Worst Journey in the World is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. One of the youngest members of Scott's team, Apsley Cherry-Garrard was later part of the rescue party that found the frozen bodies of Scott and the three men who had accompanied him on the final push to the Pole. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men eventually faced, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from other explorers. A masterpiece of travel writing, The Worst Journey in the World is the most celebrated and compelling of all the books on Antarctic exploration.
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"'The Worst Journey in the World is to travel what War and Peace is to the novel... a masterpiece'" (New York Review of Books )
"The best polar book there is" (Observer )
"Probably the best adventure yarn ever published" (Independent )
"Remains the masterpiece of heroic travel" (The Times )
"The finest book ever written about Antarctic exploration as well as a great literary classic" (Peter Matthiessen )
"The best polar book there is" (Observer )
"Probably the best adventure yarn ever published" (Independent )
"Remains the masterpiece of heroic travel" (The Times )
"The finest book ever written about Antarctic exploration as well as a great literary classic" (Peter Matthiessen )
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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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41 of 41 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.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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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.
22 of 23 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
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not my cup of tea
I bought this for work research, not for pleasure reading, and I found it pretty dense and hard to get into. But it's good for reference.
Published 1 month ago by JB
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible endurance at a cost
This was a Christmas present which I was not sure I would ever read:but having picked it up to flick through I was hooked. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nicolas Milne
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Winter Trip of Garrard, Wilson and Bowers.
For anyone interested in Scott's total expedition, this is the complete story. Written by the person who first opened the tent flap and saw Scott, Wilson and Bowers lying there... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D Woodbridge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny and interesting
It was a present for my boyfriend, and he loves the book. He reads sections for me loud because the writing is really good. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Silje Ramsvatn
3.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible edition of brilliant book
A lazy edition of a brilliant book makes this a frustrating read:
1 No photos or diagrams. Some of the photos and drawings made at the Pole are tremendous but there isn't even... Read more
1 No photos or diagrams. Some of the photos and drawings made at the Pole are tremendous but there isn't even... Read more
Published 4 months ago by L. Gordo
5.0 out of 5 stars
very good
Delighted to find this book still available,it is one of the best description of the Arctic and one of the most influencial books on polar travel
Published 5 months ago by Joyce
5.0 out of 5 stars
Derring Do, History in the making, and an awful lot more
Apsley Cherry Garrard was one of the youngest men on Scott's final, fatal expedition to the Antarctic and wound up responsible for writing the official account of the journey, out... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Extraordinary journey
This is a most extraordinary story and mostly because it happened and is true.The difficulties put up with are so well expressed by the author. Read more
Published 6 months ago by bookclub
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The Worst Journey in the world
Quality of the book is very good; received within couple of days of ordering.
And I am enjoying the reading...amazing...
And I am enjoying the reading...amazing...
Published 8 months ago by Essex Siva
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
I thought this book surpassed all expectations. I expected to like it or I wouldn't have bought it, but I found it rivetting. Read more
Published 10 months ago by HS
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