Product description
One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday.
This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account is filled with details of scientific discovery, unforgettable descriptions of landscape and a belief in the spirit of human beings. A celebrated and compelling book on Antarctic exploration.
INTRODUCED BY SARA WHEELER
'The Worst Journey in the World is to travel what War and Peace is to the novel... a masterpiece' New York Review of Books
* Voted Number 1 in National Geographic's 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time *
Specifications
| Product ID / ISBN / EAN | 9780099530374 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 1 Apr 2010 |
| Number of Pages | 720 |
| Width | 13.0 cm |
| Height | 19.8 cm |
| Depth | 3.9 cm |