I May Be Some Time: The Story Behind the Antarctic Tragedy of Captain Scott
Francis Spufford
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 05-07-2018
£9.99
When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination.
Description
When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination. Everyone remembers the doomed Captain Oates’s last words: ‘I’m just going outside, and I may be some time.’ Francis Spufford’s celebrated and prize-winning history shows how Scott’s death was the culmination of a national enchantment with vast empty spaces, the beauty of untrodden snow, and perilous journeys to the end of the earth.
Additional information
Weight | 0.326 kg |
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Dimensions | 25 × 129 × 198 mm |
Page Count | 416 |