Recommendations from our site
“The worst journey in the world which he describes isn’t Scott’s race to the pole, it’s Cherry-Garrard’s trip with two other men to find the emperor penguins. The book is framed by Scott’s expedition, but the quest for the penguins is the centre of it.” Read more...
Paul Theroux, Travel Writer
“It is ostensibly the story of Captain Scott’s 1912 expedition to the Antarctic, but it’s really about all places in all times and is possibly the best book ever written.” Read more...
The best books on The Polar Regions
Sara Wheeler, Travel Writer
Our most recommended books
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On Liberty
by John Stuart MillRecommended 9 times
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George OrwellRecommended 9 times
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War and Peace
by Leo TolstoyRecommended 8 times
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Confessions of St Augustine
by St AugustineRecommended 7 times
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The Looming Tower
by Lawrence WrightRecommended 7 times
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Frankenstein
by Mary ShelleyRecommended 7 times
