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The Worst Journey in the World
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
Among Apsley Cherry-Garrard's friends and admirers were John Galsworthy, H.G. Wells, Arnold Bennett, and Bernard Shaw. His background in the arts and humanities makes The Worst Journey in the World stand out as a literary accomplishment as well as a classic in the annals of exploration.
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- Stephen
- 14-04-09
Wonderful
I had heard that this was a masterpiece of travel writing and it was right. This was one of the most moving pieces I've had the fortune to listen to. Simply wonderful. The endurance shown by these men is an inspiration. When I have difficult times I simply look back to them and realise how much worse men have been through.
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- The Scrutineer
- 30-01-24
The hubris of a past generation
Wonderfully narrated. A superb insight but one borne of a different class with the inevitable entitlement. The lack of regard of animals went on into the Great War. I look forward to the Norwegians account as they clearly, as Scandinavians always are, just better at everything.
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- Mr A King
- 25-06-21
excellently told through diary entries.
I'm not a fan of impersonating accents, but otherwise this is a great story, told through narration and the diaries of those on the expedition. The truly remarkable events are those occurring prior to the journey to the pole.
I found the authors rationale for the expeditions hardships to be compelling, it is well known now of course that the expedition did not know enough about nutrition at the time. However, there is a small degree of shade thrown towards Amundsen's successful and relatively uneventful effort that intentional or not, does come across a little bitter, in my reading at least.
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- oliver whittle
- 21-04-16
unbelievable story, told well, moving, inspiring
chapter 7 beggars belief. and that's not even the main story. highly recommended. The narrator is also brilliant.
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- Christine Rathbone
- 12-08-22
A must for any linterested in polar exploration
This book gives an insider's account of Scott's last Antarctic expedition and is written in a more informal way. The narration is excellent and is a must for anyone wanting to know more about life in the most southern part of the world.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-10-20
Great book, but..
Great book, Cherry did well in collecting information from others as well as his own diaries to present the full start to finish journey and adventure.
Story is a bit slow to start with and lacks a downloadable PDF file with support maps! (Google is your friend here)
From the reader side everything is great BUT! the references! I dont think they work well in audio books as well as in text books. Story becomes more choppy and fragmented with them being read out. But thats my two pence.
Would recommend!
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- firewalker
- 13-10-21
Pluck and Courage Unbounded
Everything you wanted to know about the great Antartica trek, well narrated with no lack of detail.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-05-22
Genuinely awesome
The best ever adventure story that happens to be true.
The authour takes us through near disasters as if they are a mild inconvenience. Narrated with true British understatement. A real conquer by endurance as Shackleton would say.
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- fergus
- 27-03-15
Superb in every sense
This audio book is one of the I have ever heard. I read the text version some years ago and this narrator has been perfectly cast.
The story is almost unbelievable and it is difficult to imagine anyone who enjoys non fiction adventures finding this anything but extraordinary.
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- David Abbott
- 13-02-18
Absolutely brilliant.
What did you like most about The Worst Journey in the World?
The factual part, the emotional part, the stoic part. I have listened to this a dozen times already. It's refreshing to hear this told by many contributors but mainly Apsley Cherry Garrard
What did you like best about this story?
Absolutely gripping,sometimes tragic.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Shambles camp.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No,I did not laugh or cry because it shows the stoic attitude of Englishmen. I feel sorry for the animals though.Having said that, the three men could have easily frozen to death. Cherry should be revered more. He was AT THAT LEVEL. A person who could have reached the pole and returned alive. This would be my 4 who went to the Pole with Scott (a mistake to take five). So...here we go. 1) Scott 2) Wilson 3) Bowers 4) Cherry
Any additional comments?
More people should read this.
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