In 1910 famous explorer Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole. The expedition was part scientific and part adventure: Scott wanted to be the first to reach the pole. The expedition was beset by hardship from the beginning, and after realizing that they had been beaten to the pole by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian Expedition, the party suffered a final tragedy: the loss of Scott and his companions to the Antarctic cold on their return journey to base camp. The Worst Journey in the World is an autobiographical account of one of the survivors of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard . It's a unique combination of fascinating scientific documentary, adventure novel, and with the inclusion of Scott's final journal entries, horror story. Journey is peppered throughout with journal entries, illustrations, and pictures from Cherry-Garrard's companions, making it a fascinating window into the majesty and danger of the Antarctic. Apsley Cherry-Garrard (died 1959) was an influential writer of the modernist period. Their work has endured across generations and continues to be read and studied worldwide. Memoir and autobiographical writing offer uniquely intimate access to lived experience. The Worst Journey In The World invites readers into a singular consciousness, sharing observations and reflections that transcend their specific historical moment to illuminate universal aspects of human life.
