The Worst Journey in the World

De: Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Narrado por: Simon Vance

This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard, whom Scott lauded as a tough, efficient member of the team, tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes. From there began the unforgettable polar journey across a forbidding and inhospitable region. On November 12, 1912, in arctic temperatures, the author, in a search party, found the bodies of Scott and his companions along with poignant last notebook entries, some of them recorded in this work.

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.

Public Domain (P)2003 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Robert Whitfield picks up on Cherry-Garrard's dry sense of humor, stiff-upper-lip approach to adversity, and appreciation for nature, the dogs and ponies on whom the expedition depended, and the polar landscape." ( AudioFile)

skip to chapter 8 and circle back

if you're having a hard time getting into it!

It's a bit information heavy in the beginning but picks up. By the end, I wanted more information!

No other story can compare

This is an amazing story about so many human traits - endurance obviously, psychology and physical capability.
Superbly read.
Amazing!

This Is A Story of the Superhuman Drive to Explore, Survive, and Accept Death.

I didn’t dislike any of it. It was a wonderful book and very well narrated

Puts things into perspective...

"I would never complain about heat again" that sentence really stuck with me - as did many more. This was not an easy book to get through, but Cherry's astute and sometimes humorous observations about the polar expedition, about Scott, about the men of this era... and about penguins proved well worth the time and effort. This would be a good book for a man coming-of-age in what is comparatively, a different world. A good book for anyone caught up in their own importance. It definitely made me rethink my own insignificant complaints.

great read!

fantastic performance - a very interesting and poignant account of this polar journey and tragedy

Amazing Journey

I was freezing as I listened to this story!
Author describes a glacial world, that
is long gone.

Exquisite Telling of a Phenomenal True Story

I became fascinated with the story of RF Scott and the Terra Nova upon seeing Terrance McNally’s play of the same name. Was delighted to find and devour the hardcover of The Worst Journey in the World many years ago.

Thrilled to find it read to perfection here. The narrator seems to channel each voice from beyond.

An age of heroism gone by. Stunning. Great listen!

Great example of grace under extreme circumstances

This book is fabulously entertaining and interesting. From the harrowing saga to the uplifting moral conclusion, it explains much about why the expeditions to the South Pole were undertaken and why they still matter.

Great story. Great performance.

Deeply interesting and inspiring

I read this book after reading Endurance, about the failed Shackleton expedition, and while traveling to Antartica. The two books provided fascinating information about the history of exploration and the nature of Antartica, as well as inspiring insights about the inner workings of mankind. Both books are highly recommended, even if, like me, you never thought you were interested in Antarctica.

Simply marvelous!

Great narrator, riveting story. Unforgettable facts detailed by a polar giant, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Loved it.