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The ‘Heroic’ and ‘Post-Heroic’ Ages of British Antarctic Exploration: A Consideration of Differences and Continuity

Haddelsey, StephenUniversity of East Anglia2014

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Scientific achievements by Antarctic expeditions in the aftermath of the Sixth International Geographical Congress: 1895-1905

Salveson, KirkUniversity of Cambridge1998

… goals and subsequent achievements. Seven Antarctic expeditions from six countries are analyzed in terms of their objectives, scientific staffs, and academic disciplines. Comparisons are made of the success of the early expeditions (1895-1905) of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration and …

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The White Distance: a novel.

Errington, Susan2008

… is a work of fiction set in Australia and Antarctica at the time of World War I. The story focuses on two lovers, Dora and Daniel, who are part of Australia’s vigorous anti-war movement. Each of the lovers comes to the movement for different reasons. Dora’s beloved brother has been killed …

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Situating ‘Books of Travel’: Intertextuality in Antarctic Whaling Narratives 1892-1896

Evans Rayward, BronteUniversity of Cambridge2021

$\textit{From Edinburgh to the Antarctic}$ by William Burn Murdoch and $\textit{The Cruise of the “Antarctic” to the South Polar Regions}$ by Henrik Bull are both travel narratives that detail the authors’ experiences on board Antarctic whaling vessels in the late nineteenth century. In Europe and …

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