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Shackleton is a Twitter novel by artist Peggy Nelson— follow along at @EShackleton. This blog is the media companion to the novel.From @EShackleton:
- RT @otolythe: my talk about @EShackleton on @twitter at 3rd South Pole-sium, Oslo, May 2017 vimeo.com/219838961 #Shackleton #storytelli… 2 years ago
- TO everyone who has followed this adventure for the past 5 years, thank you!! I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have. — @otolythe ^_^ 2 years ago
- Resources used to create this account: selected books, films, websites, & reenactments: eshackleton.com/resources 2 years ago
- To everyone who has followed this virtual Expedition, @EShackleton sends his most heartfelt thanks and regards. https://t.co/TXRrom4tim 2 years ago
- Letter to Emily: wp.me/p1vYEP-1ap 2 years ago
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
A la Peggotty
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” — David Copperfield [Illustration of Peggotty’s boat/house, from The Personal History, Adventures, Experience … Continue reading
Posted in Images, Other Voices
A curious-looking party
“We were a curious-looking party, but we were feeling happy. We even broke into song, and, but for our Robinson Crusoe appearance, a casual observer might have taken us for a picnic party sailing in a Norwegian fiord or one … Continue reading
Posted in Shackleton
It put me in mind of old times at Home
“I went to the top of the hill & had a lay on the grass & it put me in mind of old times at Home sitting on the hillside looking down at them.” — Harry McNeish
Posted in Other Voices
Busy at the boat
“I am still busy at the boat. While the skipper does the Nimrod & bring home the food Vincent lays down by the fire and smoks some times coming out for more wood while the Boss & Creen looks after … Continue reading
Posted in Other Voices
Our hunger knew no law
“We paid our last visit to the nests of the albatrosses, which were situated on a little undulating plateau above the cave amid tussocks, snow patches, and little frozen tarns. Each nest consisted of a mound over a foot high … Continue reading
Posted in Shackleton
His usual love of leg-pulling
“Shackleton, with his usual love of leg-pulling, said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘We’ll hide this stuff, go in and tell ’em you saved my life from a sea-elephant that tore your blouse off and badly wounded you—to account … Continue reading
Posted in Other Voices
