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About Ernest Shackleton

Polar Explorer. Leader of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917.

Rime of the Ancient Mariner, pt 2

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge […] Two “The sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea. And the good … Continue reading →

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What the ice gets, the ice keeps

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“All hands is standing bye we had a slight shock last night… there was a noise under the bottom aft the same as if the ice had broken up…. the Boss thinks it was a whale but I thinks different.” … Continue reading →

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Scrubbing the decks

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

James Wordie, Alfred Cheetam, Alexander Macklin “…it fell to my unwilling lot to go down on my knees and scrub the passages. I am able to put aside pride of caste in most things but I must say that I … Continue reading →

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Better off than the King

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“A cheery little fellow, who had a strange outlook on life and wonderful views of his own for reforming various social evils.” — Alexander Macklin, on Alfred Cheetham “Some days we used to set off in the lovely long sunsets … Continue reading →

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Captain Kidd

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Sir E. & I have just been projecting a voyage to the S. Pacific, by way of reaction against our present forced inactivity.” — Frank Worsley “Shackleton was fascinated by buried treasure. He quite seriously wanted to look for pirate … Continue reading →

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Trouble

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Menial discontent in the fo’c’sle, several hands complaining of the Bosun [John Vincent] having called them evil names, ands struck them. As harmony is imperative, his promotion to Bosum has been cancelled, and he resumes his former rank as trawling … Continue reading →

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Sardines on toast

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“My turn to night watch. The duties of the night watch are to keep the Ritz bogie glowing, the Stables roasting, and the Boss’s, which is right aft, at an equable temperature. The latter is a difficult job, as the … Continue reading →

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Electric lamps

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“Hurley, our handy man, installed our small electric-lighting plant and placed lights for occasional use in the observatory, the meteorological station, and various other points. We could not afford to use the electric lamps freely. Hurley also rigged two powerful … Continue reading →

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The Antarctic Derby

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“There is not one that is not to some extent a mongrel.” — Thomas Orde-Lees “On the 15th of the month a great race, the ‘Antarctic Derby,’ took place. It was a notable event. The betting had been heavy, and … Continue reading →

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What is to become of it all…?

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“From within the cosiness of the Ritz, it is hard to imagine we are drifting, frozen and solid, in a sea of pack ice in the very heart of the Weddell Sea. I often wonder, and I do not suppose … Continue reading →

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