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Author Archives: Ernest Shackleton
Elephant Island Tunes
“My name is Franky Wild-o and my hut’s on Elephant Isle. The wall’s without a single brick and the roof’s without a tile. Yet, nevertheless, you must confess by many and many a mile, It’s the most palatial dwelling place … Continue reading
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Poll of imaginary dishes, much wished-for
McIlroy has conducted this poll: if you were allowed only one dish right now, but it could be any dish, what would it be? Clark: Devonshire dumpling with cream James: Syrup pudding McIlroy: Marmalade pudding and Devonshire cream Rickenson: Blackberry … Continue reading
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That’s Frankie, or Frank, or Mr. Wild to you
“Frank Wild was a placid little man whom nothing ever upset… we always called him Frankie, or Frank, nobody ever called him anything else, the lower deck always called him Mr. Wild. They were never required to but they did … Continue reading
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The subject is practically taboo
“I know that our food reserve is critical. I cannot reconcile myself to the happy go lucky hand to mouth style of saying ‘Oh it will be all right.’” “But of course, some of [Wild’s] remarks dont bear much analysis … Continue reading
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We’ll shoot the man who offers us meat
“We want to be fed with a large wooden spoon and, like the Korean babies, be patted on the stomach with the back of the spoon so as to get in a little more than would otherwise be the case. … Continue reading
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“Lash up & stow!”
“The cook & his firekeeper for the day turn out between 6 & 7 & light the bogie with penguin skins. Breakfast [of penguin steaks] was not usually ready till 9 or 10 according to the temper of the fire, … Continue reading
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The most motley & unkempt assembly
“The most motley & unkempt assembly that ever was projected on a plate.” — Frank Hurley
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“Nervous breakdown”
“Hudson was still suffering from what is generally described as “nervous breakdown.” [His] breakdown is remarkable for a man of such fine physique; but it is often the case that powerfully built men do not endure hardship & exposure very … Continue reading
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Our surgical team
The surgical team: the two doctors McElroy and Macklin, Wild and How as assistants, Blackboro of course, Hurley as “stoker,” and Greenstreet and Hudson because they were invalids anyway. Hudson kept his face averted, but Greenstreet, perched in the thwarts, … Continue reading
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The Snuggery
The Dudley Docker and Stancomb Wills overturned for shelter on Elephant Island, 1916.
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