Category Archives: Other Voices

“They will say Briton is a free Country”

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“I expect we will have to submit to have about £2 S10 abducted from our wages after being out of the world for 2 years & received no benefits, & then They will say Briton is a free Country. This … Continue reading →

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The only rational method

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“Sir Ernest wished to revise the weekly menu and would undertake to do it himself, in his usual way, putting down all the most popular dishes first. By the time he got to Wednesday, they were all appropriated and there … Continue reading →

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Argument

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“To detail the whole of what I said to Cheetham would merely bore the reader; suffice to say that the conversation turned upon whether we would reach England by May of this year, and I expressed my opinion that that … Continue reading →

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Eothen

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“The first night of your first campaign (though you be but a mere peaceful campaigner) is a glorious time in your life. It is so sweet to find one’s self free from the stale civilisation of Europe! Oh my dear … Continue reading →

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Wonderful, amazing, splendid

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“Wonderful, amazing, splendid. “Lat. 65°43′ South—73 miles North drift. The most cheerful good fortune for a year for us: We cannot be much more than 170 miles from Paulet. Everyone greeted the news with cheers. The wind still continues. We … Continue reading →

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The going was so bad

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“The going was so bad that they could not pull my weight, and I had to get off and flounder along beside the sledges. The dogs too kept falling back, and as soon as one dog collapsed or let his … Continue reading →

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Death was instantaneous

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“Owing to this shortage of food and the fact that we needed all that we could get for ourselves, I had to order all the dogs except two teams to be shot. It was the worst job that we had … Continue reading →

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Skua Gull

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“A skua gull appeared. He settled down on our refuse pit—entrails of seals, etc—and gorged himself to his hearts content—lucky gull.” — Alexander Macklin [image: Skua Gull by John Gould, 1840]

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Sea Leopard

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Ernest Shackleton

“A man on foot in soft, deep snow and unarmed would not have a chance against such an animal as they almost bound along with a rearing, undulating motion at least five miles an hour. They attack without provocation, looking … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve, 1915

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Ernest Shackleton

“The last day of 1915… tomorrow 1916 begins: I wonder what it will bring forth for us. This time last year we prophesied that just now we would be well across the Continent.” — Alexander Macklin “New Year’s Eve, the … Continue reading →

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