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Basic starter pack
To help you find the expedition of your heart, try one of these…
| Title | Author | Expedition | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madhouse at the End of the Earth | Julian Sancton | Belgica | Scurvy, Catholicism, Soulmates |
| A First Rate Tragedy | Diana Preston | Terra Nova | Imperial Hubris, Grief/Mourning |
| Endurance | Alfred Lansing | Endurance | Adventure, Everybody Lives/Nobody Dies |
Or take Glossopteris's Starter Polar Book Quiz to help you choose!
Race To The Pole starter pack
| Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Worst Journey In The World, Graphic Novel Vol I (2023) | Sarah Airriess | Amazing comic adaptation of WOJO |
| The Last Place On Earth (1985) | script by Trevor Griffiths | Intensely 80s miniseries. Hugh Grant is in it! |
Very Literary starter pack
| Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English imagination | Francis Spufford | This is really THE BOOK re: Why We're All So Obsessed With This. Begins with Franklin and moves through Scott |
| Terra Incognita | Sara Wheeler | Includes a tour through Antarctic history as well as a look at contemporary (well, 90s) life on the continent |
| The Worst Journey In The World (1922) | Apsley Cherry-Garrard | A lengthy but intensely moving exploration of grief and loss via the South Pole |