In the great white land
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About This Book
In "In the Great White A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean," Gordon Stables transports readers to the frigid expanses of Antarctica, infusing the narrative with vivid descriptions and a sense of adventure that is characteristic of late 19th-century literature. The book, penned in a romantic, almost poetic style, captures the stark beauty and peril of polar exploration while weaving a tale of human endurance against nature's most formidable forces. Stables' vivid imagery and rich characterizations draw readers into a world where survival is a test of both intellect and spirit, exemplifying the period...
Chapters (297)
- In the Great White Land
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- BOOK I FAR AWAY IN THE FROZEN NORTH
- IN THE GREAT WHITE LAND CHAPTER I DAYDAWN IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS—WERE THEY SAVAGES?
- CHAPTER II “HEAVE ROUND, SIR,” SAID CAPTAIN MAYNE BRACE
- CHAPTER III “MY PRIDE WARRED AGAINST MY BETTER FEELINGS”
- CHAPTER IV THE AGREEMENT DRAWN UP AND SIGNED
- CHAPTER V THE SHIP’S BEARS: GRUFF, AND GROWLEY, AND GRUMPEY, AND MEG
- BOOK II UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS
- CHAPTER I “AND NOW,” HE SAID, “’TIS DO OR DIE”
- CHAPTER II A GIANT OF THE SOUTHERN SEAS
- CHAPTER III FIRST ADVENTURES ON THE ICE
- CHAPTER IV IN FEATHER-LAND—A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
- CHAPTER V INGOMAR HIMSELF HAD A DREAM TO DREAM
- CHAPTER VI “TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST”
- CHAPTER VII A FEARFUL NIGHT—ANTARCTIC LAND-ICE
- CHAPTER VIII WONDROUS SCENERY—NICK SAVES THE LIFE OF WALLACE
- CHAPTER IX WITH HOBSON ON THE “MERRIMAC”—THE STORY THAT CURTIS TOLD
- BOOK III ON THE GREAT ANTARCTIC CONTINENT
- CHAPTER I A STRANGE DISCOVERY—SHEELAH AND TAFFY
- CHAPTER II A FIGHT BETWEEN MEN AND ICE
- CHAPTER III THE BEAUTY AND MARVELS OF AN ICE-CAVE
- CHAPTER IV THE CAMP—SLEDGING ON THE TABLELAND
- CHAPTER V THE START—FIRST NIGHT IN THE DESERT OF SNOW
- CHAPTER VI “GOOD-BYE, BOYS. IT WON’T BE FOR LONG”
- CHAPTER VII MARVELS OF THE ANTARCTIC
- CHAPTER VIII THE DASH FOR THE POLE—A WONDROUS SCENE
- CHAPTER IX TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS—VICTORY
- CHAPTER X A CHAPTER OF JOY AND SADNESS
- CHAPTER XI “ENGLAND, HOME, AND BEAUTY”
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