Reading the 20th Century discussion

This is worth a read


Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

I also recommend watching the video of the Endurance which shows it still in incredible condition, and also watching the video of Dan Snow's enthusiastic reaction

Loads of Shackleton books out there


Anyone read any?

Any top tips?

I listened to in 2019, and remember with pleasure Kenneth Branagh in the mini-series on the BBC.

Pasted from the Midnight Bell


Susan wrote:


"Interesting news story today:

https://news.sky.com/story/shackleton...

I think we read a book about Shackleton?"


I have a feeling we had read a Shackleton book too. If we did I did not participate though.

Rosina wrote:


"I listened to Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage in 2019, and remember with pleasure Kenneth Branagh in the mini-series on the BBC."

Thanks Rosina - incredibly positive reviews for that one

How much did you enjoy it?

I read Caroline Alexander's The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. I thought it was wonderful.

I thought we read one, too. The only I could find was Frank A. Worsley's Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure. But on further checking might it have been Alfred Lansing's Endurance? I couldn't find it because it was on the Kindle.

I read the Lansing book and enjoyed it very much.

I read South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 Which I liked

Very exciting to see the video and the ship's amazing condition. I have also read the Lansing book and remember enjoying the TV series starring Kenneth Branagh, although I've slightly mixed it up in my mind with The Last Place on Earth, the series about Scott starring Martin Shaw, as I watched them both on DVDs around the same time.