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Books Erebus: The Story of a Ship (Paperback)
Erebus: The Story of a Ship (Paperback)

Erebus: The Story of a Ship (Paperback)

Michael Palin

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Michael brings to life one of the greatest adventures of all time.

HMS Erebus was one of the great exploring ships, a veteran of groundbreaking expeditions to the ends of the Earth. In 1848, it disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found. This is its story.

‘Beyond terrific. I didn’t want it to end.’ – Bill Bryson


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Michael brings the remarkable Erebus back to life, following it from its launch in 1826 to the epic voyages of discovery that led to glory in the Antarctic and to ultimate catastrophe in the Arctic.

The ship was filled with fascinating people: the dashing and popular James Clark Ross, who charted much of the ‘Great Southern Barrier’; the troubled John Franklin, whose chequered career culminated in the Erebus’s final, disastrous expedition; and the eager Joseph Dalton Hooker, a brilliant naturalist – when he wasn’t shooting the local wildlife dead.

Vividly recounting the experiences of the men who first set foot on Antarctica’s Victoria Land, and those who, just a few years later, froze to death one by one in the Arctic ice, beyond the reach of desperate rescue missions, Erebus is a wonderfully evocative account of a truly extraordinary adventure, brought to life by an avid explorer and storyteller.


‘Thoroughly absorbs the reader. . . Carefully researched and well-crafted, it brings the
story of a ship vividly to life.’ – Sunday Times

‘This is an incredible book. I couldn’t put it down. The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we’ve
all been waiting for.’ – Nicholas Crane

‘Palin is a superb stylist, low-key and conversational, who skillfully incorporates personal
experience. He turns up obscure facts, reanimates essential moments, and never shies
away from taking controversial positions. This beautifully produced volume – colour
plates, outstanding maps – is a landmark achievement.’ – Ken McGoogan, author of
Fatal Passage

‘Michael Palin is a cracking good companion on this journey of ambition, longing, triumph
and tragedy… the age of adventure lives on’ – Alanna Mitchell, author of The Spinning
Magnet: The Force that Created the Modern World and Could Destroy It


Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin

Recording an audiobook with Michael Palin | Talking Books

Michael Palin with David Baddiel | Penguin Podcast

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Paperback

Pages

352 pages

Published

30 May 2019

Language

English

EAN\ISBN-13

9781784758578

Dimensions

198mm x 26mm x 129mm

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