Further Reading

'Erebus has a prominent place in Greek Mythology meaning ‘The darkness of the underworld, a dark place where lost souls rest on the way to Hades, the abode of the dead.’

(the active volcano, Mt Erebus, dominates the landscape of Ross Island where the bases are located).

 

The following books, many of them written by the original explorers, provide insights into the heroic-era of exploration and historic events in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.

 Many of these publications are available in later editions. 

Classic Travel Books (a division of The Long Riders' Guild Press) has recently released reprints of Aurora Australis (E Shackleton), Scott's Last Expedition (R F Scott) and the South Pole Ponies (Theodore Mason)

Borchgrevink, C.E. 

First on the Antarctic Continent. George Newnes Ltd, London.  1901

Cherry-Garrard, A. 

The Worst Journey in the World, Chatto and Windus London.  2 vols.  1922

Crane, D

Scott of the Antarctic. Harper Perennial. 2006

 Crawford, J.

That First Antarctic Winter, South Latitude Research Limited.1998

Evans. E

South with Scott.  W. Collins Sons & Co, London. 1921

Fiennes R

Captain Scott. Hodder and Stoughton, London. 2003

Harrowfield, D.L.

Sledging into History.  The Macmillan Company of New Zealand Ltd, 1981; Icy Heritage - Historic Sites of the Ross Sea region.  Antarctic Heritage Trust. 1995

Lewis- Tyler, Kelly 

The Lost Men (The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party). 2006 

McElrea, R, Harrowfield, D. 

Polar Castaways.  The Ross Sea Party (1914-17) of Sir Ernest Shackleton.  Canterbury University Press. 2004

Ponting, H.G.

The Great White South.  Duckworth London.  1921

 Priestley, R.E.

Antarctic Adventure.  T. Fisher Unwin. 1914

Savours A.

The Discovery Diary of Edward Wilson, 1901-04.  London Blandford Press. 1966; The Voyages of the Discovery. Chatham, London. 1992

 Scott, R.F.

The Voyage of the Discovery 2 Vols. Smith Elder & Co, London 1905.  Scott's Last Expedition.  (Arranged) Leonard Huxley 2 Vols.  Smith Elder & Co 1937

Shackleton, E.H. 

The Heart of the Antarctic.  William Heinmann 2 Vols. 1909;  South.  1919

J V Skelton and D V Wilson.

Discovery Illustrated. Wilson Reardon, London. 2001.

Taylor, G.

With Scott: The Silver Lining.  Smith Elder & Co. 1916

Wilson, E.A.

Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions.  Blandford Press, London. 1966;  Diary of the Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic. H.G.R. King.  Blandford Press, London. 1972

Yelverton, D Y.

Antarctica Unveiled.  University Press of Colorado. 2000

 General Reading About Antarctica For Younger Readers

Hooper, Meredith

A for Antarctica.  Pan Macmillan. P/b 1992 (for all ages);

Antarctic Adventure: Exploring the Frozen South. Dorling Kindersley. 2000 (ages 7-11);

Journey to Antarctica.  Ashton Scholastic 1997 (ages 8 –12);

Ice Trap! Shackleton’s Incredible Expedition;  Frances Lincoln. P/b 2001 (ages 7 –11);

Race to the Pole. Hodder.  P/b, 2002.  Republished 2007. (ages 8 and above);

The Island that Moved.  Francis Lincoln, 2004 (ages 7-11. Plate tectonics based on an Antarctic Island);

The Pole Seekers. Hodder, 2000 (novel for ages 8-14);

Tom Crean's Rabbit. Frances Lincoln, P/b 2005 (ages 3-7)

Ponko and the South Pole (children's picture book)