![]() ![]() In 1839, Erebus was chosen as the flagship of an expedition to penetrate south to explore Antarctica. The solid, reinforced hulls of HMS Erebus, and another bomb ship, HMS Terror, made them suitable for discovering what lay at the coldest ends of the earth. The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had more bomb ships than it had enemies. He lives in London.Ntrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy’s HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society, and in 2013 he was made a BAFTA fellow. His books include accounts of his journeys, novels (Hemingway's Chair and The Truth) and several volumes of diaries. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we've all been waiting for." (Nicholas Crane) About the Author: Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. ![]() He brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people since the 1840s." (The Times) "This is an incredible book. A natural storyteller, captures beautifully the sense of awe experienced by Ross and his men as they encountered the wonders and terrors of Antarctica. This beautifully produced volume - colour plates, outstanding maps - is a landmark achievement." (Ken McGoogan, author of Fatal Passage) "Magisterial. He turns up obscure facts, reanimates essential moments, and never shies away from taking controversial positions. Palin is a superb stylist, low-key and conversational, who skillfully incorporates personal experience. Fascinating." (Lorraine Kelly ITV Lorraine) "At this late date, and against all odds, Michael Palin has found an original way to enter and explore the Royal Navy narrative of polar exploration. A brilliant book." (Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2) "I absolutely loved it: I had to read it at one sitting. His moving account of the discovery of abandoned items, taken on board as comforts of home by the officers - silver cutlery with their initials indented, scattered on a frozen shore - affected me the most." (Colin Greenwood, Radiohead bassist Spectator) "Everybody's talking about it. It's a fascinating story that he brings full-bloodedly to life, stripping away the barnacles of the past to reveal the hidden history of a ship." (Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Guardian) "With this irresistible and often harrowing account, Michael Palin makes a convincing case that one heroic little ship embodied the golden ago of polar exploration better than any other: HMS Erebus." (John Geiger, co-author of Frozen in Time) " with a wry enthusiasm, bolstered by his own experiences as an eminent explorer and film-maker. ![]() Carefully researched and well-crafted, it brings the story of a ship vividly to life." (Sunday Times) " narrative is driven by a deep sympathy for explorers and adventurers, while also being illuminated by flashes of gentle wit. I didn't want it to end." (Bill Bryson) "Thoroughly absorbs the reader. ![]()
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