{"product_id":"i-may-be-some-time-the-story-behind-the-antarctic-tragedy-of-captain-scott","title":"I May Be Some Time: The Story Behind the Antarctic Tragedy of Captain Scott","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Spufford's book \"The End of the End of the Earth\" explores how Captain Scott's death was the culmination of a national enchantment with vast empty spaces, the beauty of untrodden snow, and perilous journeys to the end of the earth. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 05 July 2018\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA truly majestic work of scholarship, thought, and literary imagination, Jan Morris' The Times hailed it as \"a triumph of the human spirit.\" The Washington Post praised it as \"shot through with crystalline brilliance,\" while the Sunday Times described it as \"fascinating.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination. Everyone remembers the doomed Captain Oates' last words: \"I'm just going outside, and I may be some time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Spufford's celebrated and prize-winning history shows how Scott's death was the culmination of a national enchantment with vast empty spaces, the beauty of untrodden snow, and perilous journeys to the end of the earth. Winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, the Writers Guild Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and the Banff Mountain Book Prize, Spufford's work is a testament to the power of storytelling and the enduring fascination with the human spirit in the face of adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 338g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 194 x 134 x 26 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780571346783\n                            \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEdition number\u003c\/strong\u003e: Main\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FrancisSpufford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44097001849082,"sku":"9780571346783","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1c8a2fe172268d18643ad407b1425bb4.jpg?v=1629515410","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/i-may-be-some-time-the-story-behind-the-antarctic-tragedy-of-captain-scott","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}