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THE ROMANCE OF POLAR EXPLORATION

INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS OF ARCTIC AND
ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE FROM THE EARLIEST
TIME TO THE VOYAGE OF THE "DISCOVERY"

BY

G. FIRTH SCOTT
AUTHOR OF "FROM FRANKLIN TO NANSEN," "THE ROMANCE
OF AUSTRALIAN EXPLORING," "COLONIAL BORN," _&c._


WITH TWENTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS


LONDON
SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED
38 GREAT RUSSELL STREET
1909


[Illustration: THE _STELLA POLARE_ NIPPED IN THE ICE.

"The stores were unloaded with the greatest rapidity."]


_UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME_

THE LIBRARY OF ROMANCE

_Extra Crown 8vo. With many illustrations. 5s. each_


"Splendid volumes."--_The Outlook._

"This series has now won a considerable and well deserved
reputation."--_The Guardian._

"Each volume treats its allotted theme with accuracy, but at the same
time with a charm that will commend itself to readers of all ages. The
root idea is excellent, and it is excellently carried out, with full
illustrations and very prettily designed covers."--_The Daily
Telegraph._


By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc.

THE ROMANCE OF SAVAGE LIFE
THE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFE
THE ROMANCE OF EARLY BRITISH LIFE


By EDWARD GILLIAT, M.A.

THE ROMANCE OF MODERN SIEGES


By JOHN LEA, M.A.

THE ROMANCE OF BIRD LIFE


By JOHN LEA, M.A., & H. COUP