Volume I, p. 68: aboard the Fram: We carried an extraordinarily copious library; presents of books were showered upon us in great quantities. I suppose the Fram’s library at the present moment contains at least 3,000 volumes.
The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the ‘Fram,’ 1910-1912.
Amundsen, Roald. Two Volumes. London: John Murray, 1913.
- 1910-12 Norwegian National Antarctic Expedition (Amundsen on Fram).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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The South Pole Expedition 1910-1912.
Amundsen, Roald. Geir O. Kløver (ed.). Oslo, Norway: Fram Museum, 2010.
- 1910-12 Norwegian National Antarctic Expedition (Amundsen on Fram).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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A heavily illustrated English translation of Amundsen’s diaries from his South Pole expedition. The overwhelming impression of the first 100 pages is Amundsen’s love affair with the dogs, even when he is killing them or sacrificing them for food for the others.
‘One cannot help but liking them’: Terra Nova meets Fram.
Hooper, Meredith. Polar Record 49 (April 2012) p. 184-191. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247411000271.
- 1910-12 Norwegian National Antarctic Expedition (Amundsen on Fram); 1910-14 British National Antarctic Expedition (Scott on Terra Nova).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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p. 187: Curious eyes ranged over each other's ships. ‘While we are waiting events we have not been by any means idle,’ wrote Priestley on Saturday morning (Priestley: p. 50). Officers and scientists were busy using Terra Nova as a platform for vigorous scientific work for example sounding, hauling the plankton net, taking water samples, and dredging. According to Bruce, ten of Fram's crew including Amundsen lunched on board Terra Nova and ‘were very friendly, but didn't give away much or get much’ (Bruce: 1911c). On a return visit to Fram ‘to have a look round’ according to Browning, Amundsen asked him if there were any spare newspapers on Terra Nova as he had not read any since September. Browning ‘collected all I could get also a few magazines – he was very pleased’ (Browning: 1911). Priestley did not go. Instead, he showed a Norwegian Lieutenant over Terra Nova.