Product Description
Erebus: The Story of a Ship
Author: Michael Palin
Format: Paperback
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror
In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.
On the first, she ventured further south than any human had ever been. On the second, she vanished with her 129-strong crew in the wastes of the Canadian Arctic, along with the HMS Terror.
Her fate remained a mystery for over 160 years.
Then, in 2014, she was found.
This is her story.
Now available: Michael Palin's Travel Journals: North Korea Journal, Into Iraq, and In Venezuela.
Coming soon: Michael Palin in Nigeria
A Bbc Radio 4 Book of the Week
'Beyond terrific . . . I didn't want it to end.' — Bill Bryson
'Illuminated by flashes of gentle wit . . . It's a fascinating story that [Palin] brings full-bloodedly to life.' — Guardian
'This is an incredible book . . . The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we've all been waiting for.' — Nicholas Crane
'Thoroughly absorbs the reader. . . Carefully researched and well-crafted, it brings the story of a ship vividly to life.' — Sunday Times
'A great story . . . Told in a very relaxed and sometimes - as you might expect - very funny Palin style.' — David Baddiel, Daily Mail
'Magisterial . . . Brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people since the 1840s.' — The Times
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 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. His books include accounts of his journeys, novels (Hemingway’s Chair and The Truth) and several volumes of diaries. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list. He lives in London.
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