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
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By the Rev. J. C. LAMBERT, M.A., D.D.
THE ROMANCE OF MISSIONARY HEROISM
By G. FIRTH SCOTT
THE ROMANCE OF POLAR EXPLORATION
By ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS, B.A. (Oxon.), F.R.G.S.
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MINING
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By EDMUND SELOUS
THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD
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By E. S. GREW, M.A.
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