Contents.

ChapterPage
I.[Nansen’s Boyhood—Education andCharacter]1
II.[Youthful Adventures]14
III.[Mountain-climbing in Winter]29
IV.[Preparing for the Greenland Expedition]35
V.[Sledging across Greenland]51
VI.[Nansen’s Marriage—A StrangeWedding-trip]73
VII.[TheFram—Setting out for the Pole]82
VIII.[TheIce Pressure—Hunting the White Bear]94
IX.[Farthest North]109
X.[Nansen Meeting Dr. Jackson in Franz Joseph Land]123