Copyright, 1898,
By D. C. Heath & Co.

The illustrations on pages 85, 95, 125, are from Dr. Nansen’s book entitled “Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram, 1893–1896; etc.” Copyright, 1897, 1898, by Harper & Brothers.

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

Illustrations.