THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION, AND WHOSE PAST DEEDS
IN THE SAME FIELD REFLECTED A BRIGHT RAY OF HOPEFUL LIGHT
ON THOSE WHO STROVE TO EMULATE HIS EXAMPLE
WHILST FOLLOWING IN HIS FOOTSTEPS,
This little Work
IS REVERENTLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY
THE AUTHOR.
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
The History of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76, and the record of its results, will be found in the work of Sir George Nares. My object in publishing the present volume is to furnish a popular narrative of memorable events as they presented themselves to an individual member of the Expedition, and especially of the work of sledge travelling over the frozen polar ocean. It was written a few months after our return to England, but its appearance has been purposely deferred until the publication of the work by Sir George Nares.