SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 



"The Antarctic Pole is a place with a past of meagre romance. Dr. Fricker's 

 book embodies that past. It is an exhaustive account of what has been done up to 

 the time of its going to press." — Academy. 



"An excellent summary of all that, up to the date of the Newnes Expedition, 

 has been accomplished in Antarctic exploration." — Daily News. 



"Among the modern books on the Southern ice regions with accounts of 

 attempts to penetrate the great frozen cap this is one of the best we have seen. 

 The illustrations are very striking and give a good idea to the reader of the 

 fantastically wild cnaracter o; the ice shapes and more stable land-contours." — 

 Science Gossip. 



"As a playground for the hardy adventurer the South Pole is without a 

 parallel, and Dr. Fricker's collected notes show what brave men have already done 

 towards its exploration and what yet remains for others to accomplish." — Daily 

 Telegraph. 



" The book is a good compilation thoroughly to be recommended. The history 

 of Antarctic Exploration is dealt with fully. The chapter dealing with the ice is 

 particularly interesting, lor the problems awaiting solution are clearly pointed 

 out." — A thenamm. 



" Dr. Fricker has brought within brief compass the salient points in the 

 discoveries of all the Antarctic explorers since Capt. Cook made his daring journey 

 in that region, and has assigned the honour of first discovering various southern 

 lands to the navigator who merits the palm." — Dundee Advertiser. 



" It need hardly be said that in a work so scientific the maps have been con- 

 structed with great care. As for the plates and illustrations, which are numerous 

 and beautifully finished, the author assures us that they are in every respect 

 authentic, having been taken exclusively from the works of explorers, and none of 

 them left to the imagination of the artist." — Glasgow Herald. 



" A first-rate translation of an interesting and valuable book. As a handbook 

 on the subject the volume is both complete and reliable, every fact being carefully 

 authenticated. We recommend the volume to the attention of all who are 

 interested in Arctic and Antarctic exploration as an excellent guide to what has 

 been accomplished throughout the centuries. A feature of special interest is the 

 large number of illustrations, which have been collected from important and 

 authenticated sources, many of them never having been published before." — 

 Westminster Gazette. 



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