CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XIV 



LIF.E AND WORK IN WINTER QUARTERS 198 



CHAPTER XV 



THE POLAR NIGHT 215 



CHAPTER XVI 



SPRING SLEDGING JOURNEYS 221 



CHAPTER XVII 



SOUTHERN DEPOT JOURNEY 233 



CHAPTER XVIII 



PREPARATION 'FOR THE SOUTHERN J OURNE Y 2.44 



CHAPTER XIX 



FIRST DAYS OF THE SOUTHERN MARCH 266 



CHAPTER XX 



STEADY PROGRESS: THE SIGHTING OF NEW LAND 274 



CHAPTER XXI 



BEYOND ALL FORMER FOOTSTEPS 291 



CHAPTER XXII 



ON THE GREAT GLACIER 307 



CHAPTER XXIII 



ON THE PLATEAU TO THE FARTHEST SOUTH 323 



CHAPTER XXIV 



THE RETURN MARCH 344 



CHAPTER XXV 



THE FINAL STAGE 360 



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