On the third day we made the disagreeable discovery that we should have to descend 2,100 feet, as between us and the higher mountains to the south lay
Journey to South Pole Leaves Base Camp
On November 5th we reached the depot at the eighty-second parallel and found everything in order. . For the last time our dogs were able to have a
Winter in Antarctica
On April 21st the sun disappeared and the longest night began which had ever been experienced by man in the Antarctic.Continuing Discovery of the
Base Camp Established
In a small valley, hardly two and a half miles from the ship's anchorage, we therefore selected a place for our winter quarters. It was protected from
Commodus Murdered
Today's installment concludes Commodus' Bad Reign,our selection from The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon published in 1788.
Calamities of Rome
The servile crowd, whose fortune depended on their master's vices, applauded these ignoble pursuits.Continuing Commodus' Bad Reign,our selection
Commodus Neglects Administration
The negligence of the public administration was betrayed, soon afterward, by a new disorder, which arose from the smallest beginnings.Continuing
Weak Rather Than Wicked Commodus
When he ascended the throne the happy youth saw round him neither competitor to remove nor enemies to punish.Continuing Commodus' Bad Reign,our
Failure to Establish First Colony
Today's installment concludes Cartier Explores Canada,our selection from The History of Canada under French Regime by Henry H. Miles published in