The Heart of the Antarctic — Volume I (1909)

Shackleton's account of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907–1909 records the Nimrod expedition, its preparations and Antarctic work. This entry identifies Volume I of the 1909 publication; the title page is a primary bibliographic artifact, not a later portrait or reconstructed expedition scene.

Title page of The Heart of the Antarctic, Volume I, published by William Heinemann in London in 1909.
1909 title page

Ernest H. Shackleton; William Heinemann, London, 1909. Digitized reproduction via Project Gutenberg Australia.

1909 title-page reproduction, public domain in the United States by publication date. Project Gutenberg Australia describes its texts as public domain in Australia unless otherwise noted. This does not assert clearance for every illustration or all jurisdictions.

What this does not establish

A participant's published narrative is a primary historical source with an authorial viewpoint. Individual recollections and expedition claims require comparison with logs and other records. Only the title-page image is included here.

Original sources

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