First published 1908

Aurora Australis

by Ernest Shackleton

Book printed on Antarctica during the Nimrod Expedition.

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Antarctica
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travel literature, fiction literature

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10 on Open Library, 6 in English
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Aurora Australis by Ernest Shackleton was first published in 1908.

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Title page of Aurora Australis with a blue aurora over dark hills, illustrated by George Marston
Title page of Aurora Australis, printed in 1908 at the British Antarctic expedition's winter quarters, with art by George Marston.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain