{"product_id":"9780571346783-i-may-be-some-time","title":"I May Be Some Time","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story Behind the Antarctic Tragedy of Captain Scott\u003cbr\u003eA new edition of the classic study of the expeditions to the South Pole, and why we are so fascinated with exploring vast, empty, and extreme landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eORDER \u003ci\u003eNONESUCH, \u003c\/i\u003eFRANCIS SPUFFORD'S NEW NOVEL, NOW \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly majestic work of scholarship, thought and literary imagination.' Jan Morris, \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shot through with crystalline brilliance.' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination. Everyone remembers the doomed Captain Oates's last words: 'I'm just going outside, and I may be some time.' Francis Spufford's celebrated and prize-winning history shows how Scott's death was the culmination of a national enchantment with vast empty spaces, the beauty of untrodden snow, and perilous journeys to the end of the earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eYoung Writer of the Year Award, the Writers' Guild Non-Fiction Book of the Year and the Banff Mountain Book Prize. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536567443830,"sku":"9780571346783","price":10.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36414685.jpg?v=1774289226","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571346783-i-may-be-some-time","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}