In Ice and Snow. Travel Diary to Kolguev Island
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In Ice and Snow. Travel Diary to Kolguev Island
14.99 €
In 1894, the English traveler Aubin Trevor-Battye spent several months in the Russian Arctic, on the island of Kolguyev, and collected a wealth of material about the nature of this region and the life of its inhabitants - the Nenets (Samoyeds). The author broke the Europeans' ideas about the north of Europe as a lifeless uninhabited desert. In Trevor-Betty's vivid literary narration we can see the people who feel happy here; the unique nature, mesmerizing with its peculiar beauty and charm. An important feature of the book was its somewhat encyclopedic nature. Trevor-Betty's main task was to study the nature of the island and, above all, the birds living on it. However, he himself admitted: "...The idea of the unknown is what attracted me, as it had attracted hundreds of others before me".
The book, published in English in 1895, immediately became a real bestseller; two years later it was published in Russian translation. The present edition is supplemented with an introductory article by candidate of historical sciences N. A. Kuznetsov and a large number of illustrations from the original version. During the preparation of the book, in a number of cases, the geographical names incorrectly transcribed by the translator of the 1897 edition have been corrected (brought in line with Russian maps of the late 19th century).
The book, published in English in 1895, immediately became a real bestseller; two years later it was published in Russian translation. The present edition is supplemented with an introductory article by candidate of historical sciences N. A. Kuznetsov and a large number of illustrations from the original version. During the preparation of the book, in a number of cases, the geographical names incorrectly transcribed by the translator of the 1897 edition have been corrected (brought in line with Russian maps of the late 19th century).
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Polar Classics