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THE
VOYAG E S
OF THE
DISCOVERY A /1
By Ann Savours.
Foreword by H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh.
Preface by Sir Peter Scott.
“a book which is more a history of
twentieth-century exploration rmearch
than a detailed account of a pamcular
vessel...By her grasp of both detail and the
larger picture, Savours makes this book a
pleasure to read”
—Am<-rrican Neptune
“thoroughly researched, well written and
copiously illustrated....1 recommend it
strongly not only to readers who have
nostalgic dreams of wooden ships and
Antarctic exploration, but to any sailor
who has a sense of history”
-Naval Review

irst published by Virgin in 1992, for which year it won
F a “Best Book of the Sea” award, “The Voyages of the
1 Discohery” tells the storyof the wooden barque
famous as Captm Scott’s first Antarctic command (1961-
04). Built in Dundee at the turn of the century, the
Dtiscouety sailed on two other Antarctic voyages; fiistly the
Discovery (Oceal1ographic) Expedition of 1925-27 to study
the environment of the great whales in the South Atlantic,
and secondly, the British, Australian and New Zealand
Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), led by Sir
Douglas Mawson, which also investigated the Southern
Ocean. The book is the result of thirteen years study.
Details of the publication
Limpback edition, 1994.
xvi, 584 pages, illus. maps.
The book can be ordered through any good bookseller or direct
from the publisher by contacting Cash Sales, Virgin Publishing, 352
Ladbroke Grove, London W10 SAH (Tel: 0181 968 7754). Payment
can be made by cheque or postal order, or by Visa, Access or
Mastercard (include card number, expiry date and signature) for
£16.99 + £3.15 postage.
ISBN O 86369 811 5