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ERNEST HENRY SHACKLETON (1874-1922)
Autograph letter signed to 'My dear Fox', Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Edinburgh, 5 March 1904, expressing his pleasure that an article has brought him back in touch with an old friend, and giving news of his 'very pleasant post' at the RSGS -- with a suggestion that he has not altogether forgotten the Antarctic, 'I have left the sea for good unless I go on another Expedition some day in the future', and adding news of his brother and old comrades, 3 pages, 8vo, bifolium, printed heading of RSGS (some yellowing and soiling).
'I HAVE LEFT THE SEA FOR GOOD ...'. Shackleton's brief tenure as secretary of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society was typical of his unsettled existence in the years between the Discovery and Nimrod expeditions, which included an attempt to gain a commission in the Royal Navy, a spell as a journalist, a curious business venture attempting to transport Russian troops back from the Far East, and an attempt to stand for parliament in 1906.
Autograph letter signed to 'My dear Fox', Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Edinburgh, 5 March 1904, expressing his pleasure that an article has brought him back in touch with an old friend, and giving news of his 'very pleasant post' at the RSGS -- with a suggestion that he has not altogether forgotten the Antarctic, 'I have left the sea for good unless I go on another Expedition some day in the future', and adding news of his brother and old comrades, 3 pages, 8vo, bifolium, printed heading of RSGS (some yellowing and soiling).
'I HAVE LEFT THE SEA FOR GOOD ...'. Shackleton's brief tenure as secretary of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society was typical of his unsettled existence in the years between the Discovery and Nimrod expeditions, which included an attempt to gain a commission in the Royal Navy, a spell as a journalist, a curious business venture attempting to transport Russian troops back from the Far East, and an attempt to stand for parliament in 1906.
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