Endurance, Alfred Lansing
Endurance, Alfred Lansing
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Endurance
Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage

Author: Alfred Lansing

Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith

Abridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2000

Synopsis

In August 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew set sail from England for Antarctica, where Shackleton hoped to be the first man to cross the uncharted continent on foot. Five months later, the Endurance—just a day's sail short of its destination—became locked in an island of ice, and its destiny and men became locked in history. For ten months the ice-moored Endurance drifted until it was finally crushed, and Shackleton and his men drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains. The book recounts a harrowing adventure, but ultimately it is the nobility of these men and their indefatigable will that shines through. Inspired by the ordeal that Time magazine said "defined heroism," author Alfred Lansing conducted interviews with the crew's surviving members and pored over diaries and personal accounts to create his bestselling book on the miraculous voyage.

About Alfred Lansing

Alfred Lansing (1921–1975), a native of Chicago, was a journalist and writer. After serving in the US Navy, he majored in journalism at Northwestern University, edited a weekly newspaper until 1949, then joined the United Press, and in 1952 became a freelance writer. He is best known for his book Endurance, an account of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic explorations. In researching the book, he interviewed ten of the expedition’s surviving members and was granted access to the journals and personal diaries of eight others in order to get a more complete view of the expedition.

About Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith is an award-winning English actor of film, television, and stage and an audiobook narrator. He has narrated several notable television documentaries, including Crimes That Shook the World. He has won two AudioFile Earphones Awards, for The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene and The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyesvky. He was a three-time finalist for the 2006 Audie Award for Best Original Work for the three-part Eyewitness series by Joanna Burke. His film career includes roles in major motion pictures, including V for Vendetta, Quantum of Solace, The Remains of the Day, Gangs of New York, and more. His numerous television credits include Downton Abbey, The Jewel in the Crown, and North and South. He is also a noted radio actor, appearing in many productions on BBC Radio 4, and a regular stage actor in Shakespearean and Greek roles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on September 15, 2018

oh my god i feel like i haven't written a review in ages. goodreads.com, how you holding up without my pearls of wisdom?? i was going to write a DBR of this last night, because that's what shackleton would do, but then i ended up eating candy and doodling instead, and that is why i live a life of medi......more

Goodreads review by Christine on September 18, 2023

5 magnificent stars!!! This book just about killed me! Holy Cow, Holy Cow! I must have burned 1000 calories reading this one; my legs were jiggling like crazy, my fingernails were bitten to the quick, my heart was just a’going. I must have yelled Holy Cow a million times. Endurance has suddenly shot......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 06, 2023

I've read my share of leadership texts over the years – an occupational necessity for a while – and a name I came across more than once was Ernest Shackleton. Some sources reckoned him to be possibly the greatest leader that ever lived. Well that’s some claim and it’s something I knew I'd have to lo......more

Goodreads review by David on March 03, 2014

There aren't many true-life tales that live up to the hype. There are always some details that make the story just a little less dramatic than in the made-for-TV movie. Not this time. While listening to this audiobook, the thought that went through my head over and over again was "Holy s***!" The bo......more

Quotes

“Grit in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity.” Wall Street Journal

“One of the great adventure stories of our time.” New York Times Book Review

“After hearing Endurance, mismatched socks and traffic snarls suddenly don’t seem quite so terrible.” USA Today

“One of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read.” Chicago Tribune

“The publishers couldn’t have found a better reader than Tim Pigott-Smith. His accent and low-key approach vibrate with subtle emotional strain as he takes us through the week-by-week, month-by-month ordeal, exuding an intensity that keeps the listener on the edge of the seat.” AudioFile

“The demand for good true adventure is insatiable—and here is a good candidate…an absorbing account of Ernest Shackleton’s third expedition to Antarctica…adventure handled with professional deftness.” Kirkus Reviews

“Without a doubt this painstakingly written authentic adventure story will rank as one of the classic tales of the heroic age of exploration.” Christian Science Monitor

“Forget other audios on the expedition—this is the definitive.” Today’s Librarian

Awards

  • BookRiot Pick
  • Amazon.com Bestseller
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