Lead title This is the definitive biography of Captain Scott -- the pivotal figure in pre-First World War Antarctic exploration. Crane's beautifully written and illustrated book re-examines the courage and tragedy of Scott's expedition and reasserts his position in the pantheon of British heroes. The definitive biography of Scott that will re-examine his mythical status as a fallen hero of Empire. The book has been written with the full co-operation of Scott's family, who have granted David Crane unlimited access to the entire Scott archive. Based on ground-breaking original research. The first even-handed and scholarly book in generations. There is a huge market for Antarctic stories. Caroline Alexander's book on Scott's friend and competitor, Shackleton, has sold 60,000 HB copies in the UK. Competition: Shackleton
David Crane teaches English Literature in London. His first book, Lord Byron's Jackal was published to great acclaim in 1998, and his second, The Kindness of Sisters is published in 2002, and is a groundbreaking work of Romantic biography. He lives in north-west Scotland.
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