THE wife of doomed Antarctic explorer Captain Scott urged him to reach the South Pole or die trying in a letter that was found in his breast pocket.
THE wife of doomed Antarctic explorer Captain Scott urged him to reach the South Pole or die trying in a letter that was found in his breast pocket.
PASSIONS: Ahead of the publication of a book, an emotional letter has been published for the first time from Kathleen Scott to her husband, Scott of the Antarctic, in which she urges him to follow his dream and reach the South Pole or die trying.
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The poignant missive from Kathleen Scott, which has only just been made public, said her husband should sacrifice everything in pursuit of his goal without thought for her and their son, Peter.
It was found on the adventurer's body in a pocket close to his heart, having been carried with him on his 1912 quest to the South Pole.
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