To Mr. James A. Cook I owe much for the hard work he has done at all times and for the help which he rendered whilst the expedition was away from England. To my many other friends who have at one time and another been of assistance I tender my grateful acknowledgments, knowing full well that they will realize how impossible it is for me to thank them all by name. I must thank Dr. Macklin for the care he took in keeping the official diary of the expedition. This and his own private journal, from which I have freely quoted, have both been invaluable to me. To “The Boys,” those who stood by me and gave me their loyal service throughout an arduous and trying period, I say nothing—for they know how I feel. FRANK WILD. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1. INCEPTION 1 2. LONDON TO RIO DE JANEIRO 16 3. RIO TO SOUTH GEORGIA 44 4. DEATH OF SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON 64 5. PREPARATIONS IN SOUTH GEORGIA 71 6. INTO THE SOUTH 80 7. THE ICE 122 8. ELEPHANT ISLAND 155 9. SOUTH GEORGIA (SECOND VISIT) 173 10. THE TRISTAN DA CUNHA GROUP 199 11. TRISTAN DA CUNHA By DR. MACKLIN 219 12. TRISTAN DA CUNHA (_continued_) ” 243 13. DIEGO ALVAREZ OR GOUGH ISLAND 265 14. CAPE TOWN 287 15. ST. HELENA—ASCENSION ISLAND—ST. VINCENT 294 16. HOME 310 APPENDICES I.—GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 314 II.—NATURAL HISTORY 328 III.—METEOROLOGY 340 IV.—HYDROGRAPHIC WORK 343 V.—MEDICAL 352 LIST OF PERSONNEL 366 INDEX 367 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS