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Francis Spufford

Francis Spufford
Francis Spufford is senior lecturer, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Goldsmiths, University of London. He is author of several highly praised books of non-fiction, and his novel, Golden Hill, won the Costa First Novel Prize in 2017. He lives in Ely, UK.


The Greatest Ever Account of Polar Exploration

On the Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World
November 10, 2017  By Francis Spufford
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