
In the bleak, ice‑bound wilderness of the Arctic, a small band of men and their sturdy sled dogs push forward through a relentless freeze. Their destination—Wrangel Island—lies hidden behind a wall of compacted sea ice, and each painstaking step feels like a triumph against nature’s unforgiving grip. The expedition’s days begin before dawn, the men huddled in canvas tents, their bodies exhausted from endless hauling and the constant threat of the cold.
At the helm is Ward Bennett, a massive, weather‑worn leader whose stern visage reflects a will forged by hardship. He keeps meticulous notes, clings to the hope of finding a safe passage, and watches over his crew with a blend of determination and grim practicality. As the group navigates treacherous ice floes and battles frost‑bitten injuries, the tension between survival and ambition builds, promising a gripping struggle that will test every ounce of resolve in the frozen north.
Language
fi
Duration
~7 hours (444K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Finland: K. J. Gummerus Oy, 1921.
Credits
Tapio Riikonen
Release date
2023-02-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1870–1902
A major early voice of American naturalism, he wrote vivid, often unsettling fiction about greed, power, and the forces that shape ordinary lives. Though he died at just 32, his novels helped define a tougher, more modern kind of realism in American literature.
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