Lady spy, gentleman explorer

Description:

fascinating account of a varied life that included a short time as a cross-dressing spy for British Military Intelligence pre-WW I, but the book's significance lies in the well-researched account of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914 led by Douglas Mawson and particularly of events at the Main Base. Extensive research of primary sources at the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and elsewhere gives the book authority.

subjects: Antarctic exploration in the Heroic Era,  Australasian Antarctic Expedition, (1911-1914),  Australian,  Australian society pre WW 1,  Biography,  British Military Intelligence pre-WW 1,  Discovery and exploration,  Explorers,  Spies,  whaling in the Arctic,  Murphy, Herbert Dyce, 1879-1971,  Explorers -- Australia -- Victoria -- Biography,  Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography,  Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Australian

People: Herbert Dyce Murphy (1879-1971),  Patrick White Nobel Laureate

Places: Antarctica,  Australia,  Great Britain,  London,  Melbourne,  New Orleans,  Norway,  Oxford,  Spitzbergen,  Victoria

Times: 1879-1971