uggestion of the bleak shores of Lapland； Siberia； Spitzbergen； Nova Zembla； Iceland； Greenland； with “the vast sweep of the Arctic Zone； and those forlorn regions of dreary space；—that reservoir of frost and snow； where firm fields of ice； the accumulation of centuries of winters； glazed in Alpine heights above heights； surround the pole； and concentre the multiplied rigours of extreme cold。” Of these death…white realms I formed an idea of my own： shadowy； like all the half…prehended notions that float dim through children’s brains； but strangely impressive。 The words in these introductory pages connected themselves with the succeeding vigtes； and gave significance to the rock s