Title: Lady spy, gentleman explorer The Double Life of Herbert Dyce Murphy
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
Places: Antarctica, Australia, Great Britain, London, Melbourne, New Orleans, Norway, Oxford, Spitzbergen, Victoria
People: Herbert Dyce Murphy (1879-1971), Patrick White Nobel Laureate
Time periods: 1879-1971