The Diaries of the Polar Captain by Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) is an exciting and tragic document of the era of the Great Geographical Discoveries of the early 20th century. The story of the last attempt of the brave pioneer to reach the pole is a chronicle of a feat that immortalized the name of R. Scott and his loyal associates. Biographical essays about the author of this book and his devoted assistant in the first polar expedition E. Shackleton, complementing the main text, expand the panorama of events and help to better feel the time and place, circumstances and people who erased white spots from the world map.