Letter1
ToMrs.Saville,England.
St.
Petersburgh,Dec.11th,17—.
Youwillrejoicetohearthatno
katastrofa
disasterhasaccompaniedthecommencementofanpoduhvata
enterprisewhichyouhaveregardedwithsuchevilforebodings.Iarrived
ovdje
hereyesterday,andmyfirstzadatak
taskistoassuremydearsisterofmywelfareandincreasingconfidenceintheuspjeh
successofmyundertaking.Iam
već
alreadyfarnorthofLondon,i
andasIwalkinthestreetsofPetersburgh,Ifeelacoldnorthernpovjetarac
breezeplayuponmycheeks,što
whichbracesmynervesandfillsmewithdelight.Doyouunderstand
ovaj
thisfeeling?Thisbreeze,whichhastravelledfromtheregions
prema
towardswhichIamadvancing,givesmeje
aforetasteofthoseicyclimes.Inspiritedbythiswindofpromise,mydaydreamsbecomemorefervent
i
andvivid.Itryin
uzalud
vaintobepersuadedthatthepol
poleistheseatofmraza
frostanddesolation;iteverpresentsitselftomy
mašti
imaginationastheregionofbeautyi
anddelight.There,Margaret,the
sunce
sunisforevervisible,itsbroaddisk
diskjustskirtingthehorizoni
anddiffusingaperpetualsplendour.There—for
uz
withyourleave,mysister,Iwillputsometrustinprecedingnavigators—theresnijeg
snowandfrostarebanished;i
and,sailingoveracalmmora
sea,wemaybewaftedtoalandsurpassinginwondersi
andinbeautyeveryregionhithertodiscoveredonthehabitableglobe.Itsproductions
i
andfeaturesmaybewithoutexample,asthephenomenaoftheheavenlybodiesnesumnjivo
undoubtedlyareinthoseundiscoveredsolitudes.What
može
maynotbeexpectedinazemlji
countryofeternallight?Imay
tamo
therediscoverthewondrouspowerwhichattractstheiglu
needleandmayregulateathousandnebeskih
celestialobservationsthatrequireonlyovo
thisvoyagetorendertheirseemingeccentricitiesconsistentforever.Ishallsatiatemyardentcuriositywith
na
thesightofapartofna
theworldneverbeforevisited,i
andmaytreadalandneverprije
beforeimprintedbythefootofman.Thesearemyenticements,
i
andtheyaresufficienttoconquerallstrah
fearofdangerordeathi
andtoinducemetocommenceovo
thislaboriousvoyagewiththejoyadijete
childfeelswhenheembarksinalittleboat,withhisholidaymates,onanexpeditionofdiscoveryuphisnativeriver.Ali
Butsupposingalltheseconjecturestobelažne
false,youcannotcontesttheinestimablekorist
benefitwhichIshallconferonsve
allmankind,tothelastgeneration,bydiscoveringje
apassagenearthepoletothosecountries,toreachwhichatpresentsomanymonthsarerequisite;ili
orbyascertainingthesecretofthemagnet,što
which,ifatallpossible,može
canonlybeeffectedbyanundertakingsuchasmine.Thesereflections
su
havedispelledtheagitationwithkoje
whichIbeganmyletter,i
andIfeelmyheartglows
withanenthusiasmwhichelevatesmetoneba
heaven,fornothingcontributessomuchtotranquillisetheuma
mindasasteadypurpose—atočka
pointonwhichthesoulmože
mayfixitsintellectualeye.Ova
Thisexpeditionhasbeentheomiljeni
favouritedreamofmyearlyyears.I
su
havereadwithardourtheaccountsofthevariousvoyageskoja
whichhavebeenmadeintheprospectofarrivingattheNorthPacificOceankroz
throughtheseaswhichsurroundthepol
pole.Youmayrememberthat
je
ahistoryofallthevoyagesmadeforpurposesofdiscoverycomposedthewholeofourgoodUjaka
UncleThomas’library.Myeducationwasneglected,
ali
yetIwaspassionatelyfondofreading.Ove
Thesevolumesweremystudydayandnight,andmyfamiliaritys
withthemincreasedthatregretwhichIhadfelt,asje
achild,onlearningthatmyfather’sdyinginjunctionhadforbiddenmyuncletoallowmetoembarkinje
aseafaringlife.Thesevisionsfaded
kad
whenIperused,fortheprvi
firsttime,thosepoetswhoseeffusionsentrancedmydušu
soulandliftedittoneba
heaven.Ialsobecamea
pjesnik
poetandforoneyearlivedinaraju
paradiseofmyowncreation;Iimagined
da
thatIalsomightobtainanišu
nicheinthetemplewherethenamesofHomeri
andShakespeareareconsecrated.Youare
dobro
wellacquaintedwithmyfailurei
andhowheavilyIboretherazočaranje
disappointment.Butjustatthat
vrijeme
timeIinheritedthefortuneofmycousin,a
andmythoughtswereturnedintothekanal
channeloftheirearlierbent.Šest
SixyearshavepassedsinceIresolvedonmypresentundertaking.Ican,
čak
evennow,rememberthehourfromwhichIdedicatedmyselftoovom
thisgreatenterprise.Icommencedbyinuringmy
tijelo
bodytohardship.Iaccompaniedthewhale-fisherson
nekoliko
severalexpeditionstotheNorthMore
Sea;Ivoluntarilyenduredcold,
glad
famine,thirst,andwantofsna
sleep;Ioftenworkedharderthanthecommonsailors
tijekom
duringthedayanddevotedmynightstothestudyofmathematics,thetheoryofmedicine,andonih
thosebranchesofphysicalsciencefromwhichanavaladventurermightderivethegreatestpracticalprednost
advantage.TwiceIactuallyhiredmyselfasanunder-mateinaGreenlandwhaler,
i
andacquittedmyselftoadmiration.ImustownIfelt
je
alittleproudwhenmycaptainofferedmena
theseconddignityinthevesseli
andentreatedmetoremains
withthegreatestearnestness,sovaluabledidheconsidermyservices.A
Andnow,dearMargaret,doInotdeservetoaccomplishsomegreatsvrhu
purpose?Mylifemighthavebeenpassedinease
i
andluxury,butIpreferredslavu
glorytoeveryenticementthatbogatstvo
wealthplacedinmypath.Oh,
da
thatsomeencouragingvoicewouldanswerintheaffirmative!My
hrabrost
courageandmyresolutionisfirm;ali
butmyhopesfluctuate,andmyspiritsarečesto
oftendepressed.Iamabouttoproceedona
dugo
longanddifficultvoyage,theemergenciesofwhichće
willdemandallmyfortitude:Iamrequirednot
samo
onlytoraisethespiritsofothers,butponekad
sometimestosustainmyown,kada
whentheirsarefailing.Thisisthemostfavourable
razdoblje
periodfortravellinginRussia.They
lete
flyquicklyoverthesnowintheirsledges;themotionispleasant,
i
and,inmyopinion,farmoreagreeablethanthatofanEnglishstagecoach.Na
Thecoldisnotexcessive,ako
ifyouarewrappedinfurs—adresswhichIhaveveć
alreadyadopted,forthereisagreatrazlika
differencebetweenwalkingthedecki
andremainingseatedmotionlessforhours,kada
whennoexercisepreventsthekrv
bloodfromactuallyfreezinginyourveins.Ihavenoambitiontolosemy
život
lifeonthepost-roadbetweenSt.Petersburghi
andArchangel.Ishalldepartforthelatter
grad
towninafortnightortri
threeweeks;andmyintentionistohirea
brod
shipthere,whichcaneasilybedonebypayingna
theinsurancefortheowner,andtoengageasmanysailorsasIthinknecessarymeđu
amongthosewhoareaccustomedtona
thewhale-fishing.IdonotintendtosailuntilthemonthofJune;
a
andwhenshallIreturn?Ah,
draga
dearsister,howcanIanswerovo
thisquestion?IfIsucceed,
mnogo
many,manymonths,perhapsyears,će
willpassbeforeyouandImaymeet.Ako
IfIfail,youwillvidjeti
seemeagainsoon,ornever.Zbogom
Farewell,mydear,excellentMargaret.Heavenshowerdownblessingsonyou,
i
andsaveme,thatImayopet
againandagaintestifymyzahvalnost
gratitudeforallyourlovei
andkindness.Letter2
ToMrs.Saville,England.
Archangel,28thMarch,17—.
Kako
Howslowlythetimepassesovdje
here,encompassedasIambymraza
frostandsnow!Yeta
drugi
secondstepistakentowardsmyenterprise.Ihavehireda
brod
vesselandamoccupiedincollectingmysailors;oni
thosewhomIhavealreadyengagedappeartobemenonwhomImogu
candependandarecertainlypossessedofdauntlesshrabrost
courage.ButIhaveonewantwhichI
imam
haveneveryetbeenabletozadovoljiti
satisfy,andtheabsenceoftheobjectofwhichIsada
nowfeelasamostseverezlo
evil,Ihavenofriend,Margaret:kad
whenIamglowingwiththeenthusiasmofsuccess,thereće
willbenonetoparticipatemyjoy;ako
ifIamassailedbyrazočaranje
disappointment,noonewillendeavourtosustainmeindejection.Ishallcommitmythoughtsto
papir
paper,itistrue;but
to
thatisapoormediumforthecommunicationoffeeling.Idesire
na
thecompanyofamankoji
whocouldsympathisewithme,čije
whoseeyeswouldreplytomoje
mine.Youmaydeemmeromantic,my
draga
dearsister,butIbitterlyfeelthewantofafriend.Ihavenoonenearme,gentle
ali
yetcourageous,possessedofacultivatedaswellasofacapaciousum
mind,whosetastesarelikemyown,toapproveili
oramendmyplans.Howwould
takav
suchafriendrepairthefaultsofyourpoorbrata
brother!Iamtooardentinexecution
i
andtooimpatientofdifficulties.Ali
Butitisastillveće
greatereviltomethatIamself-educated:forthefirstfourteenyearsofmylifeIranwildonacommon
i
andreadnothingbutourUjaka
UncleThomas’booksofvoyages.AtthatageIbecameacquaintedwiththecelebratedpoetsofourowncountry;
ali
butitwasonlywhenithadceasedtobeinmymoći
powertoderiveitsmostimportantbenefitsfromsuchje
aconvictionthatIperceivedthenecessityofbecomingacquainteds
withmorelanguagesthanthatofmynativezemlji
country.NowIamtwenty-eight
i
andaminrealitymorenepismen
illiteratethanmanyschoolboysoffifteen.Itis
istina
truethatIhavethoughtviše
moreandthatmydaydreamsareviše
moreextendedandmagnificent,buttheyžele
want(asthepainterscallit)keeping;i
andIgreatlyneedaprijatelj
friendwhowouldhavesensedovoljno
enoughnottodespisemeasromantic,i
andaffectionenoughformetoendeavourtoregulirati
regulatemymind.Well,theseareuselesscomplaints;
Ishall
sigurno
certainlyfindnofriendonthewideocean,niti
norevenhereinArchangel,među
amongmerchantsandseamen.Yet
neki
somefeelings,unalliedtothedrossofhumanprirode
nature,beatevenintheseruggedbosoms.My
poručnik
lieutenant,forinstance,isačovjek
manofwonderfulcourageandpoduhvata
enterprise;heismadlydesirousofglory,
ili
orrather,towordmyfrazu
phrasemorecharacteristically,ofadvancementinhisprofession.Heisan
Englez
Englishman,andinthemidstofnationali
andprofessionalprejudices,unsoftenedbycultivation,retainsneke
someofthenoblestendowmentsofhumanity.I
prvi
firstbecameacquaintedwithhimonbrodu
boardawhalevessel;findingthathewasunemployedin
ovom
thiscity,Ieasilyengagedhimtopomogne
assistinmyenterprise.Themasterisa
osoba
personofanexcellentdispositioni
andisremarkableinthebrodu
shipforhisgentlenessandna
themildnessofhisdiscipline.Ova
Thiscircumstance,addedtohiswell-knownintegritet
integrityanddauntlesscourage,mademevrlo
verydesiroustoengagehim.Je
Ayouthpassedinsolitude,mynajbolje
bestyearsspentunderyourgentlei
andfemininefosterage,hassorefinedthegroundworkofmycharacterthatIcannotprevladati
overcomeanintensedistastetotheusualbrutalityexercisedonboardship:Ihaveneverbelievedittobe
potrebno
necessary,andwhenIheardofje
amarinerequallynotedforhiskindlinessofsrca
heartandtherespectandobediencepaidtohimbyhisposada
crew,Ifeltmyselfpeculiarlyfortunateinbeingmogao
abletosecurehisservices.Iheardofhim
prvi
firstinratheraromanticnačin
manner,fromaladywhoowestohimna
thehappinessofherlife.Ovo
This,briefly,ishisstory.Someyears
prije
agohelovedayoungRussiandamu
ladyofmoderatefortune,andhavingamassedje
aconsiderablesuminprize-money,na
thefatherofthegirlconsentedtona
thematch.Hesawhismistress
jednom
oncebeforethedestinedceremony;ali
butshewasbathedintears,i
andthrowingherselfathisnoge
feet,entreatedhimtosparenjen
her,confessingatthesamevrijeme
timethatshelovedanother,ali
butthathewaspoor,i
andthatherfatherwouldnikada
neverconsenttotheunion.Mygenerous
prijatelj
friendreassuredthesuppliant,andonbeinginformedofthenameofherlover,odmah
instantlyabandonedhispursuit.Hehad
već
alreadyboughtafarmwithhisnovcem
money,onwhichhehaddesignedtopasstheostatak
remainderofhislife;buthebestowedthewholeonhisrival,
zajedno
togetherwiththeremainsofhisprize-moneytopurchasedionica
stock,andthenhimselfsolicitedtheyoungwoman’soca
fathertoconsenttoherbrak
marriagewithherlover.Buttheoldmandecidedlyrefused,thinkinghimself
vezan
boundinhonourtomyfriend,who,kad
whenhefoundthefatherinexorable,quittedhiscountry,norreturneddok
untilheheardthathisformerljubavnica
mistresswasmarriedaccordingtoherinclinations.“Whatanoblefellow!”
youwillexclaim.
Heisso;
ali
butthenheiswhollyuneducated:heisas
tiho
silentasaTurk,andakindofignorantcarelessnessattendshim,which,dok
whileitrendershisconductthejoš
moreastonishing,detractsfromthezanimanje
interestandsympathywhichotherwisehewouldcommand.Ipak
Yetdonotsuppose,becauseIcomplainamalo
littleorbecauseIcanzamisliti
conceiveaconsolationformytoilswhichImožda
mayneverknow,thatIamwaveringinmyresolutions.Thoseareasfixedas
sudbina
fate,andmyvoyageissamo
onlynowdelayeduntilthevrijeme
weathershallpermitmyembarkation.The
zima
winterhasbeendreadfullysevere,ali
butthespringpromiseswell,i
anditisconsideredasaizuzetno
remarkablyearlyseason,sothatperhapsImaysailprije
soonerthanIexpected.Ishall
učiniti
donothingrashly:youknowme
dovoljno
sufficientlytoconfideinmyrazboritost
prudenceandconsideratenesswheneverthesigurnost
safetyofothersiscommittedtomycare.Icannot
opisati
describetoyoumysensationsonthenearprospectofmyundertaking.Itis
nemoguće
impossibletocommunicatetoyouaconceptionofthetremblingosjećaj
sensation,halfpleasurableandhalffearful,s
withwhichIampreparingtodepart.Iamgoingtounexploredregions,to“thelandofmist
i
andsnow,”butIshallubiti
killnoalbatross;thereforedonotbealarmedformy
sigurnost
safetyorifIshouldcomebacktoyouasworni
andwoefulasthe“AncientMariner.”Youwillsmileatmyallusion,
ali
butIwilldiscloseatajnu
secret.Ihaveoftenattributedmyattachmentto,my
strastveni
passionateenthusiasmfor,thedangerousmysteriesofoceantothatproductionofthemostimaginativeofmodernpoets.Thereis
nešto
somethingatworkinmyduši
soulwhichIdonotunderstand.Iam
praktički
practicallyindustrious—painstaking,aworkmantoexecutes
withperseveranceandlabour—butbesidesthispostoji
thereisaloveforthedivno
marvellous,abeliefinthedivno
marvellous,intertwinedinallmyprojects,whichhurriesmeoutofthecommonpathwaysofmen,čak
eventothewildseai
andunvisitedregionsIamabouttoistražiti
explore.Buttoreturntodearerconsiderations.
ShallImeetyou
opet
again,afterhavingtraversedimmenseseas,i
andreturnedbythemostsouthernrtu
capeofAfricaorAmerica?Idarenot
očekivati
expectsuchsuccess,yetIcannotbeartolookontheobrnuto
reverseofthepicture.Continueforthepresentto
pisati
writetomebyeveryopportunity:I
možda
mayreceiveyourlettersonsomeoccasionskada
whenIneedthemmosttosupportmyspirits.I
volim
loveyouverytenderly.Rememberme
s
withaffection,shouldyouneverhearfrommeagain.Pismo
Letter3ToMrs.Saville,England.
July7th,17—.
My
draga
dearSister,.Iwritea
nekoliko
fewlinesinhastetokažem
saythatIamsafe—anddobro
welladvancedonmyvoyage.Ovo
ThisletterwillreachEnglandbyamerchantmannowonitshomewardvoyagefromArchangel;morefortunate
od
thanI,whomaynotvidjeti
seemynativeland,perhaps,formanyyears.Iam,
međutim
however,ingoodspirits:mymenarebold
i
andapparentlyfirmofpurpose,niti
nordothefloatingsheetsoficethatcontinuallyprolaze
passus,indicatingthedangersoftheregiji
regiontowardswhichweareadvancing,appeartodismayih
them.Wehavealreadyreacheda
vrlo
veryhighlatitude;butitistheheightofsummer,
i
andalthoughnotsowarmasinEngland,thejužni
southerngales,whichblowusspeedilyprema
towardsthoseshoreswhichIsoardentlydesiretopostići
attain,breatheadegreeofrenovatingwarmthwhichIhadnotexpected.Nijedan
Noincidentshavehithertobefallenuskoji
thatwouldmakeafigureinaletter.Jedan
Oneortwostiffgalesandthespringingofaleakareaccidentskoje
whichexperiencednavigatorsscarcelyremembertorecord,andIshallbewellcontentako
ifnothingworsehappentoustijekom
duringourvoyage.Adieu,my
draga
dearMargaret.Beassuredthatformyownsake,aswellasyours,Iwillnotrashly
naići
encounterdanger.Iwillbecool,persevering,
i
andprudent.Butsuccessshallcrownmyendeavours.
Whereforenot?
ThusfarI
su
havegone,tracingasecureput
wayoverthepathlessseas,theverystarsthemselvesbeingwitnessesandtestimoniesofmytriumph.Zašto
Whynotstillproceedovertheuntamedali
yetobedientelement?Whatcan
zaustaviti
stopthedeterminedheartandresolvedwillofman?Myswelling
srce
heartinvoluntarilypoursitselfoutthus.Ali
ButImustfinish.Heavenblessmy
voljenu
belovedsister!Letter4
ToMrs.Saville,England.
August5th,17—.
Sostrangean
nesreće
accidenthashappenedtousthatIcannotforbearrecordingit,iako
althoughitisveryprobablethatyouwillvidjeti
seemebeforethesepapersmogu
cancomeintoyourpossession.Last
Ponedjeljak
Monday(July31st)weweregotovo
nearlysurroundedbyice,whichclosedinthebrod
shiponallsides,scarcelyleavingherthesea-roominwhichshefloated.Our
situacija
situationwassomewhatdangerous,especiallyaswewerecompassedroundbyje
averythickfog.Weaccordinglylayto,hopingthatsome
promjena
changewouldtakeplaceintheatmospherei
andweather.Abouttwoo’clockthe
magla
mistclearedaway,andwebeheld,stretchedoutineverydirection,ogromne
vastandirregularplainsofleda
ice,whichseemedtohavenokraja
end.Someofmycomradesgroaned,andmy
vlastiti
ownmindbegantogrowwatchfulwithanxiousthoughts,kada
whenastrangesightsuddenlyattractedourpažnju
attentionanddivertedoursolicitudefromourvlastiti
ownsituation.Weperceivedalow
kočiju
carriage,fixedonasledgei
anddrawnbydogs,passonprema
towardsthenorth,atthedistanceofpola
halfamile;abeing
koje
whichhadtheshapeofje
aman,butapparentlyofgiganticstature,satinna
thesledgeandguidedthedogs.Wewatchedthe
brzi
rapidprogressofthetravellerwithourtelescopesdok
untilhewaslostamongthedistantinequalitiesoftheleda
ice.Thisappearanceexcitedourunqualified
čudo
wonder.Wewere,aswebelieved,
mnogo
manyhundredmilesfromanyland;ali
butthisapparitionseemedtodenotethatitwasnot,instvarnosti
reality,sodistantaswehadsupposed.Shutin,
međutim
however,byice,itwasnemoguće
impossibletofollowhistrack,koji
whichwehadobservedwiththegreatestattention.About
dva
twohoursafterthisoccurrenceweheardthetlo
groundsea,andbeforenighttheled
icebrokeandfreedourbrod
ship.We,however,laytountilthe
jutra
morning,fearingtoencounterinthemraku
darkthoselargeloosemasseskoje
whichfloataboutafterthebreakingupoftheleda
ice.Iprofitedofthis
vrijeme
timetorestforanekoliko
fewhours.Inthemorning,
međutim
however,assoonasitwaslight,Iwentupondecki
andfoundallthesailorsbusyononestrani
sideofthevessel,apparentlytalkingtonekim
someoneinthesea.Itwas,in
stvari
fact,asledge,likethatwehadseenprije
before,whichhaddriftedtowardsusinthenoći
nightonalargefragmentofleda
ice.Onlyonedogremained
živ
alive;buttherewasahumanbeingwithinitwhomthesailorswerepersuadingtoenterthe
brod
vessel.Hewasnot,astheother
putnik
travellerseemedtobe,adivlji
savageinhabitantofsomeundiscoveredotoka
island,butaEuropean.WhenIappearedon
palubi
deckthemastersaid,“Hereisourcaptain,i
andhewillnotallowyoutoperishontheopensea.”Onperceivingme,the
stranac
strangeraddressedmeinEnglish,iako
althoughwithaforeignaccent.“BeforeIcomeonboardyourvessel,”saidhe,“willyouhavethekindnesstoinformmewhitheryouarebound?”
Youmay
zamisliti
conceivemyastonishmentonhearingtakvo
suchaquestionaddressedtomefromje
amanonthebrinkofdestructioni
andtowhomIshouldhavesupposedthatmyposuda
vesselwouldhavebeenaresourcewhichhewouldnothaveexchangedforthemostpreciousbogatstvo
wealththeearthcanafford.Ireplied,
međutim
however,thatwewereonavoyageofdiscoveryprema
towardsthenorthernpole.Uponhearingthisheappearedsatisfied
i
andconsentedtocomeonboard.Good
Bože
God!Margaret,ifyouhadseentheman
koji
whothuscapitulatedforhissigurnost
safety,yoursurprisewouldhavebeenboundless.Hislimbswere
gotovo
nearlyfrozen,andhisbodydreadfullyemaciatedbyumora
fatigueandsuffering.Ineversawamaninsowretchedacondition.
Weattemptedtocarryhimintothecabin,
ali
butassoonashehadquittedthefreshzrak
airhefainted.Weaccordinglybroughthimbackto
na
thedeckandrestoredhimtoanimationbyrubbinghimwithbrandyi
andforcinghimtoswallowasmallquantity.Assoonasheshowedsignsoflifewewrappedhimupinblankets
i
andplacedhimnearthechimneyofthekitchenpeći
stove.Byslowdegreesherecovered
i
andatealittlesoup,koja
whichrestoredhimwonderfully.Twodayspassedinthis
način
mannerbeforehewasabletogovoriti
speak,andIoftenfearedthathissufferingshaddeprivedhimofunderstanding.Kad
Whenhehadinsomemeasurerecovered,Iremovedhimtomyowncabini
andattendedonhimasmuchasmydužnost
dutywouldpermit.Ineversawamoreinteresting
stvorenje
creature:hiseyeshavegenerallyan
izraz
expressionofwildness,andevenmadness,ali
buttherearemomentswhen,ako
ifanyoneperformsanactofkindnessprema
towardshimordoeshimbilo
anythemosttriflingservice,hiswholelice
countenanceislightedup,asitwere,withabeamofbenevolencei
andsweetnessthatIneversawequalled.Ali
Butheisgenerallymelancholyanddespairing,andponekad
sometimeshegnasheshisteeth,asifnestrpljiv
impatientoftheweightofwoesthatoppressesga
him.Whenmyguestwasa
malo
littlerecoveredIhadgreattroubletokeepoffthemen,koji
whowishedtoaskhimathousandquestions;