Lady spy, gentleman explorer The Double Life of Herbert Dyce Murphy

By Heather Rossiter

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

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.