On the Art of Writing · Character
Captain Oates
Antarctic explorer cited as an example of understatement.
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Also known as Oates
First appearance: lecture vi on the capital difficulty of prose
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Mentioned in the context of his heroic death during the Antarctic expedition, with a quoted message describing his final act.
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See Captain Oates in lecture vi on the capital difficulty of prose