The Malay Archipelago (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)

The Malay Archipelago (Vol. 1 & 2) is a landmark of nineteenth-century travel writing and natural history, recording Alfred Russel Wallace's eight years among the islands now associated with Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Papua New Guinea. Combining vivid narrative, ethnographic observation, and exacting zoological description, the work moves from jungle expeditions and maritime journeys to a...