The work was illustrated with engravings, based on Wallace's observations and collection, by the leading illustrators Thomas Baines, Walter Hood Fitch, John Gerrard Keulemans, E. W. Robinson, Joseph Wolf and T. W. Wood. ! Sometimes however it does repeat itself from island to island, but really that is the way it was! If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Il y a 0 commentaire et 0 évaluations venant de France, Livraison accélérée gratuite sur des millions d’articles, et bien plus. Included with a Kindle Unlimited membership. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 11 novembre 2015. Interesting read but am I missing something ? The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. That said, this Kindle edition is far preferable to the virtually-free one listed elsewhere. Something went wrong. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago. John Beaufoy Publishing; Third Edition, Third edition (March 31, 2016), Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try your request again later. 'The Malay Archipelago' is long, occasionally deeply scientific, but, in sum, one fantastic read. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. I wonder if I was just unlucky and this was a one off complete missprint? Simply charming window on both the flora and fauna (including humans) of the Indonesian islands. Anyone thinking of spending more than a week or two in Indonesia. Vivid writing. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Good writer. All sorts of 'ists' will find something in it to interest them: naturalists; ornithologists; lepidopterists; anthropologists; geologists; volcanologists - and others. Retrouvez The Malay Archipelago Volume II. Good writer. I was very pleased with my copy of 'The Malay Archipelago'. The presenter suggested that Wallace had been seen off by a history that paid more attention to Darwin. This book is not as you are lead to believe by the "Look inside" advertising feature.The text in the book you will receive is a tightly cramped dark block centered in a page in which it could easily be almost twice the size. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2015. Unable to add item to List. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2017. The Malay Archipelago There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. I believe the copy I received is a text recognition software scanned version from a library being sold online which would account for all the formatting errors and spelling mistakes which means they haven't even proof read. and over 8 million other books are available for, Visit Amazon's Alfred Russel Wallace Page, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Become not only self-sufficient, but also heroic by focusing on empowering yourself and those around you even in the most challenging circumstances. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion The result is a horrible experience to try to read. There's a problem loading this menu at the moment. Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019. Alfred Russel Wallace's The Malay Archipelago is a work of astounding breadth and originality that chronicles the British naturalist's scientific exploration of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and New Guinea between 1854 and 1862. Les membres Amazon Prime bénéficient de livraisons gratuites illimitées toute l'année. I'm 11% through the Kindle edition of this book and enjoying the narrative enormously, Wallace's prose is still highly enjoyable today (even with the odd wince at the descriptions of "natives" and other "races" ) but the enjoyment is marred but the sheer number of typos. It is NOT an overnight read, I do about 3 pages a day. Anyone thinking of spending more than a week or two in Indonesia. This is an excwllent book form the 'other' Darwin but those of a sensitive nature may find what felt to me like constant references to shooting birds, etc rather difficult to take. Binding the science ingredients together is a terrific travelogue. I think that Wallace was remarkably prescient. Having read Darwin's (somewhat dreary) masterpiece, I was keen to compare the two books. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. SAVE YOUR MONEY. The result is a horrible experience to try to read. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2013. Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2013. Binding the science ingredients together is a terrific travelogue. Buy The Malay Archipelago Large Print by Wallace, Alfred Russel (ISBN: 9781582879017) from Amazon's Book Store. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. ou ses filiales. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The Maylay Archipelago was published after Darwin's On The Origin of Species, but it covers his travels through the islands around modern Malaysia and Indonesia and New Guinea. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Historical Nonfi... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Amazon.com: malay archipelago. There's a problem loading this menu right now. It did a pretty rubbish job at it. She will never come back, but the story of her life will. Colorful personal anecdotes based on experiences during his travels also pepper the text. I'm 11% through the Kindle edition of this book and enjoying the narrative enormously, Wallace's prose is still highly enjoyable today (even with the odd wince at the descriptions of "natives" and other "races" ) but the enjoyment is marred but the sheer number of typos. Please try again. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (11 février 2018). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2015, Good book but very poorly printed. Overall I cannot give this book more than an "it's okay", which is mainly credit to Wallace. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Skip to main content. Cheap print :-(. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century, Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent: Abridged Edition (Penguin Classics), The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills (Natural Navigation). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. I returned this copy via Amazon's returns policy (very easy) and have ordered another version of this excellent travel book. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2014. It arrived in a timely manner. I could forgive a few slight spelling mistakes, but basically this recreation should never have been printed at all. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Ordered after Bill Bailey's TV programme on this man. If this was a print edition it would have been rejected. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. It follows in the footsteps of Humboldt’s “Personal Narrative”, Darwin’s “Voyage of the Beagle” and Bates’s “The Naturalist on the River Amazons”. The other annoyance is some of the formatting, which puts footnotes in the middle of pages and in others pages are half blank for no discernable reason. The terrifying account of a pair of lions who attacked, killed, and devoured hundreds of workers building a bridge in late 19th Century East Africa. The other annoyance is some of the formatting, which puts footnotes in the middle of pages and in others pages are half blank for no discernable reason. et plus de huit millions d'autres livres sont disponibles pour, Livraison à partir de 0,01 € en France métropolitaine, Consulter la page Alfred Russel Wallace d'Amazon, Traduire tous les commentaires en français, Afficher ou modifier votre historique de navigation, Recyclage (y compris les équipements électriques et électroniques), Annonces basées sur vos centres d’intérêt. Great book but so many typos and poor formatting of pages (Kindle edition), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2013. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2015, Good book but very poorly printed. Pour sortir de ce carrousel, utilisez votre touche de raccourci d'en-tête pour accéder à l'en-tête suivant ou précédent. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The actual printed volumes easily rate five stars, but the lack of illustrations in the Kindle version drops this to a middling four stars. Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2014. He effectively created the whole field of 'bio-geography', with the great split between Eurasian and Australasian flora and fauna, which runs through the Malay archipelago, now named the Wallace Line. Veuillez renouveler votre requête plus tard. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Something went wrong. There is a wealth of detail about pre-modern life in the Indonesian archipelago which Wallace accumulated on over 60 separate journeys spanning 14,000 miles. The preface notes that he travelled over 14,000 miles and collected 125,660 natural history specimens, mostly of insects though also thousands of molluscs, birds, mammals and reptiles. Skip to main content. I bought the book from Amazon and read it within a week. Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019. A different age, I know but still difficult to take. There are typesetting errors where sentences just run into each other or just ends in mid-sentence. The Malay Archipelago | Wallace, Alfred Russel | ISBN: 9780217091244 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Great description of fantastic Indonesian wildlife. Sell everything, buy a boat, and sail around the world. When Britain Ruled the Philippines 1762-1764, British Traders in the East Indies, 1770-1820: At Home in the Eastern Seas' (Worlds of the East India Company) (Volume 19), Victory: An Island Tale (Penguin Classics), On the Organic Law of Change: A Facsimile Edition and Annotated Transcription of Alfred Russel Wallace's Species Notebook of 1855-1859, Java Sea 1942: Japan's conquest of the Netherlands East Indies (Campaign), In the Time of Madness: Indonesia on the Edge of Chaos, The Liberal Archipelago: A Theory of Diversity and Freedom (Oxford Political Theory), Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery, Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art, Encyclopedia of Malaysia V05: Architecture (Encyclopedia of Malaysia (Archipelago Press)). An excellent read about a man who a lot of people have never heard of. 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