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The Malay Archipelago

Alfred Russel Wallace

Travel with Alfred Russel Wallace from Singapore to New Guinea as encounters with island animals lead him to questions about geography, evolution, and the boundaries between faunas.

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40 parts, about 46 minutes to read.

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Author
Alfred Russel Wallace
Parts
40 parts
Reading time
about 46 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Physical Geography2 min
  2. Singapore1 min
  3. Malacca and Mount Ophir1 min
  4. Borneo: The Orangutan2 min
  5. Borneo: Journey in the Interior1 min
  6. Borneo: The Dayaks1 min
  7. Java1 min
  8. Sumatra1 min
  9. Natural History of the Indo Malay Islands1 min
  10. Bali and Lombok1 min
  11. Lombok: Manners and Customs of the People1 min
  12. Lombok: How the Rajah Took the Census1 min
  13. Timor1 min
  14. Natural History of the Timor Group1 min
  15. Sulawesi: Makassar, 18561 min
  16. Sulawesi: Makassar, 18571 min
  17. Sulawesi: Manado1 min
  18. Natural History of Sulawesi1 min
  19. Banda1 min
  20. Ambon1 min
  21. Ternate1 min
  22. Halmahera1 min
  23. Through Kayoa toward Bacan1 min
  24. Bacan and the golden birdwing1 min
  25. Seram and its outlying islands2 min
  26. Buru1 min
  27. Maluku natural history1 min
  28. A prau for Aru1 min
  29. Kai boat builders1 min
  30. Dobo1 min
  31. Inland Aru1 min
  32. Dobo and commerce1 min
  33. Aru and New Guinea1 min
  34. Dorey, New Guinea1 min
  35. Trying to reach Waigeo2 min
  36. Waigeo1 min
  37. Leaving Waigeo1 min
  38. Birds of paradise2 min
  39. The Papuan islands1 min
  40. Peoples and the closing question2 min

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