An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles:

Campfire Conversations with

Alfred Russel Wallace on

People and Natue Based on Common Travel in the Malay Archipelago

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Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

This book provides an account of the Victorian-era explorations of Alfred Russel Wallace through Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. Wallace caught, skinned and pickled 125,660 specimens and co-discovered the theory of natural selection. The author brings to light Wallace's care and concern for all he came across in his travels, retracing his steps with sprinklings of humor. 416 pages with 6 chapters and a short bibliography.

Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Published by Editions Didier Millet, Singapore. 2012. First edition. ISBN: 9789814385206

Condition: New. Paperback