My Life a Record of Events and Opinions

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Read Books Ltd, 25. mai 2016 - 504 pages
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'My Life a Record of Events and Opinions' is an autobiography that details Wallace's experiences from schoolboy to scientist. It discusses his exploration of the Amazon, his lecture tour of America, and many other interesting periods of his life. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory.

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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH
FOUR YEARS IN THE AMAZON VALLEY
LONDON AND VOYAGE TO THE EAST
THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
LIFE IN LONDON 18621871SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY WORK
SIR CHARLES LYELL AND CHARLES DARWIN
HERBERT SPENCER HUXLEY AND OTHER FRIENDS

RADNORSHIRE
BRECKNOCKSHIRE AND GLAMORGANSHIRE
SELFEDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE
HOME LIFE AND WORK
A LECTURE TOUR IN AMERICA
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