My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. CHAPTER XXI THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO - SINGAPORE , MALACCA , BORNEO IN order not to omit so important a portion of my life as my eight years ... MALAY ARCHIPELAGO-SINGAPORE, MALACCA, BORNEO.
A Record of Events and Opinions Alfred Russel Wallace. CHAPTER XXI THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO - SINGAPORE , MALACCA , BORNEO IN order not to omit so important a portion of my life as my eight years ... MALAY ARCHIPELAGO-SINGAPORE, MALACCA, BORNEO.
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... with abund- ance of old fruit and forest trees scattered about . Monkeys of many sorts are abundant ; in fact , all animal life seems more abundant than in Brazil . Among the fruits I miss XXI ] 339 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
... with abund- ance of old fruit and forest trees scattered about . Monkeys of many sorts are abundant ; in fact , all animal life seems more abundant than in Brazil . Among the fruits I miss XXI ] 339 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
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... also in this place 1 They were sent by sailing ship round the Cape of Good Hope , the overland route being too costly for goods . that I obtained numerous skins and skeletons of the orang- XXI ] 341 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
... also in this place 1 They were sent by sailing ship round the Cape of Good Hope , the overland route being too costly for goods . that I obtained numerous skins and skeletons of the orang- XXI ] 341 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
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... Malay Archipelago . " In my first letter , dated May , 1855 , I gave a sketch of the country and people : - " As far inland as I have yet seen this country may be described as a dead level , and a lofty and swampy forest . It would ...
... Malay Archipelago . " In my first letter , dated May , 1855 , I gave a sketch of the country and people : - " As far inland as I have yet seen this country may be described as a dead level , and a lofty and swampy forest . It would ...
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... nigger baby , which I have nursed now more than a month . I will tell you pre- sently how I came to get it , but must first relate my inventive skill as a nurse . The little innocent was not XXI ] 343 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
... nigger baby , which I have nursed now more than a month . I will tell you pre- sently how I came to get it , but must first relate my inventive skill as a nurse . The little innocent was not XXI ] 343 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO.
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