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The Birds of Paradise: Alfred Russel Wallace: a Life
William Bryant
The Birds of Paradise: Alfred Russel Wallace: a Life
William Bryant
A biography of one of the world's great naturalists, with details of his explorations on the Amazon and in the Malay Archipelago. Wallace's hidden sexual life, the world of Victorian science and gay sexuality, and the struggles of a great thinker to survive in a hostile social environment are described in lavish detail.
280 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 8, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780595380411 |
Publishers | iUniverse |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 228 × 152 × 21 mm · 434 g |
Language | English |
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