This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1869 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. The Malay Archipelago is an important account of Wallace's journey to the Malay Archipelago (now Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia). During this eight year period he collected more than 126,000 specimens, several thousand of which represented new species to science. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he ou...

Man's Place in the Universe: A Study of the Results of Scientific Research in Relation to the Unity or Plurality of Worlds, 3rd Edition, by Alfred Russel Wallace, is a seminal work that explores one of humanity’s oldest and most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? First published in the early 20th century, this book delves into the scientific, philosophical, and astronomical evidence available at the time to examine the possibility of life beyond Earth. Wallace, renowned for ...

This book by Alfred Russel Wallace treats the problem of the Origin of Species on the same general lines as were adopted by Darwin; but from the standpoint reached after nearly thirty years of discussion, with an abundance of new facts and the advocacy of many new or old theories.While not attempting to deal, even in outline, with the vast subject of evolution in general, an endeavor has been made to give such an account of the theory of Natural Selection as may enable any intellig...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1856 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Attempts at a Natural Arrangement of Birds' is an article on the best way to classify different varieties of birds. 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...

IT was on the morning of the 26th of May, 1848, that after a short passage of twenty-nine days from Liverpool, we came to anchor opposite the southern entrance to the River Amazon, and obtained our first view of South America. In the afternoon the pilot came on board, and the next morning we sailed with a fair wind up the river, which for fifty miles could only be distinguished from the ocean by its calmness and discoloured water, the northern shore being invisible, and the southern at a d...

Dedicated to Charles Darwin, The Malay Archipelago- the land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise is a narrative of travel with studies of man and nature. This is part one of two volumes.

"Step into the world of scientific exploration and adventure with 'The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1' by Alfred Russel Wallace. This literary masterpiece is a thrilling journey through the captivating landscapes and diverse cultures of the 19th-century Southeast Asia, as observed by one of the greatest naturalists of his time.Volume 1 of this extraordinary work chronicles Wallace's epic travels from the moment he departs from England into the heart of the Malay Archipelago. It's a ta...

First published in the year 1911, the present book 'Travels on the Amazon' by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace chronicles his travel to the Amazon rainforests of Brazil in the South America.

"Man's Place in the Universe," Wallace explores various aspects of the human condition, evolutionary theory, and the broader context of the universe. The book delves into subjects such as the origin of life, the development of consciousness, the nature of the cosmos, and the relationship between humans and other living beings.One of the notable themes in the book is Wallace's emphasis on the uniqueness of human beings in terms of their intellectual and moral capacities. He argues that huma...

The Complete Works of Alfred Russel WallaceThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation2 - Darwinism (1889)3 - Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection4 - Island Life5 - Social Environment and Moral Progress6 - The Remedy for Unemployment7 - Travels on the Am...

The Malay Archipelago is a book by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies, and the island of New Guinea. Its full title was The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with sketches of man and nature.

Alfred Russel Wallace is best known as the codiscoverer, with Charles Darwin, of natural selection, but he was also history's foremost tropical naturalist and the father of biogeography, the modern study of the geographical basis of biological diversity. Island Life has long been considered one of his most important works. In it he extends studies on the influence of the glacial epochs on organismal distribution patterns and the characteristics of island biogeography, a topic as v...