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Alfred Russel Wallace
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
In this critique, Wallace examines the claims made by astronomer Percival Lowell in his book 'Mars and Its Canals', in which Lowell suggests that the 'canals' are evidence of intelligent…
The Malay Archipelago - The land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of…
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1904 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘A Summary of the Proofs that…
Alfred Russell Wallace
Includes details about pre-modern life in Malay, an Indonesian archipelago.
Of all the Victorian travelogues, this book offers an account of some eight years’ travel across the entire Malay world - from Singapore to the western edges of New Guinea…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
A collection of essays on various scientific and social topics, written by the co-discoverer of natural selection. Includes discussions on evolution, socialism, spiritualism, and more.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
""Studies Scientific and Social"" is a two-volume collection of essays by Alfred Russel Wallace, a renowned British naturalist and biologist. The book was originally published in 1900 and contains a…
Including A Revision And Attempted Solution Of The Problem Of Geological Climates.
A collection of essays by the co-discoverer of the theory of evolution.
The autobiography of Wallace, an English naturalist, evolutionist, geographer, anthropologist, and social critic and theorist, who spent many years in the Malay Archipelago. On the basis of his observations of…
Essays on descriptive and theoretical biology by Wallace, an English naturalist, evolutionist, geographer, anthropologist, and social critic. Contents: Natural Selection: On the Law which has Regulated the Introduction of New…
I. The Development Of Human Races Under The Law Of Selection; II. The Limits Of Natural Selection As Applied To Man. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special…
With chapters on apparitions and phantasms. The author presents his belief that spiritual beings can and do communicate with us and produce material effects in the world around us. Those…
Join Alfred Russel Wallace on his expedition up the Amazon River, where he encounters exotic flora and fauna and explores the customs of the indigenous peoples. As a contemporary of…
In this thought-provoking essay, naturalist and scientist Alfred Russel Wallace provides a detailed analysis of Epping Forest and its ecological importance. He argues for the preservation of the forest and…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1864 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Origin of Human Races and…
Travels On The Amazon This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an…
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1864 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘Mr. Wallace on the Phenomena of…
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1870 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Malayan Papilionidae or Swallow-tailed Butterflies…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist, considered as one of the greatest thinkers of the 19th century. This book treating about the Ice Age and its work, is one…
