THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO,
VOLUME I. (of II.)
By Alfred Russel Wallace
The land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise.
A narrative of travel, with sketches of man and nature.
To CHARLES DARWIN,
AUTHOR OF "THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES,"
I dedicate this book,
Not only as a token of personal esteem and friendship
But also
To express my deep admiration
For
His genius and his works.
CONTENTS
[ PREFACE. ]
[ THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. ]
[ CHAPTER I. ] PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.
[ CHAPTER II. ] SINGAPORE.
[ CHAPTER III. ] MALACCA AND MOUNT OPHIR.
[ CHAPTER IV. ] BORNEO—THE ORANGUTAN.
[ CHAPTER V. ] BORNEO—JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR.
[ CHAPTER VI. ] BORNEO—THE DYAKS.
[ CHAPTER VII. ] JAVA,
[ CHAPTER VIII. ] SUMATRA.
[ CHAPTER IX. ] NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDO-MALAY ISLANDS.
[ CHAPTER X. ] BALI AND LOMBOCK.
[ CHAPTER XI. ] LOMBOCK: MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE PEOPLE.
[ CHAPTER XII. ] LOMBOCK: HOW THE RAJAH TOOK THE CENSUS.
[ CHAPTER XIII. ] TIMOR.
[ CHAPTER XIV. ] THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TIMOR GROUP.
[ CHAPTER XV. ] CELEBES.
[ CHAPTER XVI. ] CELEBES.
[ CHAPTER XVII. ] CELEBES.
[ CHAPTER XVIII. ] NATURAL HISTORY OF CELEBES.
[ CHAPTER XIX. ] BANDA.
[ CHAPTER XX. ] AMBOYNA.
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