“This famous work is a natural history classic.”—London Literary World.
“More than thirty years have passed since the first appearance of ‘The Naturalist on the River Amazons,’ which Darwin unhesitatingly pronounced the best book on natural history which ever appeared in England. The work still retains its prime interest, and in rereading it one can not but be impressed by the way in which the prophetic theories, disputed and ridiculed at the time, have since been accepted. Such is the common experience of those who keep a few paces in advance of their generation. Bates was a ‘born’ naturalist.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
“No man was better prepared or gave himself up more thoroughly to the task of studying an almost unknown fauna, or showed a zeal more indefatigable in prosecuting his researches, than Bates. As a collector alone his reputation would be second to none, but there is a great deal more than sheer industry to be cited. The naturalist of the Amazons is, par excellence, possessed of a happy literary style. He is always clear and distinct. He tells of the wonders of tropical growth so that you can understand them all.”—New York Times.
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