In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace, aged thirty-five, weak with malaria, isolated in the Spice Islands, wrote to Charles Darwin: he had, he said excitedly, worked o

"Written by Museum botanist Dr Sandra Knapp, this compact little book explores Wallace's Amazonian expedition. He spent four years from 1848 - 1852 exploring th

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.