How Long to Read The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace

How Long Does it Take to Read The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 5 minutes to read The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace by Alfred Russel Wallace

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Wallace's Malay Archipelago is a classic account of the travels of a Victorian naturalist through island Southeast Asia. It has been loved by readers ever since its publication in 1869. Despite numerous modern reprints with appreciative introductions, this is the first - and long overdue - annotated edition in English. This edition explains, updates and corrects the original text with an historical introduction and hundreds of explanatory notes. Wallace left hundreds of people, places, publications and species unidentified. He referred to most species only with the scientific name current at the time. Whenever available, the common names for species have been provided, and scientific names updated. The content of the book has never been thoroughly analysed and compared against other contemporary sources. It turns out that the book contains many errors. This includes not just incorrect dates and place names but some of the most remarkable anecdotes; for example, the dramatic claim that tigers "kill on an average a Chinaman every day" in Singapore or that a Dutch Governor General committed suicide by leaping from a waterfall on Celebes. By correcting the text of the Malay Archipelago against Wallace's letters and notebooks and other contemporary sources and by enriching it with modern identifications this edition reveals Wallace's work as never before.

How long is The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace?

The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace by Alfred Russel Wallace is 826 pages long, and a total of 211,456 words.

This makes it 279% the length of the average book. It also has 258% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 15 minutes to read The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace aloud.

What Reading Level is The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace?

The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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