I'm just starting Eric Hansen's book on his first travels to Borneo:
'Stranger in the Forest' Anyone else read it? I've tried to start it 3
times, but the timing just wasn't right. I've been reading more reality
based books than fiction these days, so the stars may be in the right
houses.

K Barrett

K Barrett wrote:
> I'm just starting Eric Hansen's book on his first travels to Borneo:
> 'Stranger in the Forest' Anyone else read it? I've tried to start it 3
> times, but the timing just wasn't right. I've been reading more reality
> based books than fiction these days, so the stars may be in the right
> houses.
>
> K Barrett

Hi Kath

I read it some years ago. No orchid stuff but one hell of a read.
Fourth time lucky. Go do it

Tony

emntee wrote:
> K Barrett wrote:
>
>>I'm just starting Eric Hansen's book on his first travels to Borneo:
>>'Stranger in the Forest' Anyone else read it? I've tried to start it 3
>>times, but the timing just wasn't right. I've been reading more reality
>>based books than fiction these days, so the stars may be in the right
>>houses.
>>
>>K Barrett
>
>
> Hi Kath
>
> I read it some years ago. No orchid stuff but one hell of a read.
> Fourth time lucky. Go do it
>
> Tony
>

Thanks Tony! I shall!

K

K Barrett wrote:
> I'm just starting Eric Hansen's book on his first travels to Borneo:
> 'Stranger in the Forest' ...

I've not read it, but if that is a region you're interested in, try
Alfred Russell Wallace's book, --The Malay Archipelago--.

J. Del Col

delcolja [at] mail.ab.edu wrote:
> K Barrett wrote:
>
>>I'm just starting Eric Hansen's book on his first travels to Borneo:
>>'Stranger in the Forest' ...
>
>
> I've not read it, but if that is a region you're interested in, try
> Alfred Russell Wallace's book, --The Malay Archipelago--.
>
> J. Del Col
>

I've never even thought about the region. Wallace is the co-discoverer
of 'the origin of the species' no? And the namee of 'the Wallace line'?

K Barrett

K Barrett wrote:
> delcolja [at] mail.ab.edu wrote:
> > K Barrett wrote:
> >
> >>I'm just starting Eric Hansen's book on his first travels to Borneo:
> >>'Stranger in the Forest' ...
> >
> >
> > I've not read it, but if that is a region you're interested in, try
> > Alfred Russell Wallace's book, --The Malay Archipelago--.
> >
> > J. Del Col
> >
>
> I've never even thought about the region. Wallace is the co-discoverer
> of 'the origin of the species' no? And the namee of 'the Wallace line'?


Yes on both counts. He was also a pretty good writer. --The Malay
Archipelago-- contains his thoughts on speciation. He was a
professional specimen collector for museums and wealthy collectors, but
he was also a first class naturalist.

J. Del Col