A narrative of travels

on the Amazon and Rio Negro

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Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan

English · 1853 · 14h 50m · Nature, Science

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From 1848 - 1852, Alfred Russell Wallace travelled in Brazil, exploring the Amazon and Rio Negro rivers and tributaries. During these travels, he collected specimens, especially of insects, birds and other animals, and observed the people and their cultures, as well as the flora, fauna and geography of the region. Having worked as a surveyor, he charted the Rio Negro and Uaupes rivers. Wallace returned to Britain in 1852, but lost most of his notes and collection to a shipboard fire. The final section of "A narrative of...." contains "Remarks on the Vocabularies" written by R.G. Latham, M.D. There is also a long table of vocabularies of various Amazonian languages but this is not included in this recording. Those interested can find this table in the source text (https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/71436). (Summary by Gail Timmerman-Vaughan)

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Preface and Chapter I 31:27 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter II 52:50 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter III 51:53 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter IV 48:53 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter V 35:32 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter VI 47:49 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter VII 49:53 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter VIII 1:00:34 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter IX 1:08:12 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter X 1:11:14 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XI 40:48 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XII 46:53 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XIII 54:38 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XIV 46:14 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XV 22:25 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XVI 49:00 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Chapter XVII 1:10:36 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Appendix 7:23 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan
Remarks on the Vocabularies, by RG Latham MD 34:25 Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan