Download or read book The Malay Archipelago written by Alfred Russell Wallace and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of geography and travel writing should definitely spend some time with Alfred Russell Wallace's fascinating volume The Malay Archipelago. Compiled through decades of research, this book provides an exhaustive account of Wallace's experiences and observations on the large group of islands situated between Australia and Southeast Asia, including his interactions with the indigenous people and theories about the development of the flora and fauna of the region.