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TitleDescriptive piece from Alfred Russel Wallace on Si Munjon and Borneo
DescriptionAddressed from Si Munjon Coal Works, Borneo, describing the locality and people; thoughts on differences between 'civilised' and 'savage'.
Published in the Literary Gazette 27 October 1855, probably written for that purpose. (See http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/wallace/S022.htm)
DateMay 1855
AccessStatusOpen
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