Into the Heart of Borneo

图书标准信息

• 作者 Redmond O\\\'Hanlon 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2005-02
• ISBN 9780140073973
• 定价 235.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 216页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

We'veleftalotofmeninBorneo-knowwhatImean?'WiththeirSAStrainer'swarningsringingintheirears,thenaturalist,RedmondO'Hanlon,andthepoet,JamesFenton,setouttorediscoverthelostrhinocerosofBorneo.Theywereloadedwithenoughback-breakingkittosurvivetwomonthsinasteaming95degree(intheshade)jungleofcreeping,crawling,bitingthings.O'Hanloncouldalsorelyonhisencyclopaedicknowledgeoftheregion'sfloraandfauna,andhadread-uponhowtoavoidbeingeatenbyanything(stickyourthumbsinacrocodile'seyes,ifyouhavetime).AndyettheyproceededtohaveanadventurethatneitherO'Hanlon,norhisfriend,norevenhisguideswereremotelypreparedfor...'Consistentlyexciting,oftenfunny,anderuditewithouteverbeingoverwhelming'-"Punch".

【作者简介】

RedmondO'Hanlonisanexplorerinthenineteenth-centurymould.Inadditiontohisfourbestsellingtravelbooks,IntotheHeartofBorneo,InTroubleAgain,CongoJourneyandTrawler,hehaspublishedscholarlyworkonnineteenth-centuryscienceandliterature.ForfifteenyearshewastheNaturalHistoryeditoroftheTimesLiterarySupplement.HelivesoutsideOxfordwithhiswifeandtwochildren.