Bright Paradise: Victorian Scientific Travellers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780691048437)

Whether looking for the sources of the Nile, the Niger, or the Amazon, penetrating the Australian outback, or searching for the Northwest Passage, the Victorians were intrepid explorers, zealously expanding the limits of science and human knowledge. In Bright Paradise, Peter Raby describes brave voyages and gives us vivid and unforgettable portraits of the larger-than-life personalities of Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, and Henry Bates, glorious examples of Victorian energy and confidence. He also explores wider issues such as the growth of knowledge and the spread of the empire.

Witty, provocative, and exciting in the breadth of its research, this book charts an important period of scientific advance and transforms it into a compelling narrative.

Author: Peter Raby
ISBN-10: 0691048436
ISBN-13: 9780691048437
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/02/1997
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.06w x 0.77d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1997 pg. 1368
Publishers Weekly 10/20/1997 pg. 65
Library Journal 10/15/1997 pg. 87
New York Times 12/07/1997 pg. 52
Library Journal 11/15/1997