The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2


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(3.8 étoiles; 9 critiques)

A fascinating and classic Victorian ethnology of SE Asia, first published in 1869. The author was co-discoverer of evolution, together with Darwin. (Summary by Nicholas Longhurst)

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The Moluccas—Ternate. 17:17 Lu par nlonghu
Gilolo 11:20 Lu par nlonghu
Ternate to the Kaioa Islands 18:24 Lu par nlonghu
Batchian 48:51 Lu par nlonghu
Ceram, Goram and the Matabello Islands 27:56 Lu par nlonghu
Bouru 19:25 Lu par nlonghu
The Natural History of the Moluccas 25:25 Lu par nlonghu
Macasar to the Aru Islands in a Native Prau 27:24 Lu par nlonghu
The Ke Islands 26:37 Lu par nlonghu
The Aru Islands- Residence in Dobo 28:24 Lu par nlonghu
The Aru Islands -Journey and Residence 1:04:54 Lu par nlonghu
The Aru Islands -Second Residenc 28:29 Lu par Deon Gines
The Aru Islands -Physical Geography and Aspects 18:33 Lu par nlonghu
New Guinea - Dorey 40:30 Lu par nlonghu
Voyage from Ceram to Waigiou 22:20 Lu par nlonghu
Waigiou 23:30 Lu par nlonghu
Voyage from Waigiou to Ternate 22:09 Lu par nlonghu
The Birds of Paradise 49:02 Lu par nlonghu
The Natural History of the Papuan Islands 15:18 Lu par nlonghu
The Races of Man in the Malay Archipelago part 1 22:29 Lu par Deon Gines
The Races of Man in the Malay Archipelago part 2 20:58 Lu par Deon Gines

Critiques

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(1 étoile)

The incorrect pronunciation of the text is (just) too distracting. There is no ARCH, for example, in “archipelago”, but that’s not all; the recording has neither natural elision nor fluidity.