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The Evolutionist: The Strange Tale of Alfred Wallace

It is the year 1852, and the origin of species remains a mystery. In a primitive hut in the remote Amazonian jungle, Alfred Wallace, a brilliant young collector of scientific specimens, lies wasted by tropical illness. He does not expect to survive. Healed by a village shaman, Wallace continues his pioneering fieldwork in the Malay archipelago, crystallising his ideas about evolutionary theory, which were to be independently formulated by Charles Darwin. Why wasn`t Wallace given the credit for his momentous discoveries? And how did he end up in conflict with London`s scientific establishment, including Charles Darwin himself?

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