Bright Paradise: Victorian Scientific Travellers

Raby, Peter

ISBN 10: 0691048436 / ISBN 13: 9780691048437

Published by Princeton University Press (edition ), 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bright Paradise: Victorian Scientific Travellers
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (edition )
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691048436
• ISBN 13: 9780691048437
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Peter Raby is the head of the English and Drama Department at Homerton College, Cambridge. He is the author of a highly acclaimed biography of Samuel Butler.