Comedic Borneo Adventure Classic
Into the Heart of Borneo
'We've left a lot of men in Borneo – know what I mean?' With their SAS trainer's warnings ringing in their ears, naturalist Redmond O'Hanlon and poet James Fenton set out to rediscover the lost rhinoceros of Borneo.
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About the book
They were loaded with enough back-breaking kit to survive two months in a steaming 95° (in the shade) jungle of creeping, crawling, biting things. O'Hanlon could also rely on his encyclopaedic knowledge of the region's flora and fauna, and had read-up on how to avoid being eaten by anything (stick your thumbs in a crocodile's eyes, if you have time). And yet they proceeded to have an adventure that neither O'Hanlon, nor his friend, nor even his guides were remotely prepared for... 'Consistently exciting, often funny, and erudite without ever being overwhelming' Punch
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Published by Penguin Books Ltd
