Into the Heart of Borneo
An Account of a Journey Made in 1983 to the Mountains of Batu Tiban with James Fenton
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4633588 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek Jackson (0000-0003-1778-2187), Redmond O''Hanlon, Redmond O'Hanlon |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 151 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 386 |
| Publication date | 1985-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/633028 |
| OpenAlex | W2073413071 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
We've left a lot of men in Borneo - know what I mean?' With their SAS trainer's warnings ringing in their ears, the naturalist, Redmond O'Hanlon, and the poet, James Fenton, set out to rediscover the lost rhinoceros of Borneo. They were loaded with enough back-breaking kit to survive two months in a steaming 95degree (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
Archaeology · Geography · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2018 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |