Redmond O'Hanlon

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, the naturalist, Redmond O�...

Congo Journey

Combining the acute observation of a nineteenth-century missionary, and the wit of a Monty Python player, Redmond O'Hanlon is famous for his adventuro...

The Irish Freebooter; Or, Surprising Adventures of Captain Redmond O'Hanlan, a Celebrated Robber ... Together with the Life and Adventures of Humphrey Kynaston, Etc. [With “The Remarkable Case of Wm. Butterworth and F. Jennison, for the Murder of Mr. Groundwater.”]

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No Mercy

A Journey to the Heart of the Congo

Lit with humor, full of African birdsong and told with great narrative force, No Mercy is the magnum opus of "probably the finest writer of travel boo...

In Trouble Again

A Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon

Redmond O'Hanlon found few experienced adventurers willing to accompany him on his four-month trip up the Orinoco river and across the Amazon Basin. H...

No Mercy

A Journey to the Heart of the Congo

Lit with humor, full of African birdsong and told with great narrative force, No Mercy is the magnum opus of "probably the finest writer of travel boo...

Joseph Conrad and Charles Darwin

The Influence of Scientific Thought on Conrad's Fiction

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W sercu Borneo

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The Fetish Room

The Education of a Naturalist

Redmond O'Hanlon is known as an amiable anti-hero - the debunker of classical exploration literature - and here on this joint road trip with journalis...

Trawler

A Journey Through the North Atlantic

Redmond O'Hanlon describes his extraordinary three-week trip on an Orkney trawler as it journeys far into the north Atlantic in search of its catch. Y...

Into the Heart of Borneo

An Account of a Journey Made in 1983 to the Mountains of Batu Tiban with James Fenton

The story of a 1983 journey to the center of Borneo, which no expedition had attempted since 1926. O'Hanlon, accompanied by friend and poet James Fent...

Borneo and the Poet

In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of...

Into the Heart of Borneo

An Account of a Journey Made in 1983 to the Mountains of Batu Tiban with James Fenton

Armed with equipment and advice from the SAS and accompanied by Sea Dyak trackers, the author, a naturalist, and a poet, set out on a long river voyag...

The Fetish Room

The Education of a Naturalist

Part biography, part musings on biology and nature, The Fetish Room is a portrait of one of Britain's greatest writers...

A River in Borneo

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Supercell

At the age of twelve, Kevin Erskine (born 1956) witnessed his first big storm: a category four tornado with wind speeds of over 207 miles per hour tha...

Critical Moments

Fintan O'Toole on Modern Irish Theatre

Collection of critical essays, reviews and articles on Irish theatre by critic Fintan O'Toole...