Summary of Richard Holmes's The Age of Wonder

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Joseph Banks, official botanist to HM Bark Endeavour, first clapped eyes on the island of Tahiti, 17 degrees South, 149 degrees West. He had been told that this was the location of Paradise: a wonderful idea, although he did not quite believe it. #2 When the British landed on King George the Third’s Island, they were met by some hundreds of the inhabitants, who gave them a green bough as a sign of peace. They