![]() ![]() Faced with losing his father’s estate and becoming a parson at a local village, however, he decides to risk the opportunity to preserve both his own prospects and his father’s legacy. The expedition leads to areas he may not be able travel through, having been partially incapacitated with an injured leg. Merrick’s father had passed on much of his local experience gleaned from years in an Indian mission village, mapping some but not all of the area, stating “there are things that shouldn’t go on maps.” ![]() The goal is to bring back cuttings from the elusive chinchona woods. Clem recruits the primary character, Merrick, whose expertise with botany and knowledge of the region makes him indispensable to the venture. The story centers on the East India company sponsorship of an expedition to Peru during the 1850s led by Sir Clements Markham. This immensely readable novel set in Victorian England provides a frolicsome yet compelling examination of history, determinism, and the borders of reality. ![]()
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