Redmond O'Hanlon
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Travelling in hope
Expelled from public school, Redmond O'Hanlon excelled in English at Oxford although biology was his first love. He took seven years to write his thesis on Conrad and Darwin, which plunged him into depression, but found his métier on a gruelling trip to Borneo. His Victorian passion for natural history, combined with his wit and erudition, have made him an acclaimed travel writer, reports Andrew Brown