The book "Is Mars an Abode? A Critical Analysis of Professor Percival Lovell's Mars and Its Canals with an Alternative Explanation" is written by eminent scientist Alfred Russell Wallace. This work examines and analyzes the famous book by Professor Lovell, devoted to the question of the existence of possible channels on the planet Mars. Author Russell Wallace offers an alternative explanation for what the observations made on the Red Planet might actually mean. This book not only reveals scientific theories about the habitability of Mars, but also highlights the intrigue and controversy that surrounded the exploration of the planet in the 19th century. "Is Mars an abode?" is an interesting addition to the accounts of the exploration of Mars and the search for life in space.