To the Edge of the WorldMacAdam/Cage Pub., 2005 - Всего страниц: 789 This is an epic novel of sea-faring adventure set in the 19th century charting the life of Robert Fitzroy, the captain of 'The Beagle' and his passenger Charles Darwin. It combines adventure, emotion, ideas, humor and tragedy as well as illuminating the history of the 19th century. Fitzroy, the Christian Tory aristocrat, believed in the sanctity of the individual, but his beliefs were a challenge to his career. Darwin, the liberal naturalist doubts the truth of the Bible and develops his theory of evolution which is brutal and unforgiving in human terms. The two friends became bitter enemies as Darwin destroyed everything Fitzroy stood for. |
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... father's approval at the back of his mind . Why ? He had barely seen his father since he had been sent away to school at six , and only twice since he had joined the Service at twelve . His father never wrote to him . His memories of ...
... father's approval at the back of his mind . Why ? He had barely seen his father since he had been sent away to school at six , and only twice since he had joined the Service at twelve . His father never wrote to him . His memories of ...
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... father , I suppose under- standably , is reluctant to allow it . He says it is a wild scheme , which will be disreputable to my future character as a clergyman . And it will be costly , too . I think he fears I will end up in the ...
... father , I suppose under- standably , is reluctant to allow it . He says it is a wild scheme , which will be disreputable to my future character as a clergyman . And it will be costly , too . I think he fears I will end up in the ...
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... father's generosity in giving way to an insis- tent six - year - old son . ' I was quite the explorer even then ... father say ? ' ' I'm afraid my mother died when I was five years old . ' ' Just like my own . I'm sorry . ' My father ...
... father's generosity in giving way to an insis- tent six - year - old son . ' I was quite the explorer even then ... father say ? ' ' I'm afraid my mother died when I was five years old . ' ' Just like my own . I'm sorry . ' My father ...
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