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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... felt no hunger , no exhaustion . He felt guided by instinct now , or by some unseen force , as if the world itself was leading him . It was as if he could see himself from the air , moving forward decisively , with conviction . Opti ...
... felt no hunger , no exhaustion . He felt guided by instinct now , or by some unseen force , as if the world itself was leading him . It was as if he could see himself from the air , moving forward decisively , with conviction . Opti ...
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... felt himself being rolled from side to side , a helpless sausage in a pan . He tried to stand , but it was no use : waves were rolling in from the east , and he felt as sick as he ever had aboard the Beagle in a heaving sea . He sat ...
... felt himself being rolled from side to side , a helpless sausage in a pan . He tried to stand , but it was no use : waves were rolling in from the east , and he felt as sick as he ever had aboard the Beagle in a heaving sea . He sat ...
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... felt . The building was utterly silent , and the motes of dust that had risen politely at FitzRoy's entrance were now settling drowsily once more upon the aged books and charts that slept on Butters's desk . FitzRoy felt as if he had ...
... felt . The building was utterly silent , and the motes of dust that had risen politely at FitzRoy's entrance were now settling drowsily once more upon the aged books and charts that slept on Butters's desk . FitzRoy felt as if he had ...
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