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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... Perhaps the smaller versions of these creatures were better suited to the sparse vegetation of these parts . Perhaps their bigger cousins did not have enough to eat - who is to say ? I am only speculating . Such enor- mous herbivores ...
... Perhaps the smaller versions of these creatures were better suited to the sparse vegetation of these parts . Perhaps their bigger cousins did not have enough to eat - who is to say ? I am only speculating . Such enor- mous herbivores ...
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... Perhaps ... perhaps some shipwrecked seaman will one day hereafter receive help and kind treatment from Jemmy Button's children . Perhaps they will be prompted by the traditions they will have heard , of men from other lands . Perhaps ...
... Perhaps ... perhaps some shipwrecked seaman will one day hereafter receive help and kind treatment from Jemmy Button's children . Perhaps they will be prompted by the traditions they will have heard , of men from other lands . Perhaps ...
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... Perhaps the ice at the poles melted and the sea level rose ? Who is to say that the earth's temperature has always been constant ? Or perhaps there were immense tidal waves ? Who is to say that the movement of heavenly bodies has always ...
... Perhaps the ice at the poles melted and the sea level rose ? Who is to say that the earth's temperature has always been constant ? Or perhaps there were immense tidal waves ? Who is to say that the movement of heavenly bodies has always ...
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