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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... sail was taken in . Across on the Samarang there were still corners flapping , edges of sail here and there still being drawn diagonally upwards by the topmen . An almighty cheer went up from one end of the Beagle to the other , which ...
... sail was taken in . Across on the Samarang there were still corners flapping , edges of sail here and there still being drawn diagonally upwards by the topmen . An almighty cheer went up from one end of the Beagle to the other , which ...
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... sail once more . ' ' Aye aye sir , ' purred Sorrell . And so , for a third time , the crew poured into the rigging and out on to the yards , all their tiredness long since evaporated , their movements smooth and well drilled ...
... sail once more . ' ' Aye aye sir , ' purred Sorrell . And so , for a third time , the crew poured into the rigging and out on to the yards , all their tiredness long since evaporated , their movements smooth and well drilled ...
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... sail - setting competition again . Every skipper in Rio knew of the Sama- rang's humiliation . Even Darwin volunteered to help with the sail display , so Wickham gave him a main royal sheet to hold in each hand and a topmast studding sail ...
... sail - setting competition again . Every skipper in Rio knew of the Sama- rang's humiliation . Even Darwin volunteered to help with the sail display , so Wickham gave him a main royal sheet to hold in each hand and a topmast studding sail ...
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