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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... thought bitterly , I can feel my shoulder - blades almost touching each other . He shifted his weight as another furious gust did its best to hurl him to the ground . His knees jostled together in the cold gravel . His ceremonial ...
... thought bitterly , I can feel my shoulder - blades almost touching each other . He shifted his weight as another furious gust did its best to hurl him to the ground . His knees jostled together in the cold gravel . His ceremonial ...
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... thought commanded him . It needs to be done again . There are unnamed islets , imperfect depth - soundings , uncharted rocks . All of it must be done again , and done properly this time . - He knew deep down that this was the only ...
... thought commanded him . It needs to be done again . There are unnamed islets , imperfect depth - soundings , uncharted rocks . All of it must be done again , and done properly this time . - He knew deep down that this was the only ...
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... thought FitzRoy , for it shall undoubtedly prove some- thing to do with transmutation , and I do not wish to argue with him . Not today . Darwin , who was thinking along similar lines , went no further , but he found himself wanting to ...
... thought FitzRoy , for it shall undoubtedly prove some- thing to do with transmutation , and I do not wish to argue with him . Not today . Darwin , who was thinking along similar lines , went no further , but he found himself wanting to ...
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