Mr Darwin's ShooterKnopf, 1998 - Всего страниц: 365 In this richly detailed novel based on the life of Syms Covington, Charles Darwin's hard-working shipboard assistant and later his house-servant, Roger McDonald shines a light on a man forgotten by history, capturing the breathtaking excitement of the historic voyage of the Beagle and brilliantly illuminating the scientific, religious, and social controversies that exploded around Darwin's watershed theories. As "Darwin's shooter, " Covington collected and preserved invaluable specimens; as the scientist's clerk in London, was he the first man to grasp the full import of their research -- the seeds of Darwin's theory of natural selection? Twenty years later, Covington awaits his copy of The Origin of Species with mixed emotions. Embittered by Darwin's failure to acknowledge him, he is also profoundly troubled by his own role in the discoveries that subverted sacred doctrines and shook the Victorian worldview to its very foundation. |
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... passed in that walnut shell , man- oeuvring around weedy river - mouths and making their survey with particular care . ' There was nothing prouder afloat nor on the land neither , ' it was said . The Adventure was the world for them ...
... passed in that walnut shell , man- oeuvring around weedy river - mouths and making their survey with particular care . ' There was nothing prouder afloat nor on the land neither , ' it was said . The Adventure was the world for them ...
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... passed the bottle and called him compa - ero . With a spinning head he went to lie down . At some time in the night , propped on his saddle for a pillow , Covington found himself facing an intruder . A hopeful face grinned and lisped ...
... passed the bottle and called him compa - ero . With a spinning head he went to lie down . At some time in the night , propped on his saddle for a pillow , Covington found himself facing an intruder . A hopeful face grinned and lisped ...
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... passed . The road climbed , wound , and emerged onto the frosty , sun - bright tablelands to the far south . Theodora and MacCracken knew what was to happen with them . When their backs were turned to each other they pri- vately smiled ...
... passed . The road climbed , wound , and emerged onto the frosty , sun - bright tablelands to the far south . Theodora and MacCracken knew what was to happen with them . When their backs were turned to each other they pri- vately smiled ...
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