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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... soon enough , ' said Covington , feeling ashamed of all his resistance . ' Soon enough is the time you were there , ' said Phipps . ' It is a great mercy - seat under that tree , is it not ? ' ' I'll tell you what , I prayed , ' said ...
... soon enough , ' said Covington , feeling ashamed of all his resistance . ' Soon enough is the time you were there , ' said Phipps . ' It is a great mercy - seat under that tree , is it not ? ' ' I'll tell you what , I prayed , ' said ...
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... soon learn , on one of her wild walks . And he would soon find himself captivated by her and bound to her in a way that resembled his own taking of game , in that it was a kind of death she dealt him , and through her he went to another ...
... soon learn , on one of her wild walks . And he would soon find himself captivated by her and bound to her in a way that resembled his own taking of game , in that it was a kind of death she dealt him , and through her he went to another ...
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... soon thrown over the whole scene by the news that there was not a single letter for the Beagle . Nothing for Covington and nought for anyone else either . They were like a ghost ship forgotten by the world and they had the world's ...
... soon thrown over the whole scene by the news that there was not a single letter for the Beagle . Nothing for Covington and nought for anyone else either . They were like a ghost ship forgotten by the world and they had the world's ...
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