Mr Darwin's ShooterAlfred A. Knopf, 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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... taken in . As he entered the house he rolled his eyes around . It was even more like a ship inside than previously - every- thing neat , scrubbed , fresh and somewhat threadbare , yet purposeful withal . He was taken through to the room ...
... taken in . As he entered the house he rolled his eyes around . It was even more like a ship inside than previously - every- thing neat , scrubbed , fresh and somewhat threadbare , yet purposeful withal . He was taken through to the room ...
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... taken from you ? Given so freely , and then taken ? ' Covington raised himself from the tub , cascading water , and reached for a cloth to dry himself . All his sinews were taut and he twisted himself around as if ready for another dive ...
... taken from you ? Given so freely , and then taken ? ' Covington raised himself from the tub , cascading water , and reached for a cloth to dry himself . All his sinews were taut and he twisted himself around as if ready for another dive ...
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... taken to be used as proof - if you please— of the order of nature . A most crucial proof as he learned from Darwin's wanting the specimens so badly , though whether it was to be a fully reliable proof he was afraid to know . There was ...
... taken to be used as proof - if you please— of the order of nature . A most crucial proof as he learned from Darwin's wanting the specimens so badly , though whether it was to be a fully reliable proof he was afraid to know . There was ...
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