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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... turned to Covington and said , ' See , the ship's boy is built like a smith or a porter , the form and size of each muscle may be traced in action , ' and asked Covington to lift a block and tackle , traced a pencil down his arms , and ...
... turned to Covington and said , ' See , the ship's boy is built like a smith or a porter , the form and size of each muscle may be traced in action , ' and asked Covington to lift a block and tackle , traced a pencil down his arms , and ...
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... turned it over and the pretty young face was converted into a tree stump . As for their gent , who had Joey lost to him as a servant barely before he knew who he was , he played at not knowing who he would have to replace him until the ...
... turned it over and the pretty young face was converted into a tree stump . As for their gent , who had Joey lost to him as a servant barely before he knew who he was , he played at not knowing who he would have to replace him until the ...
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... turned aside . ' A Spaniard in treachery , may be . ' A familiar bitterness overcame Covington . MacCracken had observed that curl of the mouth often enough to assay its quality . It was not loathing or malice but more a response to the ...
... turned aside . ' A Spaniard in treachery , may be . ' A familiar bitterness overcame Covington . MacCracken had observed that curl of the mouth often enough to assay its quality . It was not loathing or malice but more a response to the ...
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