Darwin (Paperback, New ed)

Adrian Desmond, James R. Moore

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This excellent biography was runner-up for the 1992 Science Book Prize. Stimulating and provocative, it is as much about Victorian life and attitudes as the man himself - simply because it is impossible to explain the enigma that was Darwin, without putting his work into context. Why was he afraid to publish for 20 years? Why did he later become a recluse? Above all, how could a wealthy gentleman, a stickler for respectability, secretly claim in the 1830s that men are descended from hermaphrodite squids? Even more than Marx or Freud, this affable naturalist transformed the way we see ourselves on the planet - and set off religious debates which still rock society. With the help of much fresh material, this marvellous book brings Darwin and his Victorian world vividly to life. (Kirkus UK)

This biography of Charles Darwin attempts to capture the private unknown life of the real man - the gambling and gluttony at Cambridge, his gruelling trip round the globe, his intimate family life, worries about persecution and thoughts about God. Central to all of this, his pioneering efforts on the theory of evolution now that recent studies have overturned the commonplace views of Darwin that have held for more than a century.

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Imprint:	Penguin Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1992
First published:	October 1998
Authors:	Adrian Desmond • James R. Moore
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	808
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-013192-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-14-013192-2
Barcode:	9780140131925