| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published in Great Britain in 2017 by John Murray (Publishers), an Hachette UK Company. |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Summary |
A radical reappraisal of Darwin argues that the evolution pioneer was less of an original scientific intellect than a ruthless self-promoter who did not give credit to the actual sages whose ideas he advanced in his history-shaping book. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-422) and index. |
| Contents |
A symbol -- The old hat -- What he owed to Edinburgh -- Cambridge: Charles Darwin, Gent -- The voyage of the Beagle -- 'Blackbirds... gross-beaks... wren' -- The ladder by which you mounted -- Lost in the vicinity of Bloomsbury -- Half-embedded in the flesh of their wives -- An essay by Mr. Wallace -- A poker and a rabbit -- Is it true? -- The Oxford Debate and its aftermath -- Adios, theory -- Immense generalizations -- Evolution old and new -- Mutual aid. |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Victorian Mythmaker |
| ISBN |
9780062433497 (hardcover) |
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0062433490 (hardcover) |
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