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THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE - CHARLES R DARWIN KAR...

Charles Darwin's account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of
intellectual events leading to The Origin of Species     When HMS Beagle sailed out of
Devonport on 27 December 1831  Charles Darwin was twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a
lifetime. His journal  here reprinted in a shortened form  shows a naturalist making patient
observations concerning geology  natural history  people  places and events. Volcanoes in the
Galapagos  the Gossamer spider of Patagonia and the Australasian coral reefs - all are to be
found in these extraordinary writings. The insights made here were to set in motion the
intellectual currents that led to the theory of evolution  and the most controversial book of
the Victorian age: The Origin of Species . This volume reprints Charles Darwin's journal in a
shortened form. In their introduction Janet Brown and Michael Neve provide a background to
Darwin's thought and work  and this edition also includes notes  maps  appendices and an essay
on scientific geology and the Bible by Robert FitzRoy  Darwin's friend and Captain of the
Beagle.   For more than seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic
literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin Classics
represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and
disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions
and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date
translations by award-winning translators.

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