In 1831 Charles Darwin set off in HMS Beagle under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that would change the world. Tory aristocrat Fitzroy was a staunch Christian who believed in the sanctity of the individual in a world created by God. Darwin, the liberal natural historian destined for the church, went on to develop a theory of evolution that would cast doubt on the truth of the Bible and the descent of man. The staunch friendship forged during their epic expeditions on land and sea turned into bitter enmity as Darwin's theories threatened to destroy everything Fitzroy stood for . . .

General Information

ISBN : 9780755327140
Publisher : Headline Publishing Group
Imprint : Headline Book Publishing
Weight (g) : 0.934
Publication date : 01 June 2005
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

Other Specifications

Author : Harry Thompson
Bind : Paperback
Edition : Export/airside Ed
Language : English
Pages : 640

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Author description

Harry Thompson is a highly successful television producer (Have I Got News for You, They Think It's All Over, Never Mind the Buzzcocks) and the author of a number of non-fiction bestsellers (Peter Cook, The Biography). He has written for most of the national newspapers, especially on travel, and has been nominated for Travel Journalist of the Year. He lives in London, W2. This is his first novel.