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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
This work, unsurprisingly, offers invaluable insights into the life and times of Charles Darwin, his personality and the formative influences that made him what he was, for here we have his own words and ‘voice’ at the close of a prodigiously productive career. He tells of his childhood, his student days at Edinburgh and Cambridge, his love of beetles, shooting and geology and of his grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood. He talks at some length about his meetings with the great scientific men of the age, his attitudes to his critics, to religion and of his theories of evolution. He also discusses his scientific methods and the background to the publication of many of his works including ‘The Origin of Species’ and ‘The Descent of Man’, and how he came to join ‘The Beagle’ as naturalist. This is an indispensable work for any student of Darwin, of evolution and conceivably, creationism. It is undoubtedly the autobiography of a great man.Greg Wagland reads The Autobiography of Charles Darwin for Magpie Audio. Note: This is the version authorized and edited by his son, Francis. Francis Darwin and Charles’ wife Emma censored and excised some passages, in part to limit references made to his home life.
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- Peter
- 10-08-22
Fascinating to hear Darwin's own account
Perfectly narrated account of how Darwin became one of the Great men of history. Excellent...
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- Carla Ribeiro Oleiro
- 18-04-19
Interesting
Interesting to know how Darwin thought during his days and that his children accomplished to publish his memoirs. It's not a book well written but have some curious cases.
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