Charlie is our Darwin
On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that, on the advice of his friend Charles Lyell, after almost 20 years exploring the subject, he had finally begun writing a ‘sketch’ of his ideas on species.
A magnificent two-volume biography.
Part 2 of an entertaining two-part biography of Charles Darwin.
Part 1 of an entertaining two-part biography of Charles Darwin.
Charles Darwin's closest brush with death during the Beagle voyage came on Sunday 13th January 1833, near that most infamous of nautical perils, Cape Horn.