Title: The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton
Product review: I first read about Darwin in Harry Thompson's "This Thing of Darkness", also released as " To the Edge of the World". This treatment of essentially the same subject was brilliant compared with Darnton's effort. In fact I am certain that if Darnton had first read Thompson's novel, he wouldn't have bothered to write this insipid and implausible book.If you are like me, you also quickly lose confidence in an author when he doesn't get the historical facts right. In one scene during the voyage of the "Beagle", Darnton has a character say" ...the Wedgewoods, to whom he is related both directly and through his wife..." The Beagle left England December 27th, 1831 and returned five years later. Darwin married in 1839.Busted Mr. Darnton!Don't bother with this book- read Thompson's much better treatment of the subject.
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