title: Darwin's Notebook: The Life, Times, and Discoveries of Charles Robert Darwin
author:  Jonathan Clements 
description: <div><B>Jonathan Clements</B> is a writer specializing in history and biography. He is the author of more than a dozen biographies of prominent people, including Marco Polo, Mao, and Confucius. He lives in London.</div>
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  [The Darwin Act](the-darwin-act.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [The Hotline](the-hotline.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [About the Author](about-the-author.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Copyright](copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Beginning](the-darwin-act.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Table of Contents](toc-display.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Quirky Quickies: Volume 1](images/qq1-gold-calisto-bold-no-background.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Quirky Quickies: Volume 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## M.H. Lee
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [The Darwin Act](the-darwin-act.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Hotline](the-hotline.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Author](about-the-author.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Copyright](copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # The Darwin Act
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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