Charles Darwin : Victorian mythmaker / A.N. Wilson.
| Author/creator | Wilson, A. N., 1950- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Victorian mythmaker |
| Contents | A symbol -- The old hat -- What he owed to Edinburgh -- Cambridge : Charles Darwin, Gent -- The voyage of the Beagle -- 'Blackbirds...gross-beaks...wren' -- The ladder by which you mounted -- Lost in the vicinity of Bloomsbury -- Half-embedded in the flesh of their wives -- An essay by Mr. Wallace -- A poker and a rabbit -- Is it true? -- The Oxford Debate and its aftermath -- Adios, theory -- Immense generalizations -- Evolution old and new -- Mutual aid. |
| Abstract | A radical reappraisal of Darwin argues that the evolution pioneer was less of an original scientific intellect than a ruthless self-promoter who did not give credit to the actual sages whose ideas he advanced in his history-shaping book. |
| General note | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2017 by John Murray (Publishers), an Hachette UK Company."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-422) and index. |
| Language | Text in English. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| ISBN | 9780062433497 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0062433490 (hardcover) |