Darwin A Life in Poems

Name: Darwin A Life in Poems
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ISBN: 9780375711923

ISBN-10: 0375711929

ISBN-13: 9780375711923

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Authors: Ruth Padel

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This remarkable book brings us an intimate and moving interpretation of the life and work of Charles Darwin, by Ruth Padel, an acclaimed British poet and a direct descendant of the famous scientist.Charles Darwin, born in 1809, lost his mother at the age of eight, repressed all memory of her, and poured his passion into solitary walks, newt collecting, and shooting. His five-year voyage on H.M.S.Beagle,when he was in his twenties, changed his life. Afterward, he began publishing his findings and working privately on groundbreaking theories about the development of animal species, including human beings, and he made a nervous proposal to his cousin Emma.Padel’s poems sparkle with nuance and…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.21" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Ruth Padel has published five collections and won the National Poetry Prize; her latest collection Voodoo Shop was shortlisted for the Whitbread and T S Eliot Prizes. She is a Fellow of the Society of Authors and London Zoological Society and writes a wildlife column, "Wild Thing" for the Saturday Times She is currently travelling through Asia writing a travel/memoir prose book about wild tigers. Website www.ruthpadel.com