Emma Darwin: The Inspirational Wife of a Genius
by Edna Healey
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Much has been written about Charles Darwin but this is the first biography of his strong, intelligent wife whom he referred to as 'twice refined gold'. Emma Wedgwood, granddaughter of the famous Josiah, married Charles Darwin in 1839, three years after he returned from his extraordinary voyage on the Beagle. Their life together was intellectually exciting though overshadowed by personal tragedy. Edna Healey has discovered new, and hitherto unpublished material and has the full support of the show more Darwin family in writing this major biography. show lessTags
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Three main faults of the book:
1. The writing is so unclear that the reader has to read a passage several times to understand what the author is trying to say.
2. This is strictly speaking not a biography on Emma Darwin, but an overview of the Darwins, Wedgwoods and Allens. Because the book is relatively thin, the details are superficial, lacking in depth.
3. Bad structure. Many things are repeated and a more careful structuring would have made the book tighter.
1. The writing is so unclear that the reader has to read a passage several times to understand what the author is trying to say.
2. This is strictly speaking not a biography on Emma Darwin, but an overview of the Darwins, Wedgwoods and Allens. Because the book is relatively thin, the details are superficial, lacking in depth.
3. Bad structure. Many things are repeated and a more careful structuring would have made the book tighter.
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Lady Edna Healey, beloved author of Wives of Fame and Lady Unknown: The Life of Angela Burdett-Coutts, died in 2010 in Sussex, England.
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Charles Darwin [Charles Robert: 1809-1882]; Emma Wedgwood Darwin
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- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 941.081092 — History & geography History of Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1837- Period of Victoria and House of Windsor Victoria 1837-1901
- LCC
- CT788 .D25 .H43 — Auxiliary Sciences of History Biography Biography National biography
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- Languages
- English
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