What Mr Darwin Saw

This book is an informative, well-illustrated book about Darwin's life. Although it brings life to the defining events in Darwin's life and studies, it did feel that it failed to really make sense of Darwin's theory until the very end. Using Darwin's own words, the book starts out with a brief description of his early years and time at univiersity. It was interesting to learn that viewing two operations disgusted him and left him haunted by what he saw. It was also interesting to learn about his membership in the Glutton Club (they would meet once a week to eat 'strange' meat). The book then goees on to tell of many travels and important discoveries Darwin makes on the HMS Beagle. When he visits a zoo after returning from his five-year show more trip on the Beagle, he notes "Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work; more humble, and I believe true, to consider ourselves created from animals." THe last few pages lay out Darwin's theory of natural selection in four main points. show less

& edited by Dr. Mary Holbrook

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