Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062433490 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin—hailed as the man who "discovered evolution"—was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton. The "Survival of the Fittest" was really the Survival of Middle Class families like the Darwins—members of a relatively new economic strata who benefited from the rising Industrial Revolution at the expense of the working classes. In a paradigm-shifting conclusion, Wilson suggests that it remains to be seen, as this class dies out, whether the Darwinian idea will survive, or whether it, like other Victorian fads, will become a footnote in our intellectual history.Brilliant, daring, and ambitious, Charles Darwin explores this legendary man as never before, and challenge
He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. He lives in North London. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. A. N. . WILSON grew up in Staffordshire, England, and was educated at the Rugby School and New College, Oxford
N. About the Author A. . WILSON grew up in Staffordshire, England, and was educated at the Rugby School and New College, Oxford. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. He lives in North London. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism