The Evolution of Inanimate Objects
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The Evolution of Inanimate Objects

The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)

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eBook - ePub

The Evolution of Inanimate Objects

The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)

About this book

LONGLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME TRUST BOOK PRIZE 2012

While carrying out historical research at an Ontario asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register. Could the "Thomas Darwin of Down, England" be a relative of the famous Charles Darwin?

In a narrative woven from letters, photographs, historical documents and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thomas's life — the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin. It tells of his obsession with extending his father's studies into the realm of inanimate objects – kitchen utensils, to be precise. Can the theory of evolution be aplied to knives, forks and spoons?

In this stunning factitious biography, Karlinsky presents us with the tragically short life of Thomas Darwin, leaving the reader to decide how much is fact and how much is fiction.

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Information

Publisher
The Friday Project
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780007454358
eBook ISBN
9780007464272
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. To Dr. William Osler
  8. Part One Thomas Darwin
  9. Part Two Collected Works
  10. Part Three Illness
  11. Part Four Epilogue
  12. Thomas Darwin: A Brief Chronology
  13. Sources for Quotations
  14. Author’s Notes and Acknowledgments
  15. Bibliography
  16. Copyright
  17. About the Publisher

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