| The Voyage of the Beagle Revised Edition Contributor(s): Darwin, Charles (Author), Amigoni, David (Introduction by), Griffith, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853264768 ISBN-13: 9781853264764 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Nature |
| Dewey: 508.092 |
| Lexile Measure: 1220 |
| Series: Classics of World Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 4.97" W x 7.73" (0.68 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52124 Reading Level: 13.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 48.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With an Introduction by David Amigoni. Charles Darwin's travels around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's beauty and sublimity which language could barely capture. Words, he said, were inadequate to convey to those who have not visited the inter-tropical regions, the sensation of delight which the mind experiences'. Yet in a travel journal which takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to South Sea Islands, Darwin's descriptive powers are constantly challenged, but never once overcome. In addition, The Voyage of the Beagle displays Darwin's powerful, speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relation between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. |