Emma Darwin: The Wife of an Inspirational Genius
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Emma Darwin: The Wife of an Inspirational Genius
By (Author) Edna Healey
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
8th August 2002
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Evolution
576.82092
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 133mm, Height 197mm, Spine 25mm
268g
Description
Much has been written about Charles Darwin but this is the first biography of his strong, intelligent wife. 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 Edna Healey has discovered new, and hitherto unpublished material and has had the full support of the Darwin family in writing this major biography.
Reviews
Emma...emerges as a warmly three-dimensional woman in this well-researched life - Sunday Telegraph
Author Bio
Edna Healey read English at Oxford and has lectured widely on literature and history. Her book Lady Unknown, a biography of Angela Burdett-Coutts, received the Yorkshire Post Literary Award.
