This Thing Of Darkness
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
This Thing Of Darkness
By (Author) Harry Thompson
Headline Publishing Group
Tinder Press
9th March 2006
16th January 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
768
Width 163mm, Height 197mm, Spine 50mm
608g
Description
In 1831 Charles Darwin set off in HMS Beagle under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that would change the world. Tory aristocrat Fitzroy was a staunch Christian who believed in the sanctity of the individual in a world created by God: Darwin the liberal cleric and natural historian went on to develop a theory of evolution that would cast doubt on the truth of the Bible and the descent of man. The friendship forged during their epic expeditions on land and sea turned into bitter enmity as Darwin's theories threatened to destroy everything Fitzroy stood for ...
Author Bio
Harry Thompson was a highly successful television producer 'Have I Got News for You, They Think It's All Over, Never Mind the Buzzcocks' and the author of a number of non-fiction bestsellers 'Peter Cook, The Biography'. He wrote for most of the national newspapers, especially on travel, and was nominated for Travel Journalist of the Year. He died in November 2005.
