Charles Darwin Volume 2

The Power at Place

Janet Browne

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Pimlico
01 September 2003

Biography: general; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Evolution

'The second, final volume of her magnificent life of Darwin. Much the best biography of Darwin to date, it makes irresistible reading'

Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times

This concluding volume of Janet Browne's biography covers the transformation in Darwin's life after the first unexpected announcement of the theory of evolution by natural selection and the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. Always a private man, Darwin found himself a controversial figure, reviewed and discussed in circles that stretched far beyond the boundaries of Victorian science.

Janet Browne here examines the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences that responded to the ideas of one of the leading thinkers of the nineteenth century and considers the Darwinian revolution from Darwin's point of view.

By: Janet Browne
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 799g
ISBN: 9780712668378
ISBN 10: 0712668373
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 01 September 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Janet Browne is a zoologist and historian of science and Professor in the History of Biology at the Welcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College, London

Reviews for Charles Darwin Volume 2: The Power at Place

One of the most distinguished of all modern biographies * Guardian * A monumental and absorbing biography * Scotsman * Her first book, Voyaging, was hailed as a magisterial introduction to Darwin's life, a work that vividly evoked period, character and ideas. The only question was: could she follow it up? It has taken seven years to get an answer: an emphatic yes -- Robin McKie * Observer * Browne's first volume was warmly received when it appeared seven years ago, and the second triumphantly fulfils its promise...[a] remarkable book -- James Secord * Daily Telegraph * A marvellous book... This second part of the life stands on its own. Soothing, unhurried and absorbing -- Jane Ridley * Spectator *