This Thing of Darkness
Harry Thompson
This Thing of Darkness was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 1831 Charles Darwin set off in HMS Beagle under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that would change the world. This is the story of a deep friendship between two men, and the twin obsessions that tear them apart, leading one to triumph, and the other to disaster.
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- Year
- 2010
- ISBN-13
- 9780755376056
- Genre
- FictionCrime & Thriller
- Topics
- Charles Darwin and the voyage of HMS BeagleFriendship and rivalryScientific discovery and religious faith
Awards
- The Booker PrizeLonglistedMajor(2005)
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