Charles Darwin in Australia
Charles Darwin in Australia
J. M. Nicholas
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Early in 1836 Charles Darwin spent two months in Australia as part of his voyage around the world on the Beagle. During this time he visited the town of Sydney, travelled on horseback across the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, visited Hobart in Tasmania, and called into King George Sound in Western Australia. Darwin met with several of the leading figures of the Australian colonies, including members of the King and Macarthur families in Sydney, and Alfred Stephen and George Frankland in Hobart. This illustrated book is based on the entire Australian section of Darwin's diary. This is supplemented by extracts from the notebook that he carried on the trip to Bathurst, together with extracts from his geological and zoological field notes.
- Based on the entire Australian section of Darwin’s diary
- Supplemented by extracts from the Bathurst notebook, together with extracts from Darwin’s geological and zoological field notes
- A unique insight into Darwin’s thinking, and into the Australian personalities of the day
Reviews & endorsements
'This is far from a coffee-table book. It brings to the educated general public an awareness about a young Charles Darwin in Australia never before available.' - Ross Fitzgerald, Sydney Morning Herald
'Darwin in Australia manages to be both an invaluable reference work and a good read, and you can't do much better than that.' - Gavin Gatenby, Australian Natural History
'The Nicholas's have produced a delectable volume on this period… It is a necessary purchase for all Australians and all Darwin-freaks, but well worth some of the rest of us having on our shelves.' - R.J. Berry, The Biologist
'. . . fascinating and extremely readable narrative. . . . This is an elegant, informative and well-produced book, . . . it is a credit to the authors and the publishers. I unreservedly commend it to anyone with an interest in the formative years of either Australia or Darwin.' D.M. Moore, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
'. . . this book will also satisfy the exacting Darwin scholar. High standards of historical scholarship are sustained. . . . I am much impressed by what they have achieved in their contribution to Darwin scholarship and to the study of Australian history.' David Oldroyd, Editions
'A complete and scholarly account of Darwin's time in Australia . . . Despite the fact that it concentrates on one brief period in Darwin's life, this book succeeds in illuminating the whole of his career and scientific thought.' Des Cooper, Journal of Heredity
'The Nicholases have elegantly interwoven the transcriptions of Darwin's original notebooks, his formally written-up diaries in their various recensions, and his letters and those of his shipmates to reconstruct in detail the days of his visit. . . . a rich re-creation of Darwin's Australian experience.' Sybil Jack, Australian Book Review
'[This] book . . . would make a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in the history, as well as the natural history, of Australia.' John Vandenbeld, Melbourne Herald
'. . . an excellent work of scholarship that surpasses the other published accounts.' Arthur Woods, The Weekend Australian
'Charles Darwin in Australia is indeed an impressive book. . . . It brings to the educated general public an awareness about a young Charles Darwin in Australia never before available.' Ross Fitzgerald, SydneyMorning Herald
'. . . extremely well researched, illustrated and presented . . . I recommend this book to all lovers of Australian history particularly the history of scientific thought and discovery . . .' Howard Clark, Science Education News
'This is an excellent book. It is, as well, an outstanding contribution to the authorative record of the first half of nineteenth century New South Wales. Assiduously researched, . . . Charles Darwin in Australia is, as other reviewers have commented, a work of scholarship surpassing other commentaries.' Catherine Shaw, News Weekly
Product details
June 1989Hardback
9780521343589
192 pages
275 × 216 × 18 mm
0.945kg
Replaced by 9780521017022
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Arrival in Sydney and a trip across the blue mountains
- 3. Return from Bathurst and impressions of Sydney
- 4. Hobart and environs
- 5. King George Sound and farewell to Australia
- 6. Postscript.
