The Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879) - Hardcover

Karlinsky, Harry

 
9780007454358: The Evolution of Inanimate Objects: The Life and Collected Works of Thomas Darwin (1857-1879)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 000745435X ISBN 13: 9780007454358
Publisher: The Friday Project, 2012

Synopsis

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While carrying out historical research at an Ontario asylum, psychiatrist Harry Karlinsky comes across a familiar surname in the register. Could the “Thomas Darwin of Down, England” be a relative of the famous Charles Darwin?

In a narrative woven from letters, photographs, historical documents and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thomas’s life — the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin. It tells of his obsession with extending his father’s studies into the realm of inanimate objects – kitchen utensils, to be precise. Can the theory of evolution be aplied to knives, forks and spoons?

In this stunning factitious biography, Karlinsky presents us with the tragically short life of Thomas Darwin, leaving the reader to decide how much is fact and how much is fiction.

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About the Author

Harry Karlinsky is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia.

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Publisher
The Friday Project
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
000745435X
ISBN 13 
9780007454358
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
232

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