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

Karlinsky, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007460058 ISBN 13: 9780007460052

Publisher: The Friday Project, 2013

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In a narrative woven from letters, photographs, historical documents and illustrations, what emerges is a sketch of Thomas’s life ― the last of eleven children born to Charles Darwin.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 obtained his MD from the University of Manitoba, his specialty degree in Geriatric Psychiatry from the University of Toronto and his Masters in Neuroscience degree from the University of London, England. He currently works as a Clinical Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Friday Project
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007460058
• ISBN 13: 9780007460052
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 233