The Voyage of the Beagle, with eBook

Name: The Voyage of the Beagle, with eBook
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Charles Darwin
ISBN: 9781400178964

Author: Charles Darwin

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 16 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/17/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Science

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Charles Darwin was just twenty-two when he went on his first voyage around the world in 1831. Darwin's father at first refused to allow his young son to go on the voyage. Fortunately, his father relented, and Darwin's journal is now considered by many to be the greatest scientific travel narrative ever written.

Revised by the author in 1860, this is an account of his experiences on the HMS Beagle, a ship that was mapping the coast of South America. What was set to be a two- or three-year voyage stretched out to a five-year adventure. Darwin took copious notes during the voyage, notes that would later lead to his formulation of the theory of evolution. He was able to observe coral reefs, fossil-filled rocks, earthquakes, and more, firsthand, and then make his own deductions.

About Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, geologist, biologist, and author, revolutionized the science of biology by developing the theory of evolution by natural selection. Among his important works are On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man. A journal that he kept during a five-year journey on the HMS Beagle eventually was published as The Voyage of the Beagle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.L. on August 17, 2022

“In conclusion, it appears that nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries.” It might sound like a little dry to read a scientist's observations of an expedition, but that wasn't the case for me. Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle provides a fascinatin......more

Goodreads review by Roy on September 18, 2019

To listen to this book review as a podcast, click below: [URL not allowed] __________________________ This book is really a rare treasure. Is there anything comparable? Here we have the very man whose ideas have revolutionized completely our understanding of life, writing with ch......more

Goodreads review by Orhan on October 26, 2021

The Voyage of the Beagle written by Charles Darwin is a collection of his travel memoirs, from the time he was 22 to 27 years of age, during which period he circumnavigated the globe with the second expedition of the HMS Beagle (1831-1836). This hardcover edition is a physically beautiful book with c......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on December 08, 2022

Charles Darwin set sail onboard the HMS Beagle on the 27th of December, 1831 and didn’t return to England until the 2nd of October, 1836. An accounting of this endeavor’s observations and discoveries was first published in 1839 as “Charles Darwin’s Journal and Remarks.” It was so popular that it was......more

Goodreads review by Trish on March 08, 2019

This book is Charles Darwin's journal of his 5-year voyage on the HMS Beagle. This journey marked the second of Captain Fitzroy and the Beagle but the first for 22-year-old Charles Darwin, who had decided to become a naturalist like Alexander von Humboldt. Darwin had stopped studying medicine and refu......more