Dec 23, 2009
Charles Darwin’s Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S. | Charles Darwin’s Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S.
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Darwin
- First Published: 1933
- Time of Work: 1831–1836
- Setting: England, New Zealand, Australia, and coastal areas of South
America
- Principal Characters: Charles Darwin, Robert Fitzroy, Jemmy Button, York Minster, Philip Gridley King, Juan Manuel Rosas
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Diary
- Subjects: Voyages, Nineteenth century, Autobiography, Native Americans or American Indians, Islands, Ships, South America or South Americans, Naturalists
- Locales: England, South America, Australia, New Zealand
Form and Content
Charles Darwin’s Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S.
“Beagle” was edited by Nora Barlow, the daughter of
Darwin’s son Horace, and is based on a copy her father made of
the original manuscript. The first entry is for Monday, October 24,
1831, the day that Darwin arrived in Devonport, England, ready to
board the Beagle, and the last is for November 7, 1836, when
the Beagle docked in Woolwich. Midshipman Philip Gridley
King’s cutaway diagram of the Beagle gives a good
impression of the ship’s arrangements. The eight major inland...
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