Charles Darwin’s Diary of the Voyage of H.M.S. (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
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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