Mr Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald - ISBN: 9780143790877
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Darwin’s voyage, a loyal servant, and a scandalous scientific revolution.

Mr Darwin's Shooter

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    19 March 2018

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Summary

From the winner of the Miles Franklin Award.

The story of Syms Covington, Darwin’s manservant on the Beagle and afterwards.

Last century Charles Darwin set out on a voyage in the Beagle that would change forever the way human history was viewed. It was on this voyage that Darwin collected the information that gave birth to his controversial Theory of Evolution.

This is a novel of scientific discovery, of religious faith, of masters and servants, and of the endless wond…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143790877
ISBN-10:0143790870
Author:Roger McDonald
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:19 March 2018
Weight:276g
Dimensions:196mm x 129mm x 28mm
About The Author

Roger McDonald

Roger McDonald is a highly distinguished and prize-winning Australian writer of eight novels and two works of non-fiction. When Colts Ran, his most recent novel, was shortlisted for the 2011 Miles Franklin Prize, the 2011 Victorian Premier’s Prize, and the 2011 Prime Minister’s Prize. Before that, The Ballad of Desmond Kale won the Miles Franklin award in 2006 and the Adelaide Festival Prize for Fiction in 2008. Other prize-winning books include Mr Darwin’s Shooter, Shearers’ Motel, and 1915 which became an ABC-TV series.

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