Darwin's Garden

Down House and the Origin of the Species

By: Michael Boulter

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Paperback | 26 February 2009 | Edition Number 1

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"Five years after returning from his trip around the world on HMS IBeagle/I,
the young Charles Darwin became the owner of Down House in Kent, where he moved
his growing family, far away from the turmoil and distractions of London. He
would live here for the rest of his life. It would become the place where he
began work on his masterpiece IOn the Origin of Species/I.

For almost twenty years he used the garden around him as his laboratory. In the
orchard he conducted experiments on pollination. He built a dovecot where he
could breed new strains of pigeons that helped him understand the questions of
generation. On his daily walk along the sandbank he observed how plants
competed for survival. In his heated greenhouse he conducted experiments on
orchids and primulas. In solitude he was also able to struggle with the ideas
of evolution that had haunted him since his voyage, and give him the courage to
publish his revolutionary new ideas.

Bringing Darwin's garden to the present day, Boulter unfolds a shining portrait
of the formation of one of England's greatest thinkers and his relationship
with the place he loved and shows how his experiments that he conducted over
150 years ago are still revealing new proofs and revelations as we continue to
search for the origins of life."

Industry Reviews

An engaging and fascinating tour through the life and work of Darwin, and what Darwin's legacy means for our view of the world.

An absorbing book. From the primroses and hot house at Down House [Boulter] leads us on a voyage around not only Darwin's thought, but that of his contemporaries and modern biology. - Sunday Telegraph

A useful primer for anyone wanting an overview of the man and his legacy. - New Scientist

Boulter has been able to show a side of Darwin which will surprise many. - Daily Mail

Fascinating and evocative. - Catholic Herald

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