
This Thing of Darkness
(To the Edge of the World)
(2005)A novel by
Harry Thompson
AwardsThe Booker Prize (nominee)
This is an epic novel of sea-faring adventure set in the 19th century charting the life of Robert Fitzroy, the captain of 'The Beagle' and his passenger Charles Darwin. It combines adventrure, emotion, ideas, humour and tragedy as well as illuminating the history of the 19th century. Fitzroy, the Christian Tory aristocrat believed in the sanctity of the individual, but his beliefs destroyed his career and he committed suicide. Darwin, the liberal minor cleric doubts the truth of the Bible and develops his theory of evolution which is brutal and unforgiving in human terms. The two friends became bitter enemies as Darwin destroyed everything Fitzroy stood for.
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Hardback Editions
July 2006 : Hardback
| Title: To the Edge of the World Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 1-59692-190-0 / 9781596921900 (USA edition) Publisher: MacAdam Cage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2005 : Hardback
| Title: This Thing of Darkness Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 0-7553-0280-X / 978-0-7553-0280-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Review Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: To The Edge of the World Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 1-59692-219-2 / 9781596922198 (USA edition) Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: To The Edge of the World Vol. I (To the Edge of the World) Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 1-59692-225-7 / 9781596922259 (USA edition) Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: To The Edge of the World Book Two Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 1-59692-226-5 / 9781596922266 (USA edition) Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: To the Edge of the World: 3 (To the Edge of the World) Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 1-59692-227-3 / 9781596922273 (USA edition) Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2006 : Paperback
| Title: This Thing of Darkness Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 0-7553-2714-4 / 978-0-7553-2714-0 (UK edition) Publisher: BookForce Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
February 2006 : Paperback
| Title: This Thing of Darkness Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 0-7553-3155-9 / 978-0-7553-3155-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Review Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2006 : Paperback
| Title: This Thing of Darkness Author(s): Harry Thompson ISBN: 0-7553-0281-8 / 978-0-7553-0281-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Headline Review Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Paperback
| Title: This Thing of Darkness Author(s): Harry Thompson Publisher: Headline Review Availability: Amazon More details... |
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