Title: The Darwin Conspiracy - John Darnton - book

Summary :

1831. Charles Darwin embarks aboard the research ship Beagle. He discovers the Galapagos, passing along the South American coast and Tahiti. Upon his return five years later, he sketches his first hypotheses on natural selection. 1870. Elizabeth Darwin, the naturalist's youngest daughter, confides in her diary the suspicions she harbors about her father, who is nearly paralyzed by a host of strange ailments.

London, present day. Two young researchers strive to shed light on the genesis of the theory of evolution. Why did Darwin wait until he was twenty-two before writing "On the Origin of Species?" Why did this adventurer, having explored the wildest lands, refuse to cross the boundaries of his Kentish village? Did he unduly appropriate the work of another? The Darwin Conspiracy: a formidable suspense novel, where the thirst for power, knowledge, and revenge comes to corrupt science.

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