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This Thing Of Darkness
- Author
- Harry Thompson
- Narrator
- Colin Morgan
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 4 November 2021
- Run Time
- 30 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'A masterpiece' Bernard Cornwell
'A master storyteller' Sunday Times
In 1831 Charles Darwin set off in HMS Beagle under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that would change the world. This is the story of a deep friendship between two men, and the twin obsessions that tear them apart, leading one to triumph, and the other to disaster.
'An outstandingly good first novel. A[n]... action-adventure combined with subtle intellectual arguments. The meticulous research enriches this fascinating tale' Sunday Telegraph
(P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Harry Thompson
- Narrator
- Colin Morgan
- Duration
- 30 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 November 2021
- ISBN
- 9781472288622
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction
Synopsis
Colin Morgan narrates the action-packed and gripping novel of Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle - longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 'A masterpiece' Bernard Cornwell'A master storyteller' Sunday TimesIn 1831 Charles Darwin set off in HMS Beagle under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that would change the world. This is the story of a deep friendship between two men, and the twin obsessions that tear them apart, leading one to triumph, and the other to disaster.'An outstandingly good first novel. A[n]... action-adventure combined with subtle intellectual arguments. The meticulous research enriches this fascinating tale' Sunday Telegraph (P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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