- Hardcover: 743 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday; 1st Edition edition (July 8 1980)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385120648
- ISBN-13: 978-0385120647
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 5.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #316,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Charles Darwin, the Human Being!,
By Cindy Margulis (Alameda, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Origin (Paperback)
Irving Stone gives us a beautiful depiction of the character of the real Charles Darwin, and how he came to his breakthrough scientific insights. Charles Darwin, it turns out, was an immensely likeable character, with an adventuresome spirit, immense energy, a genuine humility, and warm sense of humor. Stone's brilliant portrayal shows us how Darwin was always guided by really examining what he saw and experienced, and letting his questions guide him, through a lifetime of earnest questing for knowledge and understanding. Anyone who doubts that such a devoted scientist could also make such a fascinating literary figure, will be delighted by Irving Stone's illuminating storytelling. Now, we can esteem Darwin all the more for his humaneness, which serves to magnify his genius!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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In Darwin's shoes,
By Owen Hughes (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Origin (Paperback)
Irving Stone is no stranger to the art of lively historical biography. Indeed, he has made it his own particular area of expertise and developed his craft to a thoroughly respectable level. Coming to Darwin after Van Gogh, I knew I was going to be in safe hands. What I didn't know was how Darwin himself was going to affect me. Stone has us walking in his shoes. The very paths he trod, be it the lyme walks along the river near his birthplace or the lava-fields of Peru, are our paths. Such is the skill of the author. I cannot understand why this is not a popular book. It has just about everything going for it: a famous author with a competent pen; an even more famous naturalist as its centrepiece. Can it be that poor old Charles is out of fashion? I hope that these few crumbs may incite a further readership. You will not be disappointed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The greatest story ever told?,
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This review is from: The Origin: A Biographical Novel of Charles Darwin (Hardcover)
I hope to write a proper review after I've read the book again. I originally read it 2 years ago and although it has stuck with me all that time, I'm not able to say more than that the 2 other reviewers are spot on, and that I think this may be the greatest story ever told. Yes, my tongue is in my cheek about that line, but it is fitting too in many ways. This is a story about what science and reason and passion and democracy and empire and very human nature has brought us. This was a pivotal point in the history of mankind, in my humble opinion, and this book gives us a brief glimpse into that very close past and reminds us that we are only here for a short while but that our story goes on and on.Note that I have also just read the freely available epub version of Darwin's autobiography on my free phone book reader (nokia symbian phone in this case so your experience may differ), and it is like dessert to this sumptious meal that Stone provides.
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