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Description edit
Aboard the HMS "Beagle", 15-year-old Syms Covington enters the service of Charles Darwin, shooting and collecting hundreds of specimens for his "gent", specimens that become fundamental to the formation of Darwin's theory of evolution.
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Characters/People edit
- Syms Covington: Add a description of this character.
- Charles Darwin
- John Phipps
- Joey Middleton
- Fitz Roy
- Mrs Fitz Gerald
- Mrs Hewtson
- Cobby
- Mr Earle
- Parkington
- Don
- Dr Maccracken
- Mac Curdy
- Polly Pochette
- Matthews
- De Sousa
- Evans
- Mr Wickham
- Theodora
- Rosas
- Leadbeater
- Leza
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
It was the hottest time of the year, a month after Christmas at latitude thirty-five degrees south.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Roger McDonald (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Knopf
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0091836719
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Knopf
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0091836719
Page Count: Add the page count.
Awards edit
- NSW Premier's Literary Awards (Australia) (1999: Fiction)
- Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction (1999)
- National Fiction Award (2000)
- SA Premier's Literary Award (2000)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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