Heiligman, Deborah.

Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith Deborah Heiligman. - 1st ed. - New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009. - 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-262) and index.

Better than a dog -- Rat catching -- Conceal your doubts - - Where doors and windows stand open -- Little Miss Slip- Slop -- The next world -- The sensation of fear -- A leap -- A busy man -- Melancholy thoughts -- A whirl of noise and motion -- Heavy baggage, blazing fires -- Definition of happiness -- Pregnant thoughts -- Little animalcules -- Down in the country -- Sudden deaths -- Barnacles and babies -- Doing custards -- A fretful child -- God only know the issue -- A dear and good child -- Against the rules -- Terrible suffering -- the origins of "The Origin." -- Dependent on each other in so complex a manner -- What the Lord hath delivered -- Feeling, not reasoning -- Such a noise -- Mere trickery -- Warmth to the end -- Happy is the man -- Unasked questions -- So much to worship -- Acknowledgments -- Family tree -- Source notes -- Selected bibligraphy -- Index.

Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, were deeply in love and very supportive of each other, but their opinions often clashed. Emma was extremely religious, and Charles questioned God's very existence.

9780805087215 (hc : alk. paper) 0805087214 (hc : alk. paper)

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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 --Juvenile literature.
Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, 1808-1896 --Juvenile literature.


Naturalists--England--Biography--Juvenile literature.

QH31.D2 / H42 2009

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