Mr Darwin's Shooter

Mr Darwin's Shooter is a 1998 novel by Roger McDonald. ^[1]

10 relations: Charles Darwin, Darwin's finches, Evolution, Historical fiction, HMS Beagle, Natural selection, Random House, Roger McDonald, Second voyage of HMS Beagle, Syms Covington.

Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

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Darwin's finches

Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about fifteen species of passerine birds.

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Evolution

Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.

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HMS Beagle

HMS Beagle was a 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class.

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Natural selection

Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.

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Random House

Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world.

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Roger McDonald

Roger McDonald (born 23 June 1941, at Young, New South Wales, Australia) is the award-winning author of several novels and a number of non-fiction works.

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The second voyage of HMS Beagle, from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836, was the second survey expedition of HMS ''Beagle'', under captain Robert FitzRoy who had taken over command of the ship on its first voyage after the previous captain committed suicide.

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Syms Covington

Syms Covington (1816–1861) was a fiddler and cabin boy on HMS ''Beagle'' who became an assistant to Charles Darwin and was appointed as his personal servant in 1833, continuing in Darwin's service after the voyage until 1839.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Darwin's_Shooter

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