This Thing Of Darkness

Name: This Thing Of Darkness
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Harry Thompson
ISBN: 9781472288622

Author: Harry Thompson

Narrator: Colin Morgan

Unabridged: 30 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tinder Press

Published: 11/04/2021

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Sea Stories, Nature, World Literature

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 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

About Harry Thompson

Harry Thompson was a highly successful television producer for the hit shows Have I Got News for You, They Think It's All Over and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and was also the author of a number of non-fiction bestsellers including Peter Cook, The Biography. He wrote for most of the national newspapers, especially on travel, and was nominated for Travel Journalist of the Year. He died in November 2005.Harry Thompson invented many TV comedy hits such as Have I Got News For You and Da Ali G Show. He was the author of several acclaimed bestsellers, including PETER COOK: A BIOGRAPHY and PENGUINS STOPPED PLAY, as well as a historical novel, THIS THING OF DARKNESS which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He worked as a producer at Talkback TV and in his spare time he ran the infamous cricket team, the Captain Scott XI. Harry Thompson died in 2005.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy on August 17, 2022

A wonderful, fascinating and sadly underrated novel. One of the finest books I've read in the past five years.......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on January 20, 2009

not a spoiler; a synopsis: I don't care what Anyone says about this book -- it was phenomenal. I read someone's take on the book, noting (negatively) that Charles Darwin doesn't put in an appearance until late in the book, but that's because this book is NOT about Charles Darwin, but rather about Rob......more

Goodreads review by Charlie Parker on December 02, 2023

Hacia los confines del mundo Novela de recreación histórica sobre la vida de Robert FitzRoy, uno de los protagonistas de un viaje clave en la teoría de la evolución de la vida. FitzRoy fue nombrado teniente de navío a los 23 años y puesto en el mando del Beagle con la misión de cartografiar la costa s......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on May 16, 2008

Just finished this book and was so moved I went straight to Wiki to find out about all the characters. When I first took up the book I thought, oh dear, first novel and a biggie at that, hope he doesn't ramble. However, every page was necessary to weave this extraordinary story. The prose was just b......more

Goodreads review by Madzia on April 15, 2012

Though I am not part of a nation that ever succeeded in forming an empire, and which, historically, has been a victim more often than an oppressor, I am nevertheless a citizen of modern Europe and reaping the benefits of Western, Christian-rooted civilisation - as well as the privileges my skin colo......more