Mr. Darwin's Shooter

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Mr Darwin's Shooter
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First edition
Author Roger McDonald
LanguageEnglish
Genre Historical fiction
Publisher Random House Australia
Publication date
1998(27 years ago) (1998)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
ISBN 978-0-09-183670-2
OCLC 222251494

Mr Darwin's Shooter is a 1998 novel by Roger McDonald. [1] It describes the life of Syms Covington, manservant to Charles Darwin during Darwin's voyage aboard HMS Beagle.

Contents

The book deals with three periods of Covington's life: childhood, adolescence while on HMS Beagle, and middle age, where Covington is struggling to deal with the conflict between his religious views and his role in the formulation of the theory of natural selection. Among the many animals Syms Covington shot and prepared for Charles Darwin were the Galápagos finches, which became crucial for his theory.

Notes

Publication history

After the novel's initial publication by Random House Australia in 1998 it was republished as follows:

The novel was also translated into Spanish, in 2001 and German in 2002. [7]

Awards and nominations

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald (Anchor, 1998)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1998)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald (Vintage, 1999)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald (Grove Press, 1998)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald (Vintage, 2009)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Austlit — Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald". Austlit. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ↑ ""30-year Endeavour sails off with prize"". Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May 1999. ProQuest   2674374036 . Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  9. ↑ ""Literary prizes sail under the bridge"". The Age, 16 October 1999, p7. ProQuest   363426003 . Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.


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