tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post7117796380297134238..comments2024-03-28T17:58:25.581+13:00Comments on The Flaxen Saxon Chronicles: Charles Robert DarwinFlaxen Saxonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-2077578864117920662017-09-08T08:34:53.742+12:002017-09-08T08:34:53.742+12:00I watch with bated breath - and eager eyes!I watch with bated breath - and eager eyes!Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-73380017172365978682017-09-07T21:51:48.423+12:002017-09-07T21:51:48.423+12:00James, still your dirty mind- it should read: onan...James, still your dirty mind- it should read: onanism.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-58855000987188814662017-09-07T21:47:32.441+12:002017-09-07T21:47:32.441+12:00"It is an observation that organisms will rap..."It is an observation that organisms will rapidly breed ..."<br /><br />Just adjusted my glasses - organism, yes it's organism. Misread it for a moment.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-75794147073352012452017-09-07T20:47:03.473+12:002017-09-07T20:47:03.473+12:00Aye Ted, the 'Darwin Awards', where the in...Aye Ted, the 'Darwin Awards', where the intellectually challenged voluntarily remove themselves from the gene pool- stops them pissing in it. Actually Ted, you have given me an idea for a post: watch this space.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-18183613573551610992017-09-07T09:40:58.005+12:002017-09-07T09:40:58.005+12:00Darwin also is (one way or another) responsible fo...Darwin also is (one way or another) responsible for the eponymous awards given posthumously to sundry cretins over the years. These have amused me greatly, and were instrumental in my taking up <i>schadenfreude</i> as a pastime.Ted Treenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392121240286596231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-48067147591264337122017-09-06T12:33:08.596+12:002017-09-06T12:33:08.596+12:00Thanks for the endorsement. I'll see if I can ...Thanks for the endorsement. I'll see if I can get hold of a copy of the book you mention.Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-76019380577685044272017-09-06T11:15:18.011+12:002017-09-06T11:15:18.011+12:00Thanks for the link. I wasn’t aware of the biograp...Thanks for the link. I wasn’t aware of the biography by A. N. Wilson, until now. The thrust of his book does not surprise me. At every turn he sets out to denigrate Darwin and accuse him of cruelty, plagiarism and racism. He insinuates that Darwin’s theory influenced Hitler’s National Socialism- which it did. But that is hardly Darwin’s fault. Darwin presented his theory as a scientist should. If it does not fit well with modern liberal socialist theories, so be it. Darwin should always be viewed as a product of his time and class. <br /><br />A N Wilson is a wretch of a man and a purveyor of cheap, tawdry, sensationalist, journalism. I’ve only managed to read one of his books all the way through, a supposed ‘biography’ of Jesus. Don’t bother to read the book- tis shite and chock full of errors as you would expect from a second rate intellect who can’t be bothered to undertake in depth research.<br />Flaxen Saxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431645401478120921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-49461347576056204732017-09-06T05:55:16.672+12:002017-09-06T05:55:16.672+12:00FS, have you seen this?
https://www.theguardian.co...FS, have you seen this?<br />https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/charles-darwin-victorian-mythmaker-an-wilson-reviewEd Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745817778350624453.post-15306130210494851152017-09-06T00:44:47.514+12:002017-09-06T00:44:47.514+12:00Good article about a clever bloke from a clever fa...Good article about a clever bloke from a clever family. Thanks - I'm enjoying your trilogy.<br /><br />We used to live near Lichfield, & periodically visited Erasmus (Charles' grandad) Darwin's house. It is open to the public as an independent museum & well worth a visit. One day I'll make it to Charles pad in Kent, too.<br /><br />I don't read much fiction, but my daughter gave me a copy of "This Thing of Darkness", by Harry Thompson & I really enjoyed it. It is a historical novel written around a fictionalised biography of Robert FitzRoy - he who took command of HMS Beagle halfway through her first voyage before undertaking the more famous one with Charles Darwin as his companion. If you already have the facts & scientific background this book provides a structure to nail things to. It's easy to spot & forgive the bits of artistic licence for the sake of the overall story.<br /><br />DevonshireDozer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com