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Emma Darwin: The Wife of an Inspirational Genius

Emma Darwin: The Wife of an Inspirational Genius

by EdnaHealey (Author)

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Synopsis

Much has been written about Charles Darwin but this is the first biography of his strong, intelligent wife. Emma Wedgwood, granddaughter of the famous Josiah, married Charles Darwin in 1839, three years after he returned from his extraordinary voyage on the Beagle. Their life together was intellectually exciting though overshadowed by personal tragedy. Edna Healey has discovered new, and hitherto unpublished, material and has had the full support of the Darwin family in writing this major biography.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 01 Jul 2002
ISBN 10: 0747262489
ISBN 13: 9780747262480
Book Overview: A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing'

Media Reviews
Emma...emerges as a warmly three-dimensional woman in this well-researched life * Sunday Telegraph *
Author Bio
Edna Healey read English at Oxford and has lectured widely on literature and history. Her book LADY UNKNOWN, a biography of Angela Burdett-Coutts, received the Yorkshire Post Literary Award. She is married to former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey.