Darwin and Darwinism
I have made a separate page for anyone who - like myself - gets really into
the question of what Darwin was saying at the time and what Darwinists believe now.
There is a most interesting and lively examination of the issue of Darwinism
vs creationism in the November 04 issue of National Geographic Magazine:
Was Darwin Wrong?
An excellent Darwin study.You can access the full text
of Dr Morton's book. A quick link to the most
relevant chapter, partly on Tess, is given below.
The intro lists briefly the four ways in which Victorian
imaginative writers used Darwinian ideas. Can you find all four in Tess and FLW?
Click to read
here.
A shortcut to Morton's chapter on Tess and The Way of All Flesh
here.
a long analytical article on Darwinism
and FLW
here.
Well beyond what you need for
A2, but fascinating if you are into this area
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