The Origin Author:Irving Stone A biographical novel of Charles Darwin. At the age of 22 Darwin was a charming, lighthearted young man. About to enter the clergy, when a letter arrived inviting him to sail on H.M.S. Beagle as a naturalist. The surveying voyage would girdle the globe. The result would change radically the way man perceived himself and his world. Five years l... more »ater Darwin was an experienced naturalist with a reputation in England, a priceless collection of rare and unknown plants and creatures.« less