John Murray and Darwin

The current John Murray invites us into his illustrious ancestors' offices to tell the story of how this famous British publishing house was chosen by Charles Darwin for his seminal book, The Origin of Species. Much controversy followed.

An episode of the Publishing The Origin of Species - for iPad/Mac/PC podcast, hosted by The Open University, titled "John Murray and Darwin" was published on April 1, 2010 and runs 9 minutes.

April 1, 2010 ·9m · Publishing The Origin of Species - for iPad/Mac/PC

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The current John Murray invites us into his illustrious ancestors' offices to tell the story of how this famous British publishing house was chosen by Charles Darwin for his seminal book, The Origin of Species. Much controversy followed.

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The current John Murray invites us into his illustrious ancestors' offices to tell the story of how this famous British publishing house was chosen by Charles Darwin for his seminal book, The Origin of Species. Much controversy followed.

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