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Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood; 2 May 1808 – 2 October 1896) was an English woman who was the wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin. They were married on 29 January 1839 and were the parents of ten children, seven of whom survived to adulthood.
Nov 22, 2011 · CHARLES AND EMMA: The Darwins' Leap of Faith was a National Book Award Finalist, A Printz Honor, the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction winner, and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. INTENTIONS, a YA novel, is an exploration of betrayal, love, faith, and the time in a kid's life when the black and white of childhood becomes the gray of adulthood.
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Feb 14, 2020 · Charles and Emma in Love. In 1839, a little more than two years after disembarking from the Beagle, Darwin was gob-smacked by love. Emma was an intelligent, level-headed young woman. An excellent pianist, she had studied briefly with Chopin. As Darwin’s feelings for Emma grew, he worried about his looks.
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Jan 29, 2009 · Charles and Emma had 10 children together. Three of the children died; the death of their beloved 10-year-old daughter, Annie, broke their hearts. That loss could have driven them apart...
Dec 23, 2008 · Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith. Deborah Heiligman. 3.64. 7,004ratings1,151reviews. Kindle $9.99. Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859.
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Emma Darwin. DARWIN-E-01-01218.jpg. Emma Darwin with Leonard Darwin as a child. CUL DAR 225: 93. Cambridge University Library. Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and youngest child of Josiah Wedgwood II and Bessy Allen.
Dec 8, 2009 · Excerpt: 'Charles and Emma' December 8, 200912:36 AM ET. By. Deborah Heiligman. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith. By Deborah Heiligman. Hardcover, 272 pages. Henry Holt...