The Voyage of the Beagle
The young Charles Darwin’s account of his five-year voyage around the world aboard HMS Beagle is a captivating blend of travel, adventure, and scientific observation, recording the geology, wildlife, and peoples of South America, the Galápagos Islands, and beyond. The journey sowed the seeds of his revolutionary theory of evolution, and his vivid curiosity brings every landscape and creature to life. Engaging and beautifully observed, The Voyage of the Beagle is both a thrilling travel narrative and a foundational document in the history of science. Full of wonder and discovery, it reveals the making of a great scientist and remains one of the most delightful and important travel books ever written.
About the Author
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection, set out in On the Origin of Species, transformed biology and our understanding of life on Earth.
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The Voyage of the Beagle (1839) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00 - Preface | 4:47 | |
| 2 | 01-1 - St. Jago and Cape De Verd Islands | 28:25 | |
| 3 | 01-2 - St. Jago and Cape De Verd Islands | 19:15 | |
| 4 | 02-1 - Rio de Janeiro | 27:10 | |
| 5 | 02-2 - Rio de Janeiro | 28:30 | |
| 6 | 03-1 - Maldonado | 31:51 | |
| 7 | 03-2 - Maldonado | 29:46 | |
| 8 | 04-1 - Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca | 22:47 | |
| 9 | 04-2 - Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca | 23:23 | |
| 10 | 05-1 - Bahia Blanca | 32:15 | |
| 11 | 05-2 - Bahia Blanca | 31:31 | |
| 12 | 06-1 - Bahia Blanca to Buenos Ayres | 23:53 | |
| 13 | 06-2 - Bahia Blanca to Buenos Ayres | 24:53 | |
| 14 | 07-1 - Buenos Ayres and St. Fe | 22:15 | |
| 15 | 07-2 - Buenos Ayres and St. Fe | 21:59 | |
| 16 | 08-1 - Banda Oriental and Patagonia | 30:13 | |
| 17 | 08-2 - Banda Oriental and Patagonia | 32:41 | |
| 18 | 08-3 - Banda Oriental and Patagonia | 30:30 | |
| 19 | 09-1 - Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands | 30:29 | |
| 20 | 09-2 - Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands | 44:09 | |
| 21 | 10-1 - Tierra del Fuego | 30:04 | |
| 22 | 10-2 - Tierra del Fuego | 32:30 | |
| 23 | 11-1 - Strait of Magellan and Climate of the Southern Coasts | 29:46 | |
| 24 | 11-2 - Strait of Magellan and Climate of the Southern Coasts | 25:45 | |
| 25 | 12-1 - Central Chile | 23:58 | |
| 26 | 12-2 - Central Chile | 28:21 | |
| 27 | 13-1 - Chiloe and Chonos Islands | 19:24 | |
| 28 | 13-2 - Chiloe and Chonos Islands | 23:23 | |
| 29 | 14-1 - Chiloe and Concepcion: Great Earthquake | 26:09 | |
| 30 | 14-2 - Chiloe and Concepcion: Great Earthquake | 27:01 | |
| 31 | 15-1 - Passage of the Cordillera | 27:58 | |
| 32 | 15-2 - Passage of the Cordillera | 29:41 | |
| 33 | 16-1 - Northern Chile and Peru | 28:21 | |
| 34 | 16-2 - Northern Chile and Peru | 27:24 | |
| 35 | 16-3 - Northern Chile and Peru | 25:46 | |
| 36 | 17-1 - Galapagos Archipelago | 28:11 | |
| 37 | 17-2 - Galapagos Archipelago | 32:25 | |
| 38 | 17-3 - Galapagos Archipelago | 26:17 | |
| 39 | 18-1 - Tahiti and New Zealand | 22:58 | |
| 40 | 18-2 - Tahiti and New Zealand | 29:40 | |
| 41 | 18-3 - Tahiti and New Zealand | 26:02 | |
| 42 | 19-1 - Australia | 38:09 | |
| 43 | 19-2 - Australia | 31:00 | |
| 44 | 20-1 - Keeling Island: Coral Formations | 23:43 | |
| 45 | 20-2 - Keeling Island: Coral Formations | 26:50 | |
| 46 | 20-3 - Keeling Island: Coral Formations | 22:00 | |
| 47 | 21-1 - Mauritius to England | 29:08 | |
| 48 | 21-2 - Mauritius to England | 27:47 |
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