Not that Darwin, the other Darwin. Erasmus Darwin was Charles Darwin’s grandfather. A doctor and naturalist in his own right as well. He also was a poet and penned down many verses in his life, often ...

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ERASMUS DARWIN by Desmond King-Hele. 183 pages. Scribner. $3.95. DOCTOR DARWIN by Hesketh Pearson. 235 pages. Walker. $5. To the eyes of the British, eccentricity often looks like genius. In his own ...

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