| Topic: |
Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Therion Ware" |
| Date: |
26 Apr 2007 12:46:00 AM |
| Object: |
Darwin nearly failed to evolve in print ! |
As rejection letters go, it would have taken some beating. The
publishers of Charles Darwin’s seminal work, On the Origin of Species,
considered turning down his manuscript and asking him to write about
pigeons instead.
More at:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article1701409.ece
.
|
|
| User: "Mike Painter" |
|
| Title: Re: Darwin nearly failed to evolve in print ! |
26 Apr 2007 08:55:50 PM |
|
|
Therion Ware wrote:
As rejection letters go, it would have taken some beating. The
publishers of Charles Darwin's seminal work, On the Origin of Species,
considered turning down his manuscript and asking him to write about
pigeons instead.
To bad it didn't happen and that a Mexican didn't publish.
"Jesus-ism" might be an easier sell.
.
|
|
|
| User: "Mike Painter" |
|
| Title: Re: Darwin nearly failed to evolve in print ! |
26 Apr 2007 10:31:12 PM |
|
|
Mike Painter wrote:
Therion Ware wrote:
As rejection letters go, it would have taken some beating. The
publishers of Charles Darwin's seminal work, On the Origin of
Species, considered turning down his manuscript and asking him to
write about pigeons instead.
To bad it didn't happen and that a Mexican didn't publish.
"Jesus-ism" might be an easier sell.
Damn. That should have been "Do you believe in Jesus?"
.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Articles |
|
|
