Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental MemoirDuck Editions, 2000 - 337 pages A piece of confessional non-fiction, this 'accidental memoir' aims to shed new light on the Darwinian point of view. A descendent of Charles Darwin, Mathew Chapman grew up feeling intensely and hopelessly competitive with his ancestor. Tormented by a skin disease which disfigured him thoughout his youth, Chapman grew into a shy teenager, until cured, when he reunited himself with society in a most rampant and promiscuous way - ending up in Hollywood. |
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Page 49
... took the plunge . As the car took the man , so the British company took the American company . Dayton Coal and Iron was declared bankrupt in 1915 and the boom was over . In 1924 , with the population of Dayton shrunk from 6,000 to a ...
... took the plunge . As the car took the man , so the British company took the American company . Dayton Coal and Iron was declared bankrupt in 1915 and the boom was over . In 1924 , with the population of Dayton shrunk from 6,000 to a ...
Page 113
... took me and a friend to stay with his mother at the seaside . I don't know how old I was but I couldn't have been more than ten because I left the school by eleven . Bunter drove an old , very solid , very round British car and he drove ...
... took me and a friend to stay with his mother at the seaside . I don't know how old I was but I couldn't have been more than ten because I left the school by eleven . Bunter drove an old , very solid , very round British car and he drove ...
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... took it home secretly . Each night , underneath the covers with a flashlight , he systematically read through it from Genesis to Revelation . The idea was to see how much would have to be thrown out if evolution were true . Whenever he ...
... took it home secretly . Each night , underneath the covers with a flashlight , he systematically read through it from Genesis to Revelation . The idea was to see how much would have to be thrown out if evolution were true . Whenever he ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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