Katia’s Reviews > The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science > Status Update

More history. Has been on my Thriftbooks wishlist for so long.
Pros: captivating prose; easy to read; utilizes quotations from the historical figures and those surrounding Banks. First chapter about the Endeavor’s voyage to the S.Pacific, focusing on Tahiti.
Cons: seems to relegate Christianity as a corrupting influence, anathema to progress/science. More humanistic interpretive approach. Scandals are a highlight.