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Author Pays Tribute to Darwin in Encyclopedic Book, Musical Stage Show 25 November 2009 Charles Darwins groundbreaking book On the Origin of Species was first published 150 years ago, November 24, 1859.? Educator and author Richard Milner has spent his career promoting Darwins discoveries in writing, lectures and a one-man stage show.? The writer explores the thought of the famous naturalist in a new book called Darwins Universe, and he continues to entertain audiences.For those lucky enough to see one of Richard Milners performances, Darwins explorations on the survey ship H.M.S. Beagle and his struggles to publish his ideas come to life through music.I was lying awake with a dismal headache and my sleep was put off by anxiety.? For I feared that my plan of explaining how man had evolved would provoke notoriety.I had left London town for the village of Downe and a home that is quiet and regal.Yet I get no repose and I cant even doze without dreaming Im back on the Beagle.We are rounding the Horn in a furious storm.Milner says he loves to perform his comic songs, wearing a 19th century bowler hat and cape, personifying Darwin.? And his newly published book, an exploration of the Darwins influence on science, philosophy and popular culture, is the culmination of a lifelong interest in the thinker.The book is Darwins Universe:? Evolution from A to Z, and it is a lifes work, said Richard Milner. People ask me, How long did it take you to write that book?? The answer is, Sixty-eight years.The book consists of 600 essays by Milner - some done in consultation with other experts in the many fields shaped by Darwin R. Milner Richard Milner as Darwin On stage, Milner tells the story through music.? Darwins theory of evolution through natural selection inspires some tunes, and episodes in his life inspire others.? For example, when Thomas Henry Huxley first read The Origin of Species, his first thought [was], Well, he said, of course, How extremely stupid [