Worldcon Report 6: Visiting Charles

by Brenda W. Clough

Today we visited Charles Darwin’s house in Sussex. It is now actually within the commuter belt, and you can get there by bus and train. I am visiting every residence I can easily find of the right historical period for this novel. Downe House is particularly cool because Darwin had no office or other work space. Everything he did he did at home, surrounded by his family. It helped of course that he was a rich man who could get an army of servants and gardeners to do all the...