Charles Darwin's shorter publications, 1829-1883 / edited by John van Wyhe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882, author.

Contributor:

Van Wyhe, John, 1971- editor.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. 2009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science.

Natural history.

Evolution (Biology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 529 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every subsequent year of his life he published essays, articles, letters to editors, or other brief works. These shorter publications contain a wealth of valuable material. They represent an important part of the Darwin visible to the Victorian public, alongside his ever present sense of humour, and reveal an even wider variety of his scientific interests and abilities, which continued to his final days. This book brings together all known shorter publications and printed items Darwin wrote during his lifetime, including his first and his last publications, and the first publication, with A. R. Wallace, of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. With over seventy newly discovered items, the book is fully edited and annotated, and contains original illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Charles Darwin's Shorter Publications 1829-1883; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-515) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20099-7

1-283-33123-3

9786613331236

0-511-53417-5

0-511-53448-5

0-511-53288-1

0-511-53197-4

0-511-53379-9

OCLC:

609834760