The life and letters of Charles Darwin : including an autobiographical chapter / Charles Darwin ; edited by Francis Darwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882, author.

Contributor:

Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Darwin, Charles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Other Title:

life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter

life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter, Vol 2

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, [1888]

Summary:

"The letters given in these chapters will illustrate and amplify the history of Charles Darwin. Specifically the following topics are discussed: the foundations of the 'Origin of Species'; the growth of the 'Origin of Species'; the unfinished book; the writing of the 'Origin of Species'; Professor Huxley on the reception of the 'Origin of Species'; the publication of the 'Origin of Species'; and the spread of evolution." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).

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