| Description |
xlviii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford world's classics hardbacks
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| Note |
"The text of the Recollections of the development of my mind and character is complete, unabridged, and edited for the first time to the standards of modern scholarship."--Page [xxxviii]. |
| Contents |
Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world (1845) [some chapters] -- Reviews and responses -- Origin of species by means of natural selection (1859) [selections] -- Reviews and responses -- Descent of man and selection in relation to sex (1871) [selections] -- Reviews and responses -- Autobiographies. Life (1838). Recollections of the development of my mind and character (1876-1881) -- The making of a celebrity. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [xl]-xlv) and indexes. |
| Summary |
"On topics ranging from intelligent design and climate change to the politics of gender and race, the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin occupy a pivotal position in contemporary public debate. This volume brings together the key chapters of his most important and accessible books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), The Origin of Species (1859), and The Descent of Man (1871), along with the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by generous selections of responses from Darwin's nineteenth-century readers from across the world. More than anything, they give a keen sense of the controversial nature of Darwin's ideas, and his position within Victorian debates about man's place in nature. The wide-ranging Introduction by James A. Secord, Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project, explores the global impact and origins of Darwin's work and the reasons for its unparalleled significance today. To increase its usefulness for readers coming to Darwin for the first time, the selection also includes a map of the Beagle voyage, a detailed chronology of Darwin's life, and a biographical appendix identifying every individual mentioned in the text."--Jacket. |
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)
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Naturalists -- England -- Biography.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Natural selection.
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Natural history.
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Geology.
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. (OCoLC)fst00029136
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Beagle Expedition (1831-1836) (OCoLC)fst01405297
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Evolution (Biology) (OCoLC)fst00917302
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Geology. (OCoLC)fst00940627
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Natural selection. (OCoLC)fst01034520
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Naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01034543
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Secord, James A.
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| ISBN |
9780199208630 |
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0199208638 |
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