Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: VOLUME I & II Including Autobiographical Chapter (Annotated)

Unique Elements VOLUME I & II Including an Autobiographical Chapter19th Century Historical Outline“In choosing letters for publication I have been largely guided by the wish to illustrate my father's personal character. But his life was so essentially one of work, that a history of the man could not be written without following closely the career of the author. Thus, it comes about that the chief part of the book falls into chapters whose titles correspond to the names of his books.” - Sir Francis DarwinSynopsis The Foundations of "Origin of Species," botanical letters, family history, anecdotes and reminiscences of scientific colleagues, with a brief autobiographical essay written by Charles Darwin for his children and grandchildren that wasn’t intended for publication are included in this collection of letters to 28 recipients. Curated and edited by Darwin's son Sir Francis Darwin, the correspondents are family members like his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin and cousin, William Darwin Fox and famous scientists like Louis Agassiz and H. W. Bates and Thomas Henry Huxley, Alfred Russel Wallace and Asa Gray amongst many others.A Classic Reprint Darwin’s Autobiography will make a fantastic addition to your own classic’s library, as well as an excellent gift to those fascinated with Charles Darwin’s life, history and work or even those evolutionary biology buffs in your life. Century Bound takes every care to ensure that the original integrity of this book has been preserved to the highest degree. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unaltered from the original author's publication, keeping the books’ original form for your enjoyment. Read more