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Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 By: Charles Darwin (1809-1882) |
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INCLUDING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CHAPTER EDITED BY HIS SON FRANCIS DARWIN IN TWO VOLUMES VOLUME II
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER 2.I. The Publication of the 'Origin of Species' October 3, 1859,
to December 31, 1859. CHAPTER 2.II. The 'Origin of Species' (continued) 1860. CHAPTER 2.III. The Spread of Evolution 1861 1862. CHAPTER 2.IV. The Spread of Evolution. 'Variation of Animals and Plants'
1863 1866. CHAPTER 2.V. The Publication of the 'Variation of Animals and Plants under
Domestication' January 1867 June 1868. CHAPTER 2.VI. Work on 'Man' 1864 1870. CHAPTER 2.VII. The Publication of the 'Descent of Man.' Work on
'Expression' 1871 1873. CHAPTER 2.VIII. Miscellanea, including Second Editions of 'Coral Reefs,'
the 'Descent of Man,' and the 'Variation of Animals and Plants' 1874 and
1875. CHAPTER 2.IX. Miscellanea (continued). A Revival of Geological Work The
Book on Earthworms Life of Erasmus Darwin Miscellaneous Letters 1876
1882. BOTANICAL LETTERS. CHAPTER 2.X. Fertilisation of Flowers 1839 1880. CHAPTER 2.XI. The 'Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the
Vegetable Kingdom' 1866 1877. CHAPTER 2.XII. 'Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the same Species'
1860 1878. CHAPTER 2.XIII. Climbing and Insectivorous Plants 1863 1875. CHAPTER 2.XIV. The 'Power of Movement in Plants' 1878 1881. CHAPTER 2.XV. Miscellaneous Botanical Letters 1873 1882. ... CHAPTER 2.XVI. Conclusion.
APPENDICES. I. The Funeral in Westminster Abbey. II. List of Works by C. Darwin. III. Portraits. IV. Honours, Degrees, Societies, etc.
TRANSCRIPT OF A FACSIMILE OF A PAGE FROM A NOTE BOOK OF 1837. led to comprehend true affinities. My theory would give zest to recent &
Fossil Comparative Anatomy: it would lead to study of instincts, heredity,
& mind heredity, whole metaphysics, it would lead to closest examination of
hybridity & generation, causes of change in order to know what we have come
from & to what we tend, to what circumstances favour crossing & what
prevents it, this & direct examination of direct passages of structure in
species, might lead to laws of change, which would then be main object of
study, to guide our speculations.
LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN.
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER 2.I. THE PUBLICATION OF THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES.' OCTOBER 3, 1859, TO DECEMBER 31, 1859.
1859. [Under the date of October 1st, 1859, in my father's Diary occurs the
entry: "Finished proofs (thirteen months and ten days) of Abstract on
'Origin of Species'; 1250 copies printed. The first edition was published
on November 24th, and all copies sold first day." On October 2d he started for a water cure establishment at Ilkley, near
Leeds, where he remained with his family until December, and on the 9th of
that month he was again at Down. The only other entry in the Diary for
this year is as follows: "During end of November and beginning of
December, employed in correcting for second edition of 3000 copies;
multitude of letters." The first and a few of the subsequent letters refer to proof sheets, and to
early copies of the 'Origin' which were sent to friends before the book was
published.] C. LYELL TO CHARLES DARWIN. (Part of this letter is given in the 'Life of
Sir Charles Lyell,' volume ii. page 325.)
October 3d, 1859. My dear Darwin, I have just finished your volume and right glad I am that I did my best
with Hooker to persuade you to publish it without waiting for a time which
probably could never have arrived, though you lived till the age of a
hundred, when you had prepared all your facts on which you ground so many
grand generalizations. It is a splendid case of close reasoning, and long substantial argument
throughout so many pages; the condensation immense, too great perhaps for
the uninitiated, but an effective and important preliminary statement,
which will admit, even before your detailed proofs appear, of some
occasional useful exemplification, such as your pigeons and cirripedes, of
which you make such excellent use... Continue reading book >>
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