
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN
By Charles Darwin
Edited By His Son Francis Darwin
TRANSCRIPT OF A FACSIMILE OF A PAGE FROM A NOTE-BOOK OF 1837.
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.
CHAPTER 2.II. — THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES' (continued). - 1860.
CHAPTER 2.III. — SPREAD OF EVOLUTION. - 1861-1862.
CHAPTER 2.IV. — THE SPREAD OF EVOLUTION. - 'VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS'
Language
en
Duration
~18 hours (1048K characters)
Release date
2000-02-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1809–1882
A curious naturalist whose voyage on the HMS Beagle helped change how the world understands life on Earth, he became one of the most influential scientific writers of the 19th century. His clear, patient way of building an argument still makes his work remarkably readable today.
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