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Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
April 2010
Print publication year:
2008
Online ISBN:
9780511722059

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Charles Darwin changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. This fascinating selection of letters, offers a glimpse of his daily experiences, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships. Beginning with a charming set of letters at the age of twelve, through his university years in Edinburgh and Cambridge up to the publication of his most famous work, On the Origin of Species in 1859, these letters chart one of the most exciting periods of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and subsequent studies which led him to develop his theory of natural selection. Darwin's vivid writing style enables the reader to see the world through his own eyes, as he matures from grubby schoolboy in Shropshire to one of the most controversial thinkers of modern times. This is a special Anniversary Edition of the best-selling Burkhardt: Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825–1859

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'… the letters remind us of the sheer brilliance of the man … Darwin commented that 'If any man wants to gain a good opinion of his fellow men, he ought to do what I am doing, pester them with letters'. The judicious choice of letters presented … reveal the truth of Darwin's statement, as his personality and trains of thought are revealed. His geniality, thoroughness and tenacity as he progressed as a scientist also shine through. Furthermore the letters offer a wider insight into the development of science at a key moment in history. … highly recommended.'

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Bibliography of Biographical Sources
Bibliographical Note
Further Reading
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Boase, Frederic. Modern English biography containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. 3 vols. and supplement (3 vols.). Truro: printed for the author, 1892–1921.
Burke, H. F.. Pedigree of the family of Darwin. Privately printed, 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Freeman, R. B., Darwin pedigrees. London: printed for the author, 1984.]
Burke, John. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry. 1–18 editions. London: Burke's Peerage Ltd., 1836–1972.
Desmond, Ray. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised and completely updated. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis, 1994.
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,Autobiography*:Barlow, Nora, ed. The autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809–1882. With original omissions restored. London: Collins, 1958. Reprinted New York: Norton, 1993.
,Beagle diary:Keynes, R. D., ed. Charles Darwin's Beagle diary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
,Collected papers*:Barrett, P. H., ed. The collected papers of Charles Darwin. 2 vols. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
,Correspondence:The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Vols. 1–9. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985–95.
,Coral reefs*:Darwin, Charles. The structure and distribution of coral reefs. Berkeley: University of Arizona Press, 1984.
Journal: Beer, Gavin, ed. ‘Darwin's Journal’. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History Historical Series) 2 (pt 1): 4–21. London, 1959.
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,Living Cirripedia:Darwin, Charles. [Vol. 1] A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia … The Lepadidæ; or, pedunculated cirripedes. [Vol. 2] … The Balanidæ, (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ, etc. London: The Ray Society, 1851 and 1854.
,Natural selection*:Stauffer, R. C., ed. Charles Darwin's Natural Selection, being the second part of his big species book written from 1856 to 1858. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
,Notebooks:Barrett, P. H.et al., eds. Charles Darwin's notebooks, 1836–1844. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the British Museum (Natural History), 1987.
,Origin*:Darwin, Charles. On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. London: John Murray, 1859. (The origin of species is available in several paperback editions. A facsimile of the first edition with an introduction by Ernst Mayr, published by Harvard University Press, 1966, has been used in this volume.)
,South America:Darwin, Charles. Geological observations on South America. London: John Murray, 1846.
,Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin. Originally published as the third volume of Narrative of the surveying voyages of his Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, edited by Captain Robert FitzRoy with the subsidiary title, Journal and remarks, 1839. Published separately with several different titles, it is now generally known as The voyage of the Beagle. The edition cited in this volume is Janet Browne and Michael Neve, eds. Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle.* London: Penguin, 1989.
,Zoology:The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle … Edited and superintended by Darwin, Charles. 5 vols. London: Smith Elder and Co., 1838–43.
Allan, Mea. Darwin and his flowers. The key to natural selection. London: Faber & Faber. New York: Taplinger, 1977.
Bowlby, John. Charles Darwin. A biography. London: Hutchinson, 1990.
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Bowler, P. J.. Evolution: the history of an idea. Revised ed. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1989.
Browne, Janet. Charles Darwin. Voyaging. New York and London: Knopf, 1995.
Darwin, Francis, ed. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. 3 vols. London: John Murray, 1887.
Desmond, Adrian and Moore, J. R.. Darwin. London: Michael Joseph, 1991.
Gould, S. J.. Ever since Darwin: reflections in natural history. New York and London: Norton, 1974.
Smith, John Maynard. The theory of evolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Miller, Jonathan and Loon, Borin. Darwin for beginners. London: Writers and Readers, 1982.
Moorehead, Alan. Darwin and the Beagle. Revised ed. London: Penguin, 1979.
Porter, D. M. and Graham, P. W., eds. The portable Darwin. New York and London: Penguin, 1993.

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