The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 18, 1870

The year leading up to the publication of Descent of Man, Darwin's first treatment of human evolution.

Charles Darwin (Author), Frederick Burkhardt (Edited by), James A. Secord (Edited by), The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project (Edited by)

9780521768894, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 22 April 2010

664 pages
23.4 x 3.7 x 15.6 cm, 1.13 kg

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. It is already an important source for students and scholars in many academic disciplines. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically: Volume 18 includes letters from 1870, as well as a supplement of more than a hundred recently discovered or redated letters from before 1870. During 1870 Darwin was making final preparations for publication of Descent of Man, as well as continuing his research on expression in humans and animals.

List of illustrations
List of letters
Introduction
Acknowledgments
List of provenances
Note on editorial policy
Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy
Abbreviations and symbols
THE CORRESPONDENCE
Supplement to the Correspondence, 1835-69
Appendixes: I. Translations
II. Chronology
III. Diplomas
IV. Darwin's queries about expression
Manuscript alterations and comments
Biographical register and index to correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on manuscript sources
Index.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ], History of science [PDX]