The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 20, 1872

Letters from the year in which Darwin published Expression of the Emotions, on human and animal expression.

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

9781107038448, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 20 June 2013

904 pages, 56 b/w illus.
24 x 16.5 x 5 cm, 1.48 kg

Review of volumes 20 and 21: 'Each volume contains an introduction, a chronology, a bibliography, a biographical register, and a wealth of footnotes, all of which help the reader to navigate the text. There is also a variety of supplementary material, including well-chosen illustrations.' Michael Ghiselin, Isis

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. 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 20 includes letters from 1872, the year in which The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was published, making ground-breaking use of photography. Also in this year, the sixth and final edition of On the Origin of Species was published and Darwin resumed his work on carnivorous plants and plant movement, finding unexpected similarities between the plant and animal kingdoms.

List of illustrations
List of letters
Introduction
Acknowledgments
List of provenances
Note on editorial policy
Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy
Abbreviations and symbols
The Correspondence
Expression supplement
Appendixes: I. Translations
II. Chronology
III. Diplomas presented to Charles Darwin
IV. Presentation lists for Origin 6th ed.
V. Presentation lists for Expression
Manuscript alterations and comments
Biographical register and index to correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on manuscript sources
Index.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ], Biology, life sciences [PS], History of science [PDX]