{"product_id":"the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-including-an-autobiographical-chapter-paperback-9781108003476","title":"The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin; Including an Autobiographical Chapter (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108003476","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life and Letters of Charles Darwin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIncluding an Autobiographical Chapter\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA three-volume life of Charles Darwin, published five years after his death, and edited by his son.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Darwin (Author), Francis Darwin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108003476, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book, the third of three-volumes detailing the life of Charles Darwin, published five years after his death, was edited by his son Francis, who was his father's collaborator in experiments in botany and who after his death took on the responsibility of overseeing the publication of his remaining manuscript works and letters. In the preface to the first volume, Francis Darwin explains his editorial principles: 'In choosing letters for publication I have been largely guided by the wish to illustrate my father's personal character. But his life was so essentially one of work, that a history of the man could not be written without following closely the career of the author.' Among the family history, anecdotes and reminiscences of scientific colleagues is a short autobiographical essay which Charles Darwin wrote for his children and grandchildren, rather than for publication. This account of Darwin the man has never been bettered.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The spread of evolution 'Variation of Animals and Plants' 1863–1866\u003cbr\u003e 2. The publication of the 'Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication' January 1867–June 1868\u003cbr\u003e 3. Work on 'Man' 1864–1870\u003cbr\u003e 4. The publication of the 'Descent of Man', the 'Expression of the Emotions' 1871–1873\u003cbr\u003e 5. Miscellanea, including second editions of 'Coral Reefs', the 'Descent of Man' and the 'Variation of Animals and Plants' 1874–1875\u003cbr\u003e 6. Miscellaneous letters 1876–1882\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fertilisation on flowers 1839–1880\u003cbr\u003e 8. The 'Effects of Cross- and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom' 1866–1877\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species' 1860–1878\u003cbr\u003e 10. Climbing and insectivorous plants 1863–1875\u003cbr\u003e 11. The 'Power of Movement in Plants' 1878–1881\u003cbr\u003e 12. Miscellaneous botanical letters 1873–1882\u003cbr\u003e 13. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978375422232,"sku":"9781108003476","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108003476i_0bab3a31-508c-4ce8-9acf-4a015fdcbf57.jpg?v=1694867172","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-including-an-autobiographical-chapter-paperback-9781108003476","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}