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Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Charles Darwin

Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1

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Original author: Charles Darwin

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"Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1" by Charles Darwin is a biographical work published in 1887. Edited by Darwin's son Francis, this foundational biography combines Darwin's own autobiographical writings with 87 selected letters from his correspondence and an essay by Thomas Huxley. The book offers an intimate portrait of Darwin's personal character, work methods, and intellectual development through his own words and exchanges with fellow scientists and thinkers, becoming the cornerstone of biographical study about the renowned naturalist.

Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1, by Charles Darwin. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2087.

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28 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface918 words
  2. 2.Chapter 1: I. -- the Darwin Family8,095 words
  3. 3.Chapter 1: II. -- Autobiography (1)8,838 words
  4. 4.Chapter 1: II. -- Autobiography (2)8,869 words
  5. 5.Chapter 1: II. -- Autobiography (3)4,719 words
  6. 6.Chapter 1: III. -- Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life (1)8,799 words
  7. 7.Chapter 1: III. -- Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life (2)8,888 words
  8. 8.Chapter 1: III. -- Reminiscences of My Father's Everyday Life (3)619 words
  9. 9.Chapter 1: IV. -- Cambridge Life6,863 words
  10. 10.Chapter 1: V. -- the Appointment to the 'beagle.'9,889 words
  11. 11.Chapter 1: VI. -- the Voyage (1)8,749 words
  12. 12.Chapter 1: VI. -- the Voyage (2)8,892 words
  13. 13.Chapter 1: VI. -- the Voyage (3)508 words
  14. 14.Chapter 1: VII. -- London and Cambridge10,494 words
  1. 15.Chapter 1: VIII. -- Religion4,705 words
  2. 16.Chapter 1: IX. -- Life at Down (1)8,840 words
  3. 17.Chapter 1: IX. -- Life at Down (2)8,703 words
  4. 18.Chapter 1: IX. -- Life at Down (3)8,477 words
  5. 19.Chapter 1: X. -- the Growth of the 'origin of Species.'3,943 words
  6. 20.Chapter VII: Recapitulation and Conclusion. The final sentence of the1,506 words
  7. 21.Chapter 1: XI. -- the Growth of the 'origin of Species.' (1)8,871 words
  8. 22.Chapter 1: XI. -- the Growth of the 'origin of Species.' (2)7,005 words
  9. 23.Chapter 1: XII. -- the Unfinished Book (1)8,760 words
  10. 24.Chapter 1: XII. -- the Unfinished Book (2)6,124 words
  11. 25.Chapter 1: XIII. -- the Writing of the 'origin of Species.' (1)8,835 words
  12. 26.Chapter 1: XIII. -- the Writing of the 'origin of Species.' (2)8,751 words
  13. 27.Chapter 1: XIII. -- the Writing of the 'origin of Species.' (3)2,341 words
  14. 28.Chapter 1: XIV. -- by Professor Huxley9,069 words