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Zusatztext Perceptive introduction. Informationen zum Autor James A. Secord is the author of Controversy in Victorian Geology: The Cambrian-Silurian Dispute (Princeton, 1986), and Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' (Chicago, 2000), winner of the 2002 Pfizer Prize of the History of Science Society. He has edited Lyell's Principles of Geology for Penguin. Klappentext This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Zusammenfassung This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Journal of Researches Map of the Beagle voyage Journal of Researches Reviews and Responses Origin of Species On the Origin of Species Reviews and Responses Descent of Man The Descent of Man Reviews and Responses Autobiographies Life (1838) Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character (1876-81) The Making of a Celebrity
