Written in 1887 for the Great Writers series, five years after Darwin’s death, this short life traces his ancestry and his grandfather Erasmus Darwin, his schooling, the voyage of the Beagle and its encounter with the people of Tierra del Fuego, and the long work that produced On the Origin of Species and the books that followed.
An early, readable biography for anyone wanting the outline of Darwin’s life and ideas. Download the free EPUB.