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Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection

by Edward Bagnall Poulton

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  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Chapter I — The Secret of Darwin’s Greatness
  3. 3Chapter II — Boyhood — Edinburgh — Cambridge (1817–31)
  4. 4Chapter III — Voyage of the “Beagle” (1831–36)
  5. 5Chapter IV — Cambridge — London…
  6. 6Chapter V — Down — Geology of the Voyage — Work on Cirripedes (1842…
  7. 7Chapter VI — The Growth of the “Origin of Species” (1837–58)
  8. 8Chapter VII — Growth of the “Origin” (Continued) — Correspondence W…
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Darwin and Wallace (1858)
  10. 10Chapter IX — Darwin’s Section of the Joint Memoir Read Before the L…
  11. 11Chapter X — Wallace’s Section of the Joint Memoir Read Before the L…
  12. 12Chapter XI — Comparison of Darwin’s and Wallace’s Sections of the J…
  13. 13Chapter XII — The Growth of Wallace’s Convictions on Evolution and…
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Canon Tristram the First Publicly to Accept the Theo…
  15. 15Chapter XIV — The Preparation of “The Origin of Species” (1858–59)
  16. 16Chapter XV — The Origin of Species (1859)
  17. 17Chapter XVI — The Influence of Darwin Upon Lyell (1859–64)
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Influence of Darwin Upon Hooker and Asa Gray — Natur…
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Influence of Darwin Upon Huxley
  20. 20Chapter XIX — The Difficulty With Which the “Origin” Was Understood
  21. 21Chapter XX — The Difficulty With Which the “Origin” Was Understood…
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication:…
  23. 23Chapter XXII — Pangenesis and Continuity of the Germ-Plasm: Darwin’…
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Descent of Man — Expression of Emotions — Earth-Wor…
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — Botanical Works (1862–86)
  26. 26Chapter XXV — Letters From Darwin to Professor Meldola (1871–82)
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — His Last Illness (1882)

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