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The Descent of Man

by Charles Darwin

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  1. 1Preface to the Second Edition
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Part I — The Descent or Origin of Man
  4. 4Chapter II — On the Manner of Development of Man From Some Lower Form
  5. 5Chapter III — Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower…
  6. 6Chapter IV — Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower A…
  7. 7Chapter V — On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Facult…
  8. 8Chapter VI — On the Affinities and Genealogy of Man
  9. 9Chapter VII — On the Races of Man
  10. 10Part II — Sexual Selection
  11. 11Chapter IX — Secondary Sexual Characters in the Lower Classes of th…
  12. 12Chapter X — Secondary Sexual Characters of Insects
  13. 13Chapter XI — Insects, Continued. Order Lepidoptera. (Butterflies an…
  14. 14Chapter XII — Secondary Sexual Characters of Fishes, Amphibians, an…
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds
  16. 16Chapter XIV — Birds — Continued
  17. 17Chapter XV — Birds — Continued
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Birds — Concluded
  19. 19Chapter XVII — Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — Secondary Sexual Characters of Mammals — Continued
  21. 21Part III — Sexual Selection in Relation to Man, and Conclusion
  22. 22Chapter XX — Secondary Sexual Characters of Man — Continued
  23. 23Chapter XXI — General a Summary and Conclusion

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