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This volume presents a collection of Charles Darwin's personal correspondence, organized primarily by the subjects of his research and publications. The letters are supplemented by excerpts from his diary to provide a chronological framework for his professional career and personal character.

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Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1.II. — AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

CHAPTER 1.III. — REMINISCENCES OF MY FATHER'S EVERYDAY LIFE.

CHAPTER 1.IV. — CAMBRIDGE LIFE.

CHAPTER 1.V. — THE APPOINTMENT TO THE 'BEAGLE.'

CHAPTER 1.VI. — THE VOYAGE.

CHAPTER 1.VII. — LONDON AND CAMBRIDGE.

CHAPTER 1.VIII. — RELIGION.

CHAPTER 1.IX. — LIFE AT DOWN.

CHAPTER 1.X. — THE GROWTH OF THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES.'

Chapter I. "On the kind of intermediateness necessary, and the number

Chapter II. "The gradual appearance and disappearance of organic

Chapter III. "Geographical Distribution." Corresponds to Chapters XI.

Chapter IV. "Affinities and Classification of Organic beings."

Chapter V. "Unity of Type," Morphology, Embryology.

Chapter VI. Rudimentary Organs.

Chapter VII. Recapitulation and Conclusion. The final sentence of the

CHAPTER 1.XI. — THE GROWTH OF THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES.'

CHAPTER 1.XII. — THE UNFINISHED BOOK.

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