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Burkhardt, Frederick; Evans, Samantha; Pearn, Alison, eds.
Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Foreword by Sir David Attenborough
Cambridge University Press, 2008

ABOUT THE BOOK

Charles Darwin is a towering figure in the history of science, who changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. The collection provides a fascinating insight into Darwin’s life as he first directly addressed the issues of humanity's place in nature, and the consequences of his ideas for religious belief. Incorporating previously unpublished material, this volume includes letters written by Darwin, and also those written to him by friends and scientific colleagues world-wide, by critics who tried to stamp out his ideas, and admirers who helped them to spread. They take up the story of Darwin's life in 1860, in the immediate aftermath of the publication of On the Origin of Species, and carry it through one of the most intense and productive decades of his career, to the eve of publication of Descent of Man in 1871.

Additionally, Sir David Attenborough’s Foreword provides a thoughtful and personal exploration of Darwin’s letters and the editors provide brief biographical details of the people mentioned in the letters and clear explanatory notes enabling the letters to be understood easily.

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Frederick Burkhardt (1912-2007) was the founder of the Charles Darwin Correspondence Project, and the associated book series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press, 1985-). The project was set up to locate, research, and publish all letters written by Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Burkhardt was President of the American Council of Learned Societies from 1957 to 1974, and in 2003 was awared the American Philosophical Society’s Thomas Jefferson Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences.

Samantha Evans is an Editor, and Alison Pearn is the Assistant Director, of the Charles Darwin Correspondence Project based at Cambridge University Library. Both are affiliated research scholars of the Deparment of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University.

CONTENTS

Foreword, Sir David Attenborough

Introduction

Editor's note

Symbols and abbreviations

Prologue

1860

1861

1862

1863

1864

1865

1866

1867

1868

1869

1870

Biographical register

Bibliography of biographical sources

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements
Index

WHERE TO ORDER

ISBN 978-0-521-87412-0 (Hardcover) $28.00
ISBN 978-0-511-40135-0 (eBook) $22.00

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Posted Date: 2009-11-05

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