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Author Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Title The autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882 : with original omissions restored / edited with appendix and notes by his grand-daughter, Nora Barlow.

Publication Info. New York : Norton, 2005.

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 Axe Special Collections Whitehead  575 D259Bd1 2005    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 210 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Note Originally published: Autobiography. London : Collins, 1958. originally published as a Norton paperback 1969; reissued 2005 with different pagination.
"Norton paperback editions"--Page [2].
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Charles Darwin's Autobiography was first published in 1887, five years after his death. It was a bowdlerized edition: Darwin's family, attempting to protect his posthumous reputation, had deleted all the passages they considered too personal or controversial. The present complete edition did not appear until 1959, one hundred years after the publication of The Origin of Species. Upon its appearance, Loren Eiseley wrote: "No man can pretend to know Darwin who does not know his autobiography. Here, for the first time since his death, it is presented complete and unexpurgated, as it exists in the family archives. It will prove invaluable to biographers and cast new light on the personality of one of the world's greatest scientists. Nora Barlow, Darwin's granddaughter, has proved herself a superb editor. Her own annotations make fascinating reading." The daring and restless mind, the integrity and simplicity of Darwin's character are revealed in this direct and personal account of his life--his family, his education, his explorations of the natural world, his religion and philosophy. The editor has provided page and line references to the more important restored passages, and previously unpublished notes and letters on family matters and on the controversy between Darwin and Samuel Butler appear in an appendix.--Publisher website.
Subject Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Evolution (Biology) -- History.
Naturalists -- England -- Biography.
Biological Evolution -- history.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 (OCoLC)fst00029136
Evolution (Biology) (OCoLC)fst00917302
Naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01034543
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Barlow, Nora.
ISBN 0393310698
9780393310696

 
    
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