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W. W. Norton & Company (1993), Paperback, 253 pages
Description
Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. HTML: Charles Darwin is the English naturalist whose work laid the foundation for evolutionary biology and theory. Darwin wrote his autobiography under the title Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character in 1876. He wrote it for his family, but his son edited and published the autobiography five years after Darwin's death in 1882, removing some of the critical passages about God and Christianity..
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LibraryThing member iayork
The Man Behind the Controversy: Given the amount of attention placed on Darwin's ideas for the last 150 years, it is an interesting new twist to examine the man himself. The aspects of Darwin's life on which he chooses to focus his self-description are, naturally, very revealing. He portrays
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himself as methodical and extremely devoted to his various passions, be they hunting, beetle-collecting, or writing. It seems that although Darwin was fairly social in his youth, his health precluded many visitors from calling on him later in life; perhaps this gave him time to complete his many works! This is an engaging and entertaining look at the man behind the books that impacted so much in the world of science. Show Less
LibraryThing member aketzle
Really cool to read about the reaction to The Origin of the Species at the time it was published. Also much more readable than I expected. Not nearly as slow as I anticipated.
LibraryThing member Devil_llama
A re-release of Darwin's autobiography 100 years after the release of his most famous book. This release restored a great deal that had been abridged from the original release of his autobiography at the request of his wife, Emma. Darwin's musings on religion are now returned to this work, written
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for his children. A fine work, elegantly written and easy to read. Show Less
LibraryThing member TeamJayAndres
A delightful read. Much more enjoyable than I had anticipated.
LibraryThing member jamesfallen
Revealed short periods of his lift but gives good insight into Darwin's thinking.
LibraryThing member jamesfallen
Revealed short periods of his lift but gives good insight into Darwin's thinking.
LibraryThing member jamesfallen
Revealed short periods of his lift but gives good insight into Darwin's thinking.
LibraryThing member Booktacular
A good quick read, though it focuses heavily on his works on only lightly on family and internal thoughts. If you wish to know more about Darwin the man then I'd suggest his letters and correspondence. Or The Voyage of the Beagle.
LibraryThing member AliceAnna
A bit dry, but I still found it interesting as it pertains to his thought processes and reasoning. As a bonus, his down-to-earth and unassuming demeanor was very endearing.
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Original publication date
1887 (1e édition originale anglaise dans le titre "The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter", John Murray)
1958 (Nouvelle édition restaurée sous le titre "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 18 09 - 18 82. With the original omissions restored. Edited and with appendix and notes by his grand-daughter Nora Barlow", Collins)
2008-09-04 (1e traduction et édition française, Science ouverte, Seuil)
Physical description
224 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0393310698 / 9780393310696