The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.
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| instanceOf |
biographical book
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edited collection → letter collection → |
| aim |
to document the development of Darwin’s scientific theories
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to illuminate Darwin’s life and character → |
| authorOfPreface |
Francis Darwin
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| contains |
autobiographical chapter by Charles Darwin
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editorial commentary by Francis Darwin → personal correspondence of Charles Darwin → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| editor |
Francis Darwin
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| editorialApproach |
interweaving narrative with letters
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| editorRelationshipToSubject |
Francis Darwin is Charles Darwin’s son
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| focusesOn |
Darwin’s character and personality
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Darwin’s family life → Darwin’s religious views → development of Darwin’s scientific ideas → reception of Darwin’s work → |
| genre |
biography
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collected letters → scientific biography → |
| hasLaterEditions |
abridged editions
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single-volume editions → |
| historicalSignificance |
influential in shaping the public image of Charles Darwin
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major primary source for Darwin studies → |
| language |
English
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| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882—Correspondence
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Naturalists—Great Britain—Biography → |
| mainSubject |
Charles Darwin
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| medium |
print
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| notableSection |
Darwin’s autobiographical recollections
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letters on religious belief and doubt → letters on the Beagle voyage → letters on the writing of On the Origin of Species → |
| numberOfVolumes |
3
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| originalPublicationFormat |
three-volume set
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| publicationYear |
1887
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| publisher |
John Murray
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| relatedWork |
Charles Darwin’s Autobiography
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More Letters of Charles Darwin → On the Origin of Species → |
| settingDescribed |
Down House
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HMS Beagle voyage → |
| subject |
Victorian science
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evolutionary theory → history of science → natural selection → |
| timePeriodCovered |
19th century
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Referenced by (7)
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Francis Darwin
("Life and Letters of Charles Darwin")
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Henrietta Litchfield → Leonard Huxley ("Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker") → |
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Anne Elizabeth Darwin
("Charles Darwin's letters")
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William Erasmus Darwin
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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
("Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882—Correspondence")
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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
("More Letters of Charles Darwin")
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