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MORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN

By Charles Darwin CONTENTS PREFACE TABLE OF CONTENTS. MORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN. VOLUME I. OUTLINE OF CHARLES DARWIN'S LIFE. CHARLES DARWIN CHAPTER 1.I.—AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FRAGMENT, AND EARLY LETTERS. CHAPTER 1.II.—EVOLUTION, 1844-1858. CHAPTER 1.III.—EVOLUTION, 1859-1863. CHAPTER 1.IV.—EVOLUTION, 1864-1869. CHAPTER 1.V.—EVOLUTION, 1870-1882. CHAPTER 1.VI.—GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, 1843-1867. MORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN, VOLUME II By Charles Darwin CONTENTS MORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN VOLUME II CHAPTER 2.VII.—GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. CHAPTER 2.VIII.—MAN. CHAPTER 2.IX. GEOLOGY, 1840-1882. CHAPTER 2.X.—BOTANY, 1843-1871. CHAPTER 2.XI.—BOTANY, 1863-1881. CHAPTER 2.XII. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN From The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin By Charles Darwin Edited by his Son Francis Darwin CAMBRIDGE 1828-1831. "VOYAGE OF THE 'BEAGLE' FROM DECEMBER 27, 1831, TO OCTOBER 2, 1836." FROM MY RETURN TO ENGLAND (OCTOBER 2, 1836) TO MY MARRIAGE (JANUARY 29, FROM MY MARRIAGE, JANUARY 29, 1839, AND RESIDENCE IN UPPER GOWER STREET, RESIDENCE AT DOWN FROM SEPTEMBER 14, 1842, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1876. MY SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS. WRITTEN MAY 1ST, 1881.

CHARLES DARWIN: HIS LIFE TOLD IN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CHAPTER, AND IN A SELECTED SERIES OF HIS PUBLISHED LETTERS Edited By His Son, Francis Darwin, F.R.S. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. —The Darwins 1 II. —Autobiography 5 III. —Religion 55 IV. —Reminiscences 66 V. —Cambridge Life—The Appointment to the Beagle: 1828-1831 104 VI. —The Voyage: 1831-1836 124 VII. —London and Cambridge: 1836-1842 140 VIII. —Life at Down: 1842-1854 150 IX. —The Foundations of the Origin of Species: 1831-1844 165 X. —The Growth of the Origin of Species: 1843-1858 173 XI. —The Writing of the Origin of Species, June 1858, to November 1859 185 XII. —The Publication of the Origin of Species, October to December 1859 206 XIII. —The Origin of Species—Reviews and Criticisms—Adhesions and Attacks: 1860 223 XIV. —The Spread of Evolution: 1861-1871 245 XV. —Miscellanea—Revival of Geological Work—The Vivisection Question—Honours 281 XVI. —The Fertilisation of Flowers 297 XVII. —Climbing Plants—Power of Movement in Plants—Insectivorous Plants—Kew Index of Plant Names 313 XVIII. —Conclusion 325 APPENDICES. APPENDIX I. —The Funeral in Westminster Abbey 329 II. —Portraits 331 Index 333 CORAL REEFS By Charles Darwin Plates and drawings unavailable CONTENTS EDITORIAL NOTE. CORAL REEFS. DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS. CRITICAL INTRODUCTION. CORAL-REEFS. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I.—ATOLLS OR LAGOON-ISLANDS. CHAPTER II.—BARRIER REEFS. CHAPTER III.—FRINGING OR SHORE-REEFS. CHAPTER IV.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH OF CORAL-REEFS. CHAPTER V.—THEORY OF THE FORMATION OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CHAPTER VI.—ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL-REEFS WITH REFERENCE TO THE APPENDIX.

GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA By Charles Darwin CONTENTS EDITORIAL NOTE. DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS. GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA CRITICAL INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. ON THE ELEVATION OF THE EASTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. CHAPTER II. ON THE ELEVATION OF THE WESTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. CHAPTER III. ON THE PLAINS AND VALLEYS OF CHILE:—SALIFEROUS SUPERFICIAL DEPOSITS. CHAPTER IV. ON THE FORMATIONS OF THE PAMPAS. CHAPTER V. ON THE OLDER TERTIARY FORMATIONS OF PATAGONIA AND CHILE. CHAPTER VI. PLUTONIC AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS:—CLEAVAGE AND FOLIATION. CHAPTER VII. CENTRAL CHILE:—STRUCTURE OF THE CORDILLERA. CHAPTER VIII. NORTHERN CHILE. CONCLUSION. THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FLOWERS ON PLANTS OF THE SAME SPECIES By Charles Darwin CONTENTS DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FLOWERS ON PLANTS OF THE SAME SPECIES. INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. HETEROSTYLED DIMORPHIC PLANTS: PRIMULACEAE. CHAPTER II. HYBRID PRIMULAS. CHAPTER III. HETEROSTYLED DIMORPHIC PLANTS—continued. CHAPTER IV. HETEROSTYLED TRIMORPHIC PLANTS. CHAPTER V. ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING OF HETEROSTYLED PLANTS. CONCLUSIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EQUAL-STYLED VARIETY OF P. Sinensis. CHAPTER VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON HETEROSTYLED PLANTS. CHAPTER VII. POLYGAMOUS, DIOECIOUS, AND GYNO-DIOECIOUS PLANTS. CHAPTER VIII. CLEISTOGAMIC FLOWERS. THE EFFECTS OF CROSS & SELF-FERTILISATION IN THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. By Charles Darwin CONTENTS DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS THE EFFECTS OF CROSS AND SELF-FERTILISATION IN THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. CHAPTER II. CONVOLVULACEAE. CHAPTER III. SCROPHULARIACEAE, GESNERIACEAE, LABIATAE, ETC. CHAPTER IV. CRUCIFERAE, PAPAVERACEAE, RESEDACEAE, ETC. CHAPTER V. GERANIACEAE, LEGUMINOSAE, ONAGRACEAE, ETC. CHAPTER VI. SOLANACEAE, PRIMULACEAE, POLYGONEAE, ETC. CHAPTER VII. A SUMMARY OF THE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS OF THE CROSSED AND SELF-FERTILISED PLANTS. CHAPTER VIII. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CROSSED AND SELF-FERTILISED PLANTS IN CONSTITUTIONAL VIGOUR AND IN OTHER RESPECTS. CHAPTER IX. THE EFFECTS OF CROSS-FERTILISATION AND SELF-FERTILISATION ON THE PRODUCTION OF SEEDS. CHAPTER X. MEANS OF FERTILISATION. CHAPTER XI. THE HABITS OF INSECTS IN RELATION TO THE FERTILISATION OF FLOWERS. CHAPTER XII. GENERAL RESULTS.

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