This biography of Charles Darwin, first published in 1937, re-lives Darwin’s life year by year, allowing the reader to share his experiences. The book displays Darwin’s ideas and how they developed and grew over time. This title will be of great interest to students of the history of science and philosophy.
Preface; Part One: Family Overture;
1. Darwin-Wedgwood
2. From One
Generation; Part Two: The Making of the Man;
3. Shrewsbury Days
4. Doctor,
Clergyman
5. Offer of Adventure
6. The Adventure Begins
7. Ship and Shore
8.
The World Before Us
9. London: The First Fruits
10. London: Macaw Cottage;
Part Three: The Man Making;
11. Early Days at Downe
12. Barnacles and Middle
Age
13. The Great Work
14. Climactic
15. Reception of a Book
16. The Great
God Pan
17. The Question of Questions
18. Botany Bay
19. The Ultimate Haven;
Part Four: Commentary;
20. The Fragmentary Man; Bibliography; Index
West, Geoffrey
