The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 2, 1837-1843

by Charles Darwin, Frederick Burkhardt, Sydney Smith

Overview

This is the second volume of the complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. The letters in this volume were written during the seven years following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage. It was a period of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional man with official responsibilities in several scientific organizations. During these years he published two books and fifteen papers and he also organized and superintended the publication of th Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Busy as he was with scientific activities, Darwin found time to re-establish family ties and friendship, and married his cousin, Emma Wedgewood. In 1842, they moved to Down House, where Darwin was to spend the rest of his life. Viewed retrospectively, the most important of Darwin's activities during the years 1837-1843 was the development and first draft of his ideas on speciation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521255882
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/27/1987
Series:	The Correspondence of Charles Darwin , #2
Pages:	646
Product dimensions:	6.57(w) x 9.57(h) x 1.57(d)

About the Author

Date of Birth:

February 12, 1809

Date of Death:

April 19, 1882

Place of Birth:

Shrewsbury, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

B.A. in Theology, Christ¿s College, Cambridge University, 1831

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of letters; Introduction; Acknowledgments; List of provenances; Note on editorial policy; Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy; Abbreviations and symbols; The correspondence, 1837–43; Appendixes; Manuscript alterations and comments; Bibliography; Biography; Biographical register and index to correspondents; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The second volume of the Darwin correspondence should interest readers as much as the first." Michael T. Steiber, Huntia

"...the period covered by these two volumes of the Darwin correspondence [vols. 2 and 3]—encompasses by all measures the most creative era of Darwin's scientific life....These two volumes of the correspondence, presenting 532 (76% of total) previously unpublished letters, fill in many details, and flesh out Darwin-as-person with intimate details of his personal and family life in this creative decade....The scholarship that has gone into these volumes leaves little to be desired—indeed, it is standard-setting." Phillip R. Sloan, Biology and Philosophy

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