The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 19, 1871
Cambridge University Press, 4/5/2012
EAN 9781107016484, ISBN10: 1107016487
Hardcover, 1116 pages, 23.4 x 15.6 x 6.1 cm
Language: English
This pivotal volume in the definitive edition of Charles Darwin's letters covers the year 1871, the year in which Descent of Man, Darwin's first public statement on human evolution, was published. The large number of letters in this year - more than 800 - reflects the excitement this caused. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from a growing network of contacts all over the world and to discuss his emerging ideas with colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. This year also saw the marriage of Darwin's daughter Henrietta, the first of his children to marry; the volume includes her personal journal of the year, published here for the first time, which complements letters that hint at her important role in her father's work as both commentator and editor. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making them accessible to both scholars and general readers.
List of illustrations
List of letters
Introduction
Acknowledgments
List of provenances
Note on editorial policy
Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy
Abbreviations and symbols
The correspondence
Appendixes
1. Translations
2. Chronology
3. Diplomas presented to Charles Darwin
4. Presentation list for Descent
5. Reviews of Descent
6. Henrietta Emma Darwin's journal, 1871
7. Darwin's Queries about expression
Manuscript alterations and comments
Biographical register and index to correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on manuscript sources
Index.