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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.