The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... Elliott and Fry I am also indebted for their kindness in allowing me the ⚫ use of reproductions of their photographs . FRANCIS DARWIN . CAMBRIDGE , October , 1887 . TABLE OF CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE DARWIN FAMILY II vi PREFACE .
... Elliott and Fry I am also indebted for their kindness in allowing me the ⚫ use of reproductions of their photographs . FRANCIS DARWIN . CAMBRIDGE , October , 1887 . TABLE OF CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE DARWIN FAMILY II vi PREFACE .
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... CAMBRIDGE LIFE - 1828-1831 V. THE APPOINTMENT TO THE ' BEAGLE ' —1831 VI . THE VOYAGE - 1831-1836 • VII . - LONDON AND CAMBRIDGE - 1836-1842 . 139 . 160 • 191 • . 243 VIII . RELIGION . 274 IX . - LIFE AT DOWN - 1842-1854 . . 287 X ...
... CAMBRIDGE LIFE - 1828-1831 V. THE APPOINTMENT TO THE ' BEAGLE ' —1831 VI . THE VOYAGE - 1831-1836 • VII . - LONDON AND CAMBRIDGE - 1836-1842 . 139 . 160 • 191 • . 243 VIII . RELIGION . 274 IX . - LIFE AT DOWN - 1842-1854 . . 287 X ...
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... Cambridge . He never made any pretence of practising as a doctor , and , after leaving Cambridge , lived a quiet life in London . 66 There was something pathetic in Charles Darwin's affec- tion for his brother Erasmus , as if he always ...
... Cambridge . He never made any pretence of practising as a doctor , and , after leaving Cambridge , lived a quiet life in London . 66 There was something pathetic in Charles Darwin's affec- tion for his brother Erasmus , as if he always ...
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... Cambridge I used to practise throwing up my gun to my shoulder before a looking - glass to see that I threw it up straight . Another and better plan was to get a friend to wave about a lighted candle , and then to fire at it with a cap ...
... Cambridge I used to practise throwing up my gun to my shoulder before a looking - glass to see that I threw it up straight . Another and better plan was to get a friend to wave about a lighted candle , and then to fire at it with a cap ...
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... Cambridge 1828-1831 . — After having spent two sessions in Edinburgh , my father perceived , or he heard from my sisters , that I did not like the thought of being a physician , so he proposed that I should become a clergyman . He was ...
... Cambridge 1828-1831 . — After having spent two sessions in Edinburgh , my father perceived , or he heard from my sisters , that I did not like the thought of being a physician , so he proposed that I should become a clergyman . He was ...
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