The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 |
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Page iii
... history of the man could not be writ- ten without following closely the career of the author . Thus if comes about that the chief part of the book falls into chapters whose titles correspond to the names of his books . In arranging the ...
... history of the man could not be writ- ten without following closely the career of the author . Thus if comes about that the chief part of the book falls into chapters whose titles correspond to the names of his books . In arranging the ...
Page iv
... history of a year being compressed into a page or less ; and contains little more than the dates . of the principal events of his life , together with entries as to his work , and as to the duration of his more serious illnesses . He ...
... history of a year being compressed into a page or less ; and contains little more than the dates . of the principal events of his life , together with entries as to his work , and as to the duration of his more serious illnesses . He ...
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... history from Erasmus , and transmitted it to his son Edward Darwin , author ( under the name of High Elms " ) of a ' Gamekeeper's Manual ' ( 4th Edit . 1863 ) , which shows keen observation of the habits of various animals . 66 It is ...
... history from Erasmus , and transmitted it to his son Edward Darwin , author ( under the name of High Elms " ) of a ' Gamekeeper's Manual ' ( 4th Edit . 1863 ) , which shows keen observation of the habits of various animals . 66 It is ...
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... history which he possessed . Of the " Mount pigeons , " which Miss Meteyard describes as illus- trating Dr. Darwin's natural - history taste , I have not been able to hear from those most capable of knowing . Miss Meteyard's account of ...
... history which he possessed . Of the " Mount pigeons , " which Miss Meteyard describes as illus- trating Dr. Darwin's natural - history taste , I have not been able to hear from those most capable of knowing . Miss Meteyard's account of ...
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... history , and more especially for collecting , was well devel- oped . I tried to make out the names of plants , and col- lected all sorts of things , shells , seals , franks , coins , and min- erals . The passion for collecting which ...
... history , and more especially for collecting , was well devel- oped . I tried to make out the names of plants , and col- lected all sorts of things , shells , seals , franks , coins , and min- erals . The passion for collecting which ...
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