The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 |
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... edition . " The second son , William Alvey , inherited Elston , and transmitted it to his granddaughter , the late Mrs. Darwin , of Elston and Creskeld . A third son , John , became rector of Elston , the living being in the gift of the ...
... edition . " The second son , William Alvey , inherited Elston , and transmitted it to his granddaughter , the late Mrs. Darwin , of Elston and Creskeld . A third son , John , became rector of Elston , the living being in the gift of the ...
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... edition of my ' Journal of Researches , ' which was originally published in 1839 as part of Fitz - Roy's work . The success of this , my first literary child , always tickles my vanity more than that of any of my other books . Even to ...
... edition of my ' Journal of Researches , ' which was originally published in 1839 as part of Fitz - Roy's work . The success of this , my first literary child , always tickles my vanity more than that of any of my other books . Even to ...
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... editions have lately been called for . * In October , 1846 , I began to work on ' Cirripedia . ' When on the coast of Chile , I found a most curious form , which burrowed into the shells of Concholepas , and which differed so much from ...
... editions have lately been called for . * In October , 1846 , I began to work on ' Cirripedia . ' When on the coast of Chile , I found a most curious form , which burrowed into the shells of Concholepas , and which differed so much from ...
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... editions , it has remained substantially the same book . It is no doubt the chief work of my life . It was from the first highly successful . The first small edition of 1250 copies was sold on the day of publication , and a second edition ...
... editions , it has remained substantially the same book . It is no doubt the chief work of my life . It was from the first highly successful . The first small edition of 1250 copies was sold on the day of publication , and a second edition ...
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... edition of the ' Origin , ' and by an enormous correspondence . On January 1st , 1860 , I began arranging my notes for my work on the ' Variation of Ani- mals and Plants under Domestication ; but it was not pub- lished until the ...
... edition of the ' Origin , ' and by an enormous correspondence . On January 1st , 1860 , I began arranging my notes for my work on the ' Variation of Ani- mals and Plants under Domestication ; but it was not pub- lished until the ...
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