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Author:   Anthony W. D. Larkum
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2009 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.943kg
ISBN:  

9789400789562

ISBN 10:   9400789564
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   17 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents.-Preface.-Listing of the letters.-List of Figures and Special Formatting.-Chapter 1. Grandfathers and Fathers (1731-1824).-Chapter 2. Christ’s College, Cambridge (1824-1826).-Chapter 3. Charles Darwin at Cambridge: The Letters to William Darwin Fox (1828-1831).-Chapter 4. The Voyage of the Beagle (1831-1837).-Chapter 5. Professions, marriage, families and illness (1838-1855).-Chapter 6. The 'Origin of Species' (1855-1860).-Chapter 7. The most dangerous man in Europe: Living in the shadow of fame. (1860-1867).-Chapter 8. The final years (1868-1882).-Epilogue.- References.- Biographical Register.-Appendix 1. The Fox Materials and Their History.-Appendix 2. Documented meetings between Charles Darwin and William Darwin Fox after his return from the Beagle on 2nd Oct 1836.-Appendix 3. The Letters of W D Fox in DAR 250.-Appendix 4. The Diary of W D Fox from 1st June 1825 – 13th June 1826.-Appendix 5. Diary entries for 1828 and other years.- Appendix 6. Transcript variations.- Appendix 7.The family trees of i) The Darwin Family, ii) The Wedgwood Family and iii) the Fox Family in 1700 and 1800.

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From the reviews: Larkum (Univ. of Sydney, Australia) has structured this work around 155 letters written by Charles Darwin to his second cousin, William Darwin Fox, from 1828 to 1880, the year of Fox s death. Larkum supplements this treasure trove with a few surviving letters Fox wrote to Darwin, Fox s letters to family members and other naturalists, and his diaries. This book s unique material will appeal to biologists and historians. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above. (J. S. Schwartz, Choice, Vol. 47 (7), March, 2010)

From the reviews: “Larkum (Univ. of Sydney, Australia) has structured this work around 155 letters … written by Charles Darwin to his second cousin, William Darwin Fox, from 1828 to 1880, the year of Fox’s death. Larkum supplements this treasure trove with a few surviving letters Fox wrote to Darwin, Fox’s letters to family members and other naturalists, and his diaries. … This book’s unique material will appeal to biologists and historians. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above.” (J. S. Schwartz, Choice, Vol. 47 (7), March, 2010)

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