On evolution : the development of theory of natural selection
In this rich selection from Darwin's most important and relevant works, Glick and Kohn provide the reader with a map of sorts by which to navigate the ins and outs of the development of the theory of natural selection. A concise general introduction lays out Darwin's theory, which is followed up in the chapter introductions. Each chapter ends with an excerpt from Darwin's correspondence, commenting on the work in question, its significance, impact, and reception. In addition, two essential appendices are included - the first three chapters from Malthus, On Population, which gave Darwin the idea for natural selection, and the paper by Wallace that motivated Darwin to abandon the "Big Species Book" and write Origin of Species
xvii, 356 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
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Ch. 1. Journal of Researches
Ch. 2. Darwin's Notebooks
Ch. 3. Darwin and Lamarck: Marginalia
Ch. 4. 1842 Sketch and 1844 Essay
Ch. 5. A Monograph of the Sub-Class Cirripedia (1851)
Ch. 6. Natural Selection: The Big Species Book (1856-1858)
Ch. 7. Abstract of Darwin's Theory Sent to Asa Gray (1857)
Ch. 8. On the Origin of Species (1859)
Ch. 9. Variation of Plants and Animals Under Domestication (1868)
Ch. 10. The Descent of Man (second edition, 1874)
Ch. 11. Flowers and Adaptation
Ch. 12. Autobiography
App. 1. Selections from Malthus's An Essay on the Principle of Population
App. 2. Alfred Russel Wallace: "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type" (1858)
Darwin's Writings and General Bibliography