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More Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I by Charles Darwin Project Gutenberg's More Letters of Charles Darwin, by Charles Darwin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume I (of II) Author: Charles Darwin Editor: Francis Darwin and A.C. Seward Release Date: December 1, 2008 [EBook #2739] Last Updated: January 22, 2013 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN *** Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger MORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN By Charles Darwin A RECORD OF HIS WORK IN A SERIES OF HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED LETTERS EDITED BY FRANCIS DARWIN, FELLOW OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE, AND A.C.

SEWARD, FELLOW OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE IN TWO VOLUMES. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. Outline of Charles Darwin's Life, etc.

CHAPTER 1.I.—An Autobiographical Fragment, and Early Letters, 1809-1842. CHAPTER 1.II.—Evolution, 1844-1858. CHAPTER 1.III.—Evolution, 1859-1863. CHAPTER 1.IV.—Evolution, 1864-1869. CHAPTER 1.V.—Evolution, 1870-1882. CHAPTER 1.VI.—Geographical Distribution, 1843-1867. ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME I.

CHARLES AND CATHERINE DARWIN, 1816. From a coloured chalk drawing by Sharples, in possession of Miss Wedgwood, of Leith Hill Place. DARWIN, 1881. From a photograph by Barraud. EDWARD FORBES, 1844 (?). From a photograph by Hill & Adamson.

THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY, 1857. From a photograph by Maull & Fox. (Huxley's 'Life,' Volume I.) PROFESSOR HENSLOW. From a photograph. HUGH FALCONER, 1844. From a photograph by Hill & Adamson. JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER, 1870 (?).

From a photograph by Wallich. ASA GRAY, 1867. From a photograph. ('Letters of Asa Gray,' Volume I.) VOLUME II CHAPTER 2.VII.—Geographical Distribution, 1867-1882. CHAPTER 2.VIII.—Man, 1860-1882.

Descent of Man, 1860-1882. Sexual Selection, 1866-1872. Expression, 1868-1874. CHAPTER 2.IX.—Geology, 1840-1882. Free Software 3d Printer.

Vulcanicity and Earth-movements, 1840-1881. Ice-action, 1841-1882.

The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, 1841-1880. Coral Reefs, Fossil and Recent, 1841-1881. Cleavage and Foliation, 1846-1856. Age of the World, 1868-1877. Geological Action of Earth-worms, 1880-1882. Miscellaneous, 1846-1878.

CHAPTER 2.X.—Botany, 1843-1871. Miscellaneous, 1843-1862. Melastomaceae, 1862-1881. Correspondence with John Scott, 1862-1871. CHAPTER 2.XI.—Botany, 1863-1881.

Miscellaneous, 1863-1866. Correspondence with Fritz Muller, 1865-1881. Miscellaneous, 1868-1881. CHAPTER 2.XII.—Vivisection and Miscellaneous Subjects, 1867-1882. Vivisection, 1875-1882. Miscellaneous Subjects, 1867-1882. ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME II.

CHARLES DARWIN, 1881. From a photograph by Elliott & Fry.

ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE, 1878. From a photograph by Maull & Fox. ROMANES, 1891. From a photograph by Elliott & Fry. (Romanes' 'Life.' ) CHARLES LYELL.

From a photograph by Maull & Fox. Iveco Easy Crack. (Lyell's 'Life,' Volume II.) CHARLES DARWIN, 1854 (?). From a photograph by Maull & Fox. FRITZ MULLER. From a photograph.

FACSIMILES OF SKETCHES IN THE LETTERS. Hypothetical Section Illustrating Continental Elevation. Diagram of Junction between Dike and Lava. Outline of an Elliptic Crater.

Hypothetical Section showing the Relation of Dikes to Volcanic Vents. Map illustrating the Linear Arrangement of Volcanic Islands in relation to Continental Coast-lines.

Sketch showing the Form and Distribution of Quartz in a Foliated Rock. Sketch showing the Arrangement of Felspar and Quartz in a Metamorphic Series.

Floral Diagram of an Orchid. Dissected Flower of Habenaria Chlorantha. Diagram of a Cruciferous Flower. Longitudinal Section of a Cruciferous Flower.

Transverse Section of the Ovary of a Crucifer. Not a facsimile.) Leaf of Trifolium resupinatum. (Drawn by Miss Pertz.). OUTLINE OF CHARLES DARWIN'S LIFE.

BASED ON HIS DIARY, DATED AUGUST 1838. References to the Journals in which Mr.

Darwin's papers were published will be found in his 'Life and Letters' III., Appendix II. We are greatly indebted to Mr. Cox, of New York, for calling our attention to mistakes in the Appendix, and we take this opportunity of correcting them. Appendix II., List ii.—Mr.

Romanes spoke on Mr. Darwin's essay on Instinct at a meeting of the Linnean Society, December 6th, 1883, and some account of it is given in 'Nature' of the same date.