THIS fantastic anthology paints an enthralling and complex portrait of Darwin’s ideas and his character, with selections ranging from his adventures on the Beagle to On the Origin of Species and his autobiographical writings. Especially enlightening are the snippets of book reviews, editorials and personal letters contemporary to the texts, which, with James Secord’s excellent introduction, put his work into a rich historical context and illuminate the debates over religion, morality and human nature that still rage.
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Oxford University Press
