{"product_id":"9781910630907","title":"Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most influential scientists of world history, the naturalist Charles Darwin gained widespread fame and notoriety with the 1859 publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’. At first shocking his Victorian readers by suggesting that animals and humans shared a common ancestry, Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Darwin’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Darwin’s life and works\u003cbr\u003e* New introductions, specially written for this collection, by Professor Kenneth Richard Seddon, OBE (QUILL, The Queen’s University of Belfast)\u003cbr\u003e* ALL of Darwin’s published books, with individual contents tables\u003cbr\u003e* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts\u003cbr\u003e* Excellent formatting of the books\u003cbr\u003e* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original drawings and diagrams\u003cbr\u003e* Multiple editions for the same books, including three editions for the groundbreaking ‘On the Origin of Species’: first, second and definitive sixth edition\u003cbr\u003e* Includes Darwin’s letters and autobiographies - spend hours exploring the scientist’s personal correspondence\u003cbr\u003e* Special criticism section, with 11 essays evaluating Darwin’s contribution to science\u003cbr\u003e* Features Bettany’s seminal biography - discover Darwin’s life\u003cbr\u003e* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease visit delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Books\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION TO ‘THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE’\u003cbr\u003eTHE JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES\u003cbr\u003eTHE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS\u003cbr\u003eGEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE VOLCANIC ISLANDS VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE\u003cbr\u003eGEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA\u003cbr\u003eA MONOGRAPH OF THE SUB-CLASS CIRRIPEDIA\u003cbr\u003eA MONOGRAPH OF THE FOSSIL LEPADIDAE\u003cbr\u003eON THE TENDENCY OF SPECIES TO FORM VARIETIES; AND ON THE PERPETUATION OF VARIETIES AND SPECIES BY NATURAL MEANS OF SELECTION\u003cbr\u003eON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION\u003cbr\u003eON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS\u003cbr\u003eON THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTS\u003cbr\u003eTHE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION\u003cbr\u003eTHE DESCENT OF MAN, AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX\u003cbr\u003eTHE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS\u003cbr\u003eINSECTIVOROUS PLANTS\u003cbr\u003eTHE EFFECTS OF CROSS AND SELF FERTILISATION IN THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM\u003cbr\u003eTHE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FLOWERS ON PLANTS OF THE SAME SPECIES\u003cbr\u003eERASMUS DARWIN\u003cbr\u003eTHE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS\u003cbr\u003eTHE FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD, THROUGH THE ACTION OF WORMS\u003cbr\u003eTHE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamphlets, Essays and Other Short Pieces\u003cbr\u003eQUESTIONS ABOUT THE BREEDING OF ANIMALS\u003cbr\u003eGEOLOGY: A MANUAL OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRY\u003cbr\u003eRECOLLECTIONS OF PROFESSOR HENSLOW, IN JENYNS, MEMOIR OF THE REV. JOHN STEVENS HENSLOW\u003cbr\u003eQUERIES ABOUT EXPRESSION\u003cbr\u003eREPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE PRACTICE OF SUBJECTING LIVE ANIMALS TO EXPERIMENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES\u003cbr\u003eA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF AN INFANT MIND\u003cbr\u003eIN WEISMANN, STUDIES IN THE THEORY OF DESCENT\u003cbr\u003eESSAY ON INSTINCT\u003cbr\u003eINHERITANCE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Letters\u003cbr\u003eTHE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN\u003cbr\u003eMORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN\u003cbr\u003eThe Autobiographies\u003cbr\u003eDARWIN: HIS LIFE TOLD IN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CHAPTER\u003cbr\u003eTHE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Criticism\u003cbr\u003eON THE RECEPTION OF THE ‘ORIGIN OF SPECIES’ by Thomas Henry Huxley\u003cbr\u003eDARWIN ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES by Samuel Butler\u003cbr\u003eDARWIN AMONG THE MACHINES by Samuel Butler\u003cbr\u003eAN ESTIMATE OF DARWIN by Asa Gray\u003cbr\u003eDARWINISM IN THE THEORY OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION by Franklin H. Giddings\u003cbr\u003eGLIMPSES AT DARWIN’S WORKING LIFE by William H. Larrabee\u003cbr\u003eTHE DARWIN CELEBRATION AT CAMBRIDGE by T. D. A. Cockerell\u003cbr\u003eSPENCER AND DARWIN by\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delphi Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170509701360,"sku":"9781910630907","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910630907_p0.jpg?v=1763630124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910630907","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}