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Charles Darwin's Autobiography was first published in 1887, five years after his death. It was a bowdlerized edition: Darwin's family, attempting to protect his posthumous reputation, had deleted all the passages they considered too personal or controversial. The present complete... Read Full Overview

Darwin's short account of his life and work is accompanied by reminiscences by his son.

A glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is an autobiography by the English naturalist Charles Darwin.Darwin wrote the text, which he entitled Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character, for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and... Read Full Overview

By the time I went to this day-school (...) my taste for natural history, and more especially for collecting, was well developed. I tried to make out the names of plants (...) and collected all sorts of things, shells, seals, franks, coins, and minerals. The passion for collecting... Read Full Overview

"My father's autobiographical recollections were written for his children, and written without any thought that they would ever be published. To many this may seem an impossibility; but those who knew my father will understand how it was not only possible, but natural. The autobiography... Read Full Overview

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Charles Darwin wrote this candid review of his life for his children. This intimate portrait reveals the gentle soul of a man whose ideas changed the world.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Autobiography of Charles Darwin by Charles Darwin Charles Darwin's Autobiography was first published in 1887, five years after his death. It was a bowdlerized... Read Full Overview

My father's autobiographical recollections, given in the present chapter, were written for his children, --and written without any thought that they would ever be published. To many this may seem an impossibility; but those who knew my father will understand how it was not only... Read Full Overview

Collected in this edition is the early autobiographical fragment written by Charles Darwin in 1838 along with his official autobiography which was first published in 1887, five years after his death. His controversial theory of evolution, which asserted that all of life on... Read Full Overview

Autobiography of Charles Darwin from the life and letters. Complete version.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview