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Annotated Bibliography full (with a citation to the original journal or magazine). An invaluable resource for the study of Darwin. 171 Editions of Darwin’s Manuscript Works Barlow, Nora, ed. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–1882. London: Collins, 1958. The autobiography Darwin wrote for his children, with commentary by Barlow. Includes the material removed by Darwin’s son Francis for a published version of the autobiography and Darwin’s letters (1887). Burkhardt, Frederick, and Sydney Smith, eds. The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. 13 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985–2002. Part of an ongoing project to publish all Darwin’s correspondence, both sent and received. The volumes published cover the period 1821 to 1864. Each volume has useful appendixes, such as a brief biography of each correspondent. ———. A Calendar of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821–1882. New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1985. A supplement to The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Lists all the known letters written by and to Darwin with a summary of the contents. Darwin, Francis, ed. The Foundations of the Origin of Species, Two Essays Written in 1842 and 1844 by Charles Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1909. The first two essays in which Darwin wrote out his theory. Darwin argues against the immutability of species and for a common ancestor for all species. ———. The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Including an Autobiographical Chapter. 3 vols. London: John Murray, 1887. First major biography and collection of Darwin’s letters published after his death. Includes an edited version of Darwin’s autobiography and reminiscences of Darwin by the editor, his son. Essential reading. Herbert, Sandra, ed. The Red Notebook of Charles Darwin. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1980. Edited version of the notebook Darwin wrote while on the Beagle voyage. Stauffer, R. C., ed. Charles Darwin’s Natural Selection: Being the Second Part of His Big Species Book Written from 1856 to 1858. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. The book on the origin of species that Darwin began to write but never finished. Books on Darwin Barrett, Paul H., Donald J. Weinshank, and Timothy T. Gottleber, eds. A Concordance to Darwin’s Origin of Species, First Edition. Ithaca, NY:
172 Annotated Bibliography Cornell University Press, 1981. Lists all the words that occur in the first edition of The Origin of Species and the pages on which they appear. Invaluable resource for the study of The Origin of Species, particularly the language Darwin used. Barrett, Paul H., Donald J. Weinshank, Paul Ruhlen, and Stephan J. Ozminski, eds. A Concordance to Darwin’s The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987. Lists all the words in the first edition of The Descent of Man and the pages on which they appear. Brent, Peter. Charles Darwin. London: Heinemann, 1981. Very imaginative biography of Darwin. Brent makes readers feel as though they are present at the events described. Detailed coverage of Darwin’s life up to 1861: not as good for the later years. Browne, Janet. Charles Darwin. Vol. 1: Voyaging. London: Jonathan Cape, 1995; Vol. 2: The Power of Place. London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. Excellent and detailed biography of Darwin. Browne describes Darwin’s life in the context of his time: as a Victorian middle-class Englishman and a Victorian scientist. Clark, Ronald W. The Survival of Charles Darwin. New York: Random House, 1984. Makes the connection between Darwin’s life and the development of the theory of evolution. Colp, Ralph. To Be an Invalid: The Illness of Charles Darwin. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Excellent book giving a summary and the dates of Darwin’s illnesses. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the numerous theories commentators have suggested as the cause of Darwin’s illnesses. de Beer, Gavin. Charles Darwin: Evolution by Natural Selection. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1963. Easy-to-read biography written for an audience that knows little about Darwin. Desmond, Adrian J., and James R. Moore. Darwin. London: Michael Joseph, 1991. Excellent biography of Darwin aimed at a popular audience. Easy-to-read, detailed account of Darwin’s life. Very useful bibliography. Healey, Edna. Emma Darwin: The Inspirational Wife of a Genius. London: Headline, 2001. Definitive biography of Darwin’s wife; includes information about the Darwins’ domestic life at Down House. Herbert, Sandra. Charles Darwin, Geologist. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005. Argues convincingly that Darwin was an accomplished geologist long before he developed his theory of evolution. Focuses on an area frequently neglected by Darwin’s biographers. Keynes, Randal. Annie’s Box: Charles Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution. London: Fourth Estate, 2001. Excellent study of the life of Darwin and the relationship between his family life and his scientific research. Argues that the premature death of Darwin’s daughter had a profound effect on his thinking about the origin of life.
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