Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated)

One 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)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Darwin's life and works* New introductions, specially written for this collection, by Professor Kenneth Richard Seddon, OBE (QUILL, The Queen's University of Belfast)* ALL of Darwin's published books, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the books* Famous works are fully illustrated with their original drawings and diagrams* Multiple editions for the same books, including three editions for the groundbreaking 'On the Origin of Species': first, second and definitive sixth edition* Includes Darwin's letters and autobiographies - spend hours exploring the scientist's personal correspondence* Special criticism section, with 11 essays evaluating Darwin's contribution to science* Features Bettany's seminal biography - discover Darwin's life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The BooksINTRODUCTION TO 'THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE'THE JOURNAL OF RESEARCHESTHE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFSGEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE VOLCANIC ISLANDS VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLEGEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICAA MONOGRAPH OF THE SUB-CLASS CIRRIPEDIAA MONOGRAPH OF THE FOSSIL LEPADIDAEON THE TENDENCY OF SPECIES TO FORM VARIETIES; AND ON THE PERPETUATION OF VARIETIES AND SPECIES BY NATURAL MEANS OF SELECTIONON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTIONON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTSON THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTSTHE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATIONTHE DESCENT OF MAN, AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEXTHE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALSINSECTIVOROUS PLANTSTHE EFFECTS OF CROSS AND SELF FERTILISATION IN THE VEGETABLE KINGDOMTHE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FLOWERS ON PLANTS OF THE SAME SPECIESERASMUS DARWINTHE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTSTHE FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD, THROUGH THE ACTION OF WORMSTHE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIESPamphlets, Essays and Other Short PiecesQUESTIONS ABOUT THE BREEDING OF ANIMALSGEOLOGY: A MANUAL OF SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRYRECOLLECTIONS OF PROFESSOR HENSLOW, IN JENYNS, MEMOIR OF THE REV. JOHN STEVENS HENSLOWQUERIES ABOUT EXPRESSIONREPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE PRACTICE OF SUBJECTING LIVE ANIMALS TO EXPERIMENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSESA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF AN INFANT MINDIN WEISMANN, STUDIES IN THE THEORY OF DESCENTESSAY ON INSTINCTINHERITANCEThe LettersTHE LIFE AND LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWINMORE LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWINThe AutobiographiesDARWIN: HIS LIFE TOLD IN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CHAPTERTHE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWINThe CriticismON THE RECEPTION OF THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES' by Thomas Henry HuxleyDARWIN ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES by Samuel ButlerDARWIN AMONG THE MACHINES by Samuel ButlerAN ESTIMATE OF DARWIN by Asa GrayDARWINISM IN THE THEORY OF SOCIAL EVOLUTION by Franklin H. GiddingsGLIMPSES AT DARWIN'S WORKING LIFE by William H. LarrabeeTHE DARWIN CELEBRATION AT CAMBRIDGE by T. D. A. CockerellSPENCER AND DARWIN by