Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution
by:
Randal Keynes (author)
In a chest of drawers bequeathed by his grandmother, author Randal Keynes discovered the writing case of Charles Darwin's beloved daughter Annie, who died at the age of ten. He also found the notes Darwin kept throughout Annie's illness, the eulogy he delivered at her funeral-and provocative new...
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In a chest of drawers bequeathed by his grandmother, author Randal Keynes discovered the writing case of Charles Darwin's beloved daughter Annie, who died at the age of ten. He also found the notes Darwin kept throughout Annie's illness, the eulogy he delivered at her funeral-and provocative new insights into Darwin's views on nature, evolution, and the human condition.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101215715 (1101215712)
Publish date: November 5th 2002
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
This is more a book about Darwin and his relationship with his children, especially Anne, than anything else. However, it does give a good background of his story and what led him to write his famous works on evolution.