A compilation of a small portion of the letters the prolific Darwin wrote during his career, some of them personal, others dealing with his development of his theory. Although the personal letters are interesting, giving a glimpse inside his life, most of these details have been filled in by the large number of biographies. I found the letters dealing with the development of his theory much more interesting and informative, watching how a theory is born out of many disparate facts. (

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quantum_flapdoodle | Apr 11, 2011 |

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Burkhardt, Frederick	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Gould, Stephen Jay	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0521562120, Hardcover)

Charles Darwin stands as a towering figure in science, who changed the direction of modern thought in establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. These letters offer a fascinating window onto his daily experience, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships, affording a unique glimpse of Darwin as both naturalist and family man. From his early years at Edinburgh University up to the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859, the letters in this volume chart the most exciting years of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and the subsequent findings which led to his theory of natural selection. The Cambridge Edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (winner of the first Morton N. Cohen Award for a Distinguished Edition of Letters) has been hailed as a monumental edition and a triumph of post-war publishing. This selected edition, introduced by Stephen Jay Gould, makes these engaging letters newly available.

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