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by Charles Darwin

A look into the mind of one of the world's most brilliant minds.

The Autobiographies of Charles Darwin (1809-82) offer a fascinating look inside one of the world's intellectual giants' thoughts and experiences. They begin with vivid recollections of his boyhood and adolescence, as well as his growing scientific curiosity and love of the natural world, which led to his participation in the Beagle voyage. Darwin continues with a review of his career before coming to a conclusion on his life's work. His loyal wife Emma and his intelligent father, both harsh and compassionate, are interspersed with intriguing portraits, as are the great members of the Victorian scientific world he counted among his acquaintances, including Lyell and Huxley. These memoirs, which are both honest and instructive, portray a man who was separated by his contentious convictions and whose lofty achievements were made possible by a life-long zeal for scientific discoveries.

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