Provides an account of Charles Darwin's life and evolutionary theory, examining how his personal life affected his work and vice versa because of his wife's strong religious beliefs.
General Note
"Originally published in the United States by Henry Holt and Company"--T.p. verso.
Content Note
Better than a dog -- Rat catching -- Conceal your doubts -- Where doors and windows stand open -- Little Miss Slip-slop -- The next world -- The sensation of fear -- A leap -- A busy man -- Melancholy thoughts -- A whirl of noise and motion -- Heavy baggage, blazing fires -- Definition of happiness -- Pregnant thoughts -- Little animalcules -- Down in the country -- Sudden deaths -- Barnacles and babies -- Doing custards -- A fretful child -- God only knows the issue -- A dear and good child -- Against the rules -- Terrible suffering -- The origins of The Origin -- Dependent on each other in so complex a manner -- What the Lord hath delivered -- Feeling not reasoning -- Such a noise -- Mere trickery -- Warmth to the end -- Happy is the man -- Unasked questions -- So much to worship.