The Correspondence of Charles Darin Volume 8, 1860 [Hardcover]

The correspondence in this volume is dominated by the response to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species.This volume is dominated by the response to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species. The volume presents a wealth of detailed information, revealing how the Victorians coped with a theory that would revolutionise thinking about the organic world and human ancestry.This volume is dominated by the response to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species. The volume presents a wealth of detailed information, revealing how the Victorians coped with a theory that would revolutionise thinking about the organic world and human ancestry.Volume 8 opens with Darwin eagerly scrutinizing each new review, as one by one all the major media of the day carried notices of the book. To those who express their views privately in letters, Darwin responds patiently and thoughtfully, answering their objections and attempting to guide their fuller understanding of the operation of natural selection. His more personal thoughts emerge in letters to his friends Joseph Dalton Hooker, Charles Lyell, and Thomas Henry Huxley. This volume presents a wealth of detailed information, giving the full range of response to the Origin and revealing how Victorians coped with a theory that many recognized would revolutionize thinking about the organic world and human ancestry.List of illustrations; List of letters; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of provenances; Note on editorial policy; Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy; Abbreviations and symbols; The Correspondence, 1860; Appendixes; Manuscript alterations and comments; Bibliography; Bibliographical register and index to correspondents; Index. ...presents a wealth of detailed information, giving the full range of response to the Origin and revealing how Victorians coped with a theory that many recognized would revolutionize thinking about the organic world and human ancestry. The Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society ...Markl³*