The Life of Erasmus Darwin
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The Life of Erasmus Darwin is the 1879 biography
of Erasmus Darwin
(1731-1802) by his grandson Charles Darwin
.
Before publication however 16% of the work was cut out by Charles' daughter Etty Darwin
— mostly the most provocative parts. It is worth noting that The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
was later similarly treated. An unabridged edition edited by Desmond King-Hele
was published in 2003 to mark the 200th anniversary since Erasmus' death.
the original edition, now in the public domain
, has not apparently been the Internet
, the unabridged edition naturally remains under copyright.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin was an English physician who turned down George III's invitation to be a physician to the King. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural philosopher, physiologist, slave trade abolitionist,inventor and poet...
(1731-1802) by his grandson Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
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Before publication however 16% of the work was cut out by Charles' daughter Etty Darwin
Etty Darwin
Henrietta Emma "Etty" Darwin, was a daughter of Charles Darwin and his wife Emma Wedgwood.Etty was born in Down House, Downe in 1843. She was Darwin's third daughter and the eldest daughter to reach adulthood after the eldest Annie died aged 10, and second daughter Mary died before becoming a...
— mostly the most provocative parts. It is worth noting that The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years after his death....
was later similarly treated. An unabridged edition edited by Desmond King-Hele
Desmond King-Hele
Desmond George King-Hele is a British physicist and author. In 1957, together with Doreen Gilmour, and as part of the Guided Weapons department of Royal Aircraft Establishment, he wrote a report proposing the use of the Blue Streak missile and Black Knight as a satellite launcher...
was published in 2003 to mark the 200th anniversary since Erasmus' death.
the original edition, now in the public domain
Public domain
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, has not apparently been the Internet
Internet
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, the unabridged edition naturally remains under copyright.