Charles Darwin by Grant Allen (1890)
The book "Charles Darwin" by Grant Allen provides a biographical account of the life and work of Charles Darwin, including his contributions to the field of evolutionary biology. It covers his early years, his voyage on the HMS Beagle, and his later research and writings. The book also explores Darwin's personal life and relationships with family and colleagues.
By Grant Allen · First published 1890 · Genre: Biography, Science, History · 12 chapters · 59,739 words
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Charles Darwin was a great man, and he accomplished a great work. The Newton of biology, he found the science of life a chaotic maze; he left it an orderly system, with a definite plan and a recognisable meaning. Great men are not accidents; great works are not accomplished in a single day. Both are the product of adequate causes. The great man springs from an ancestry competent to produce him; he is the final flower and ultimate outcome of converging hereditary forces, that culminate at last in the full production of his splendid and exceptional personality. The great work which it is his mission to perform in the world is never wholly of his own inception. It also is the last effect of antecedent conditions, the slow result of tendencies and ideas long working unseen or but little noticed beneath the surface of opinion, yet all gradually conspiring together towards the definitive revolution at whose head, in the fulness of time, the as yet unborn genius is destined to place himself.
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Grant Allen
- Date: 1890 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Science, History, Non-fiction, Educational
- Length: 59,739 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 486 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Biography — The book provides a detailed account of Charles Darwin's life and achievements.
- Science — It explores Darwin's scientific contributions and theories, particularly evolution.
- History — The narrative places Darwin's work within the historical context of his time.
- Non-fiction — The book is based on factual information and real events.
Tags
evolution · natural selection · biology · science · Darwinism · theory of evolution · 19th century · scientific biography · natural history · species · adaptation · research
Contents
- The World into which Darwin was Born
- Charles Darwin and his Antecedents
- Early Days
- Darwin's Wander-Years
- The Period of Incubation
- 'the Origin of Species.'
- The Darwinian Revolution Begins
- The Descent of Man
- The Theory of Courtship
- Victory and Rest
- Darwin's Place in the Evolutionary Movement
- The Net Result