TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | —The Darwins | [1] |
| II. | —Autobiography | [5] |
| III. | —Religion | [55] |
| IV. | —Reminiscences | [66] |
| V. | —Cambridge Life—The Appointment to the Beagle: 1828-1831 | [104] |
| VI. | —The Voyage: 1831-1836 | [124] |
| VII. | —London and Cambridge: 1836-1842 | [140] |
| VIII. | —Life at Down: 1842-1854 | [150] |
| IX. | —The Foundations of the Origin of Species: 1831-1844 | [165] |
| X. | —The Growth of the Origin of Species: 1843-1858 | [173] |
| XI. | —The Writing of the Origin of Species, June 1858, to November 1859 | [185] |
| XII. | —The Publication of the Origin of Species, October to December 1859 | [206] |
| XIII. | —The Origin of Species—Reviews and Criticisms—Adhesions and Attacks: 1860 | [223] |
| XIV. | —The Spread of Evolution: 1861-1871 | [245] |
| XV. | —Miscellanea—Revival of Geological Work—The Vivisection Question—Honours | [281] |
| XVI. | —The Fertilisation of Flowers | [297] |
| XVII. | —Climbing Plants—Power of Movement in Plants—Insectivorous Plants—Kew Index of Plant Names | [313] |
| XVIII. | —Conclusion | [325] |
| APPENDICES. | ||
| APPENDIX | ||
| I. | —The Funeral in Westminster Abbey | [329] |
| II. | —Portraits | [331] |
| Index | [333] | |
[—led to comprehend two affinities. [illeg] My theory would give zest to recent & fossil Comparative Anatomy, it would lead to study of instincts, heredity & mind heredity, whole metaphysics — it would lead to closest examination of hybridity & generation, causes of change in order to know what we have come from & to what we tend — to what circumstances favour crossing & what prevents it; this & direct examination of direct passages of [species (crossed out)] structures in species, might lead to laws of change, which would then be main object of study, to guide our [past (crossed out)] speculations]
CHARLES DARWIN.