The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

"...I could not employ my life better than in adding a little to natural science. This I have done to the best of my abilities, and critics may say what they like, but they cannot destroy this conviction." ~Charles Darwin (pg 104) A very atypical autobiography, written more for the benefit of his chi......more

I have attempted to write the following account of myself, as if I were a dead man in another world looking back at my own life. Nor have I found this difficult, for life is nearly over with me. I have taken no pains about my style of writing. This is the quintessential scientific autobiography,......more

First of all for me Charles Darwin is indeed one of the most influential person to walk on this earth. And what makes this book extremely enjoyable is the fact that it is compiled from the letters which he himself wrote. Now the good part is that he has written this in hindsight and hence there is a......more

One of the best ways to disarm critics of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection would be to get them to read his posthumous autobiography, originally edited by his son, then rereleased in an unexpurgated version by his granddaughter. Whatever one might believe about the bible, or punctua......more

Siempre es interesante conocer algo más sobre la vida de personajes tan importantes y sobre todo si se trata de Darwin, al que le tengo gran admiración. En esta biografía contada por él mismo nos cuenta sus teorías o experiencias narradas en otros libros, a parte de otros detalles de su vida. No obs......more