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Christmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication of On the Origin of Species, Darwin received a letter that deeply unsettled him. He had expected criticism. Letters were arriving every day like swarms, some expressing praise, most outrage and accusations of heresy. But the letter from the Reverend Powell was different.
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Table of Contents
Darwin's List, Kent, 1859
Aristotle's Eyes, Lesbos, 344 BC
The Worshipful Curiosity of Jahiz, Basra and Baghdad, 850
Leonardo and the Potter, Milan, 1493; Paris, 1570
Trembley's Polyp, The Hague, 1740
The Consul of Cairo, Cairo, 1708
The Hotel of the Philosophers, Paris, 1749
Erasmus Underground, Derbyshire, 1767
The Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1800
The Sponge Philosopher, Edinburgh, 1826
The Encyclopaedist, Edinburgh, 1844
Alfred Wallace's Fevered Dreams, Malay Archipelago, 1858
Epilogue
Appendix: Darwin's "Historical Sketch."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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