''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin'' is an autobiography by the English naturalist

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. Darwin wrote the text, which he entitled ''Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character'', for his family. He states that he started writing it on about May 28, 1876 and had finished it by August 3. The text was published in 1887 (five years after Darwin's death) by John Murray as part of ''The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter''. The text printed in ''Life and Letters'' was edited by Darwin's son Francis Darwin, who removed several passages about Darwin's critical views of

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. The omitted passages were later restored by Darwin's granddaughter Nora Barlow in a 1958 edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of ''

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''. This edition was published in London by Collins under the title of ''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882. With the original omissions restored. Edited and with appendix and notes by his granddaughter Nora Barlow''.

References

Bibliography

Darwin Online: Life and Letters and Autobiography
* Darwin, C.R. (ed by Barlow, N) ;''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin''. (1993 paperback edition) * * *

External links

Barlow, Nora ed. 1958. ''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882.''
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