This is the first volume of Charles Darwin's 1871 work on human evolution and sexual selection. It presents evidence for humanity's place in nature and examines how mate choice shapes species. Listening offers a clear view of Darwin's arguments and their lasting influence.
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Opening of the book
THE DESCENT OF MAN, AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX. By CHARLES DARWIN, M.A., F.R.S., &c. IN TWO VOLUMES.—Vol. I. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1871. [The right of Translation is reserved.] BY THE SAME AUTHOR. ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION; or, The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life; Fifth Edition (Tenth Thousand), with Additions and Corrections. 1869. Murray. THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION. In two vols. With Illustrations. 1868. Murray. ON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES by which BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS; and on the Good Effects of Crossing. With numerous Woodcuts. Murray. A NATURALIST‘S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD; or, A Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. ‘Beagle,’ under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N.
Eleventh Thousand. Murray.
ON THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL REEFS. Smith,
Elder, & Co.
GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON VOLCANIC ISLANDS. Smith, Elder,
& Co.
GEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON SOUTH AMERICA. Smith, Elder &
Co.
A
MONOGRAPH
OF
THE
CIRRIPEDIA.
With
numerous
Illustrations. 2 vols. 8vo. Hardwicke.
ON THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTS. With
Woodcuts. Williams & Norgate.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING CROSS.
CONTENTS.
Introduction
Page 1-5
PART I.
ON THE DESCENT OF MAN
CHAPTER I.
The Evidence of the Descent of man from some Lower form.
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