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Rewriting Origin - the later editions

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For such an iconic work, the text of Origin was far from static. It was a living thing that Darwin continued to shape for the rest of his life, refining his ‘one long argument’ through a further five English editions.  Many of his changes were made in…

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  • … Darwin worked on the fifth edition from Boxing Day 1868 until February 1869.  Among the changes were …
  • … assistant, Arabella Buckley ), Thomas Henry Huxley , Osbert Salvin , Abraham Dee Bartlett …

Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest

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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…

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  • … book since the publication of  Variation  in February 1868, but many of the topics, such as the …
  • … Dee Bartlett, Albert Günther, George Busk, T. H. Huxley, Osbert Salvin, and William Henry Flower all …