Project Gutenberg 2010-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 388 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Charles Darwin Produced by Christine Bell and Marc D'Hooghe "Charles Darwin" by Grant Allen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a detailed exploration of the life, ideas, and the historical context in which Darwin operated, portraying him as both a significant figure and a product of a larger intellectual movement towards evolution and natural selection. It seeks to illuminate how Darwin’s thoughts evolved and contributed to groundbreaking changes in biology and the broader implications for thought in general. The opening of the book outlines the premise that Darwin was not only born into a conducive environment for scientific inquiry but was also part of a continuum of evolutionary thought already brewing in society. It details how Darwin was distinguished not as the first to propose evolution, but as the one who clarified the mechanisms of natural selection. The text sets the stage for a narrative that will delve into Darwin's background, his intellectual ancestry, and the societal and scientific milieu that shaped him. Major influences from thinkers such as Lamarck and Malthus, along with a growing shift in scientific understanding during Darwin’s formative years, are hinted at, suggesting a detailed analysis of how Darwin’s contributions integrated into and advanced the evolutionary discourse of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 35.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 QH Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General Category: Biographies Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology 396956 2025-06-14T08:26:00.308581 text/html 374332 2024-03-19T03:08:53 text/html 213052 2025-06-14T08:26:07.416044 application/epub+zip 216654 2025-06-14T08:26:02.444596 application/epub+zip 216654 2025-06-14T08:26:01.127598 application/epub+zip 364682 2025-06-14T08:26:11.383048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331133 2025-06-14T08:26:06.504064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302258 2022-09-16T04:44:31.112667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359991 2025-06-14T08:25:59.658583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340274 2024-03-19T03:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16148 2025-06-14T08:26:11.526057 application/rdf+xml 10275 2025-06-14T08:26:01.690594 image/jpeg 2832 2025-06-14T08:26:01.408591 image/jpeg 201727 2025-06-14T08:26:00.341605 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia