Project Gutenberg 2014-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 Lessona, Michele 1823 1894 Carlo Darwin Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Carlo Darwin" by Michele Lessona is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and contributions of Charles Darwin, focusing on his early years, education, and the significant influences that shaped his work as a naturalist, particularly the impact of his famous voyage on the HMS Beagle. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on the public's sentiment following Darwin's death, highlighting the request to honor him with a burial in Westminster Abbey instead of his home village. The opening chapters delve into Darwin's family background, detailing the intellectual legacy inherited from his grandfather and father, as well as his early education, which initially aimed at medicine. However, his passion for natural history flourished under the guidance of his mentor, Professor Henslow, leading to his embarking on the pivotal voyage of the Beagle, where he would develop his groundbreaking theories in biology and evolution. The narrative is imbued with personal anecdotes and insights, setting the stage for an exploration of Darwin’s transformative experiences that would influence his scientific perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45296/45296-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 35.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 QH Text IT Biografie Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology 449778 2025-06-18T11:17:15.849713 text/html 434628 2024-10-24T04:43:16 text/html 299122 2025-06-18T11:17:22.796679 application/epub+zip 302439 2025-06-18T11:17:17.248742 application/epub+zip 241753 2025-06-18T11:17:16.582719 application/epub+zip 439258 2025-06-18T11:17:27.135651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397561 2025-06-18T11:17:22.101731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336856 2022-09-20T16:46:08.389689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408841 2023-09-19T16:26:24.034981 text/plain 389080 2024-10-24T04:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15670 2025-06-18T11:17:27.299636 application/rdf+xml 19830 2025-06-18T11:17:16.686699 image/jpeg 3324 2025-06-18T11:17:16.635698 image/jpeg 283780 2025-06-18T11:17:15.899724 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 it.wikipedia