Project Gutenberg 2018-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 148 White, Richard Grant 1821 1885 White, R. G. (Richard Grant) Benjamin, St. Learned gorilla Outis, U. Donough Zadragwagdagdoboribus The Fall of Man; Or, The Loves of the Gorillas A Popular Scientific Lecture Upon the Darwinian Theory of Development by Sexual Selection Produced by deaurider, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Fall of Man; Or, The Loves of the Gorillas" by Richard Grant White is a satirical work that blends humor with popular science, written during the early 1870s. This unique book serves as a scientific lecture presented from the perspective of a learned gorilla, exploring the Darwinian theory of evolution and sexual selection in animals. It reflects the Victorian era's fascination with science and the evolution of species, while simultaneously highlighting the absurdities and follies of human behavior. The narrative unfolds as the gorilla lecturer addresses a gathering of his fellow creatures, expounding upon humanity's descent from primates and the resulting qualities that separate humans from their illustrious ancestors. Through a series of humorous and exaggerated anecdotes—including romantic pursuits among gorillas, a sea-serpent encounter, and the eventual "fall" of gorillas into being more human-like—White critiques societal norms, human relationships, and the concept of progress. The lecture cleverly intertwines elements of evolution with satirical commentary on gender dynamics and the pitfalls of modern civilization, ultimately painting a broad picture of how unwise choices can lead to degradation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Natural selection Human beings -- Origin Human evolution Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Humor Gorilla -- Behavior QH Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 124732 2025-07-23T08:36:13.184082 text/html 119923 2018-11-23T16:51:24 text/html 1395206 2025-07-23T08:36:15.989059 application/epub+zip 1395880 2025-07-23T08:36:13.894131 application/epub+zip 101995 2025-07-23T08:36:13.527115 application/epub+zip 1437417 2025-07-23T08:36:17.762102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1426390 2025-07-23T08:36:15.629141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134547 2022-09-26T12:35:56.828228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112371 2025-07-23T08:36:12.964099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112557 2018-11-23T16:51:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19675 2025-07-23T08:36:17.909059 application/rdf+xml 10266 2025-07-23T08:36:13.602098 image/jpeg 1608 2025-07-23T08:36:13.563106 image/jpeg 43216 2018-11-23T16:51:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1388824 2018-11-23T16:51:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1392422 2025-07-23T08:36:13.236081 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