The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin

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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.

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Label	Occurrences
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin canonical	2
Charles Darwin's letters	1
Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882—Correspondence	1
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin	1
Life and Letters of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker	1
More Letters of Charles Darwin	1

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Context triple: [William Erasmus Darwin, describedBySource, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin]

A. Darwin manuscripts
The Darwin manuscripts are original handwritten notes, drafts, and correspondence by Charles Darwin that document the development of his scientific ideas and theories.
B. On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
C. Charles Darwin's later scientific works
Charles Darwin's later scientific works comprise a series of experimental and theoretical studies that extended his ideas on evolution into areas such as plant physiology, animal behavior, and human emotions.
D. Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
E. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
Target entity description: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin is a biographical collection that interweaves Charles Darwin’s personal correspondence with narrative accounts to illuminate his life, character, and development of his scientific ideas.

A. Darwin manuscripts
The Darwin manuscripts are original handwritten notes, drafts, and correspondence by Charles Darwin that document the development of his scientific ideas and theories.
B. On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
C. Charles Darwin's later scientific works
Charles Darwin's later scientific works comprise a series of experimental and theoretical studies that extended his ideas on evolution into areas such as plant physiology, animal behavior, and human emotions.
D. Darwin’s sandwalk
Darwin’s sandwalk is a tree-lined gravel path near Charles Darwin’s home at Down House in Kent, where he regularly walked while thinking and developing his scientific ideas.
E. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical book ⓘ edited collection ⓘ letter collection ⓘ
aim	to document the development of Darwin’s scientific theories ⓘ to illuminate Darwin’s life and character ⓘ
authorOfPreface	Francis Darwin ⓘ
contains	autobiographical chapter by Charles Darwin ⓘ editorial commentary by Francis Darwin ⓘ personal correspondence of Charles Darwin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
editor	Francis Darwin ⓘ
editorialApproach	interweaving narrative with letters ⓘ
editorRelationshipToSubject	Francis Darwin is Charles Darwin’s son ⓘ linked to: Francis Darwin
focusesOn	Darwin’s character and personality ⓘ Darwin’s family life ⓘ Darwin’s religious views ⓘ development of Darwin’s scientific ideas ⓘ reception of Darwin’s work ⓘ
genre	biography ⓘ collected letters ⓘ scientific biography ⓘ
hasLaterEditions	abridged editions ⓘ single-volume editions ⓘ
historicalSignificance	influential in shaping the public image of Charles Darwin ⓘ major primary source for Darwin studies ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressSubject	Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882—Correspondence ⓘ linked to: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin Naturalists—Great Britain—Biography ⓘ
mainSubject	Charles Darwin ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ
notableSection	Darwin’s autobiographical recollections ⓘ letters on religious belief and doubt ⓘ letters on the Beagle voyage ⓘ letters on the writing of On the Origin of Species ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	3 ⓘ
originalPublicationFormat	three-volume set ⓘ
publicationYear	1887 ⓘ
publisher	John Murray ⓘ
relatedWork	Charles Darwin’s Autobiography ⓘ More Letters of Charles Darwin ⓘ linked to: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species ⓘ
settingDescribed	Down House ⓘ HMS Beagle voyage ⓘ linked to: HMS Beagle second survey expedition
subject	Victorian science ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ history of science ⓘ natural selection ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	19th century ⓘ

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