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The portable Darwin

by Charles Darwin · 1993

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"The collections of Darwin's writings includes five chapters from The Origin of the Species; excerpts from The Voyage of the Beagle, The Descent of Man, and The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication; scientific papers, travel writings, and letters.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 561 pages

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