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Title: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
Author: Charles Darwin
Release date: August 1, 2000 [eBook #2300]
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Language: English
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THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX
By Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE DESCENT OF MAN; AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX.
PART I. THE DESCENT OR ORIGIN OF MAN.
CHAPTER I. THE EVIDENCE OF THE DESCENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM.
CHAPTER II. -- ON THE MANNER OF DEVELOPMENT OF MAN FROM SOME LOWER FORM.
CHAPTER III. -- COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS.
CHAPTER IV. -- COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL POWERS OF MAN AND THE LOWER ANIMALS, continued.
CHAPTER V. -- ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE I…