The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
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'''''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin''''' is the [[autobiography]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] naturalist [[Charles Darwin]] which was published in [[1887]], five years after his death.
Darwin wrote the book, which he entitled ''Recollections of the Development of my Mind and Character'', for [[Darwin — Wedgwood family|his family]]. He states that he started writing it on about [[May 28]] [[1876]] and had finished it by [[August 3]].
The book was edited by Charles Darwin's son [[Francis Darwin]], who removed several passages about Darwin's critical views of [[God]] and [[Christianity]] (see [[Charles Darwin's views on religion]]). It was published in London by [[John Murray (publisher)|John Murray]] as part of ''The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter''.
The omitted passages were later restored by Darwin's granddaughter [[Nora Barlow]] in a [[1958]] edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of ''[[The Origin of Species|The Origin]]''. This edition was published in London by Collins under the title of ''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882. With the original omissions restored. Edited and with appendix and notes by his granddaughter Nora Barlow''. For a contemporary review by [[R.A. Fisher]] see [http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/coll/special/fisher/natsel/appendc.pdf here]
The original is in the [[public domain]] as its [[copyright]] has expired, but the later version remains under copyright. Both are available online at Darwin Online.
== References ==
* [http://darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialIntroductions/Freeman_LifeandLettersandAutobiography.html Darwin Online: Life and Letters and Autobiography]
* Darwin, C.R. (ed by Barlow, N) ;''The Autobiography of Charles Darwin'' ISBN 0-393-31069-8 (1993 paperback edition)
== External links ==
* {{gutenberg|no=2010|name=The Autobiography of Charles Darwin}}
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