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LETTERS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2010

Charles Darwin
Edited by
Francis Darwin
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The earliest letters to which I have access are those written by my father when an undergraduate at Cambridge.

The history of his life, as told in his correspondence, must therefore begin with this period.

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The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
Including an Autobiographical Chapter
 , pp. 161 - 162
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009
First published in: 1887

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  • LETTERS
  • Charles Darwin
  • Edited by Francis Darwin
  • Book: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
  • Online publication: 29 August 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511702884.005
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  • LETTERS
  • Charles Darwin
  • Edited by Francis Darwin
  • Book: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
  • Online publication: 29 August 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511702884.005
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  • LETTERS
  • Charles Darwin
  • Edited by Francis Darwin
  • Book: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin
  • Online publication: 29 August 2010
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511702884.005
Available formats
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