The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 21
Subtitle: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (Part One)
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: September 1, 2009
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780814720646
Subjects: Literature & Fiction -- Classics; Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- United States -- Classics; Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- United States -- Collections & Readers; Science -- Evolution; Science -- History & Philosophy
First sentence: HE who wishes to decide whether man is the modified descendant of some pre-existing form, would probably first enquire whether man varies, however slightly, in bodily structure and in mental faculties; and if so, whether the variations are transmitted to his offspring in accordance with the laws which prevail with the lower animals; such as that of the transmission of characters to the same age or sex.