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The Descent of Man and Other StoriesWharton, Edith, 1862-1937enThe Descent of Man -- The Other Two -- Expiation -- The Lady's Maid's Bell -- The Mission of Jane -- The Reckoning -- The Letter -- The Dilettante -- The Quicksand -- A Venetian Night's Entertainment.2003-10-01
Note on the Resemblances and Differences in the Structure and the Development of the Brain in Man and ApesenFrom Descent of Man by Charles Darwin2000-10-01
Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and SeerenThe origin of species in summary / C. Darwin -- How "The origin of species" came to be written / C. Darwin -- The descent of man : the argument in brief / C. Darwin -- Mimicry and other protective resemblances among animals / A. R. Wallace -- Evolution of the horse / T. H. Huxley -- Fighting pests with insects allies / L. O. Howard -- The strange story of the flowers : a chapter in modern botany / G. Iles.Iles, George, 1852-1942 [Editor]Natural history; Evolution (Biology)2009-08-20
Evolution in Modern ThoughtenDarwin's predecessors, by J.A. Thomson -- The selection theory, by A. Weismann -- Heredity and variation in modern lights, by W. Bateson -- "The descent of man," by G. Schwalbe -- Charles Darwin as an anthropologist, by E. Haeckel -- Mental factors in evolution, by C.L. Morgan -- The influence of the conception of evolution on modern philosophy, by H. Höffding -- The influence of Darwin upon religious thought, by P.H. Waggett -- Darwinism and history, by J.B. Bury -- Darwinism and sociology, by C. Bouglé.2007-08-29
Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short StoriesBallantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894enIntroductory -- Life in the Bell Rock lighthouse -- Nights with the fire bridgade -- A war of mercy -- Descent into the Cornish mines -- The land of the vikings -- The burglars and the parson -- Jim Greeley, the North Sea skipper -- A northern waif -- How to make the best of life: from a young man's standpoint -- Forgive and forget: a lifeboat story -- "Rescue the perishing" -- A knotty question -- Two remarkable dreams.Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894 -- Anecdotes; Authorship; Short stories2007-06-07
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849enThe Purloined Letter -- The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade -- A Descent into the Maelström -- Von Kempelen and his Discovery -- Mesmeric Revelation -- The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar -- The Black Cat -- The Fall of the House of Usher -- Silence: a Fable -- The Masque of the Red Death -- The Cask of Amontillado -- The Imp of the Perverse -- The Island of the Fay -- The Assignation -- The Pit and the Pendulum -- The Premature Burial -- The Domain of Arnheim -- Landor's Cottage -- William Wilson -- The Tell-Tale Heart -- Berenice -- Eleonora.Fantasy fiction; Horror tales, American; American fiction -- 19th century; Short stories2000-04-01




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