The Voyage of the Beagle

Overview

About this book

Darwin’s record of the Beagle expedition moves between geology, animals, plants and human communities. The travel narrative reveals how repeated observation became a method for asking larger questions about life and change.

First published

1839

Language

English

Copyright status

Public domain

Source edition

Project Gutenberg ebook #944

Table of contents

23 chapters

1. 01PREFACE3 min
2. 02CHAPTER I — ST. JAGO—CAPE DE VERD ISLANDS30 min
3. 03CHAPTER II — RIO DE JANEIRO35 min
4. 04CHAPTER III — MALDONADO43 min
5. 05CHAPTER IV — RIO NEGRO TO BAHIA BLANCA33 min
6. 06CHAPTER V — BAHIA BLANCA22 min
7. 07CHAPTER VI — BAHIA BLANCA TO BUENOS AYRES29 min
8. 08CHAPTER VII — BUENOS AYRES AND ST. FE34 min
9. 09CHAPTER VIII — BANDA ORIENTAL AND PATAGONIA24 min
10. 10CHAPTER IX — SANTA CRUZ, PATAGONIA, AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS48 min
11. 11CHAPTER X — TIERRA DEL FUEGO49 min
12. 12CHAPTER XI — STRAIT OF MAGELLAN.—CLIMATE OF THE SOUTHERN COASTS35 min
13. 13CHAPTER XII — CENTRAL CHILE37 min
14. 14CHAPTER XIII — CHILOE AND CHONOS ISLANDS33 min
15. 15CHAPTER XIV — CHILOE AND CONCEPCION: GREAT EARTHQUAKE24 min
16. 16CHAPTER XV — PASSAGE OF THE CORDILLERA40 min
17. 17CHAPTER XVI — NORTHERN CHILE AND PERU54 min
18. 18CHAPTER XVII — GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO23 min
19. 19CHAPTER XVIII — TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND26 min
20. 20CHAPTER XIX — AUSTRALIA30 min
21. 21CHAPTER XX — KEELING ISLAND: CORAL FORMATIONS31 min
22. 22CHAPTER XXI — MAURITIUS TO ENGLAND19 min
23. 23FOOTNOTES16 min

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