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The Evolutionist at Large

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The Evolutionist at Large

Grant Allen

177 pages~3 hr 32 min read26 chapters$4.99
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A wayside berry, a garden snail, a sprig of water crowfoot: Grant Allen finds evolution's fingerprints on everything. In these breezy essays he reads the deep past in the humblest objects of the countryside. Witty, clear, and full of the joy of seeing connections. Learn to spot the long story of life in the smallest things around you.

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26 chapters

  1. 1THE EVOLUTIONIST AT LARGE
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4A BALLADE OF EVOLUTION.
  5. 5I. MICROSCOPIC BRAINS.
  6. 6II. A WAYSIDE BERRY.
  7. 7III. IN SUMMER FIELDS.
  8. 8IV. A SPRIG OF WATER CROWFOOT.
  9. 9V. SLUGS AND SNAILS.
  10. 10VI. A STUDY OF BONES.
  11. 11VII. BLUE MUD.
  12. 12VIII. CUCKOO-PINT.
  13. 13IX. BERRIES AND BERRIES.
  14. 14X. DISTANT RELATIONS.
  15. 15XI. AMONG THE HEATHER.
  16. 16XII. SPECKLED TROUT.
  17. 17XIII. DODDER AND BROOMRAPE.
  18. 18XIV. DOG'S MERCURY AND PLANTAIN.

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