CONTENTS. Darwin's ancestry; his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, a successful physician, and author of "The Botanic Garden,' "The Temple of Nature," &c.; his father, Robert Waring Darwin, also a successful physician; his maternal grand- father, Josiah Wedgwood, the celebrated potter; his mother's education and training; Charles Robert Darwin, born at Shrewsbury, Feb. 12, 1809; Mrs. Darwin dies in July, 1817; her eldest son, Erasmus, friend of the Carlyles; Charles Darwin's education by Mr. Case, and at Darwin a member of the Plinian Society, of Edinburgh; makes |