This concluding volume of Janet Browne's biography covers the transformation in Charles Darwin's life after the first unexpected announcement of his and Wallace's theory, followed by the publication of Darwin's influential 'The Origin of the Species' a year later.

Few lives of great men offer so much interest, and so many mysteries, as the life of Charles Darwin, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than 100 years after his death. His biography is recounted here, by trained biologist and historian of science, Janet Browne.