Erasmus Darwin has often been cited as the most widely talented man
of the past 250 years. He excelled in medicine and poetry; was an
inventor and wide ranging man of science, and founded several
societies. This collection of 460 of his letters, of which over
half have never been published, provides an insight into the life
of this amazing man. Darwin was famous throughout Britain as a
physician; his medical letters to patients and private letters to
his physician son Robert are a rich source for historians of
medicine. His lively letters to the 'Lunar Men', Boulton, Watt,
Keir and Wedgwood, provide insight into the Industrial Revolution
in England. In the 1790s Darwin propounded the idea of biological
evolution, although it was his grandson Charles who persuaded
people to take it seriously. This unique collection reveals the
variety of Erasmus Darwin's talents, and his wide range of
important friendships.
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