DATES OF THE PUBLICATION OF CHARLES DARWIN'S 

 BOOKS AND OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN HIS LIFE 



1809 Charles Darwin born at Shrewsbury, February 12. 



1817 "At 8| years old I went to Mr Case's school." [A day-school at Shrewsbury 



kept by the Rev. G. Case, Minister of the Unitarian Chapel.] 



1818 "I was at school at Shrewsbury under a great scholar, Dr Butler; I learnt 



absolutely nothing, except by amusing myself by reading and experimeutiug 

 in Chemistry." 



1825 "As I was doing no good at school, my father wisely took me away at a rather 

 earlier ago than usual, and sent me (Oct. 1825) to Edinburgh University 

 with my brother, where I stayed for two years." 



1828 Began residence at Christ's College, Cambridge. 



"I went to Cambridge early in the year lS-28, and soon became acquainted 

 with Professor Henslow.... Nothing could bo more simple, cordial and unpre- 

 tending than the encouragement which he afforded to all young naturalists." 



"During the three yeai-s which I spent at Cambridge my time was wasted, as 

 far as the acadeu)ical stuilies wei'e concerned, as completely as at Edinburgh 

 and at school." 



'' In order to pass the B.A. Examination, it was... necessary to get up Paley's 

 'Evidences of Christianity,' and his 'Moral Philosophy.'... Tiie careful study 

 of these works, without attempting to learn any part by rote, was the only 

 part of the academical course which... was of the lesist use to uje in the 

 education of my mind." 



1831 Passed the examination for the B.A. degree in January and kept the following 



terms. 

 *' I gained a good place among the ol noWoi or crowd of men who do not go in 



for honours." 

 "1 am very busy,. ..and see a great deal of Henslow, whom I do not know 



whether I love or respect most." 

 Dec. 27. "Sailed from England on our circumnavigation," in II. M.S. Beagle, a 



barque of 235 tons Ciirrying G guns, under Capt. Fitzlloy. 

 " There is indeed a tide iu tlio uiiairs of men." 



