The works of Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin wrote or co-wrote 25 books and a number of articles on a wide variety of subjects within biology during his life. He showed a special interest in insects and was the foremost expert on barnacles, unsurpassed until many years after his death.

Major Books

• Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Three volumes 1839.
• The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, (His groundbreaking work on the subject) 1842.
• Geological Observations of South America: Volcanic Islands, 1844.
• Geological Observations of South America: South America, 1846.
• Living Cirripedia, 1851.
• Monograph of the Fossil Lepadidae, 1851.
• Fossil Cirripedia, 1854.
• Monograph of the Fossil Balanidae, 1854.
• ON the ORIGIN of SPECIES by MEANS of NATURAL SELECTION, 1859.
• On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids and fertilized by Insects, 1862.
• The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants, 1864.
• The Variations of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 1868.
• The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Two volumes 1871.
• The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 1872.
• nsectivorous Plants, sold better than the origin of species 1875.
• The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects, 1876.
• The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilization in the Vegetable Kingdom, 1876.
• The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species, 1877.
• Erasmus Darwin, A biography of his grandfather 1878.
• The Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants, 1879.
• The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Actions of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits, 1881.