The Child's Inheritance offers a fascinating study of the ways in which children develop their sense of self and their connection to the world around them. Drawing on both scientific research and creative writing, this book provides a holistic view of child development that is both informative and inspiring. With its unique blend of science and imagination, The Child's Inheritance is a must-read for parents, educators, and anyone interested in the mysteries of childhood. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Child's Inheritance: Its Scientific and Imaginative Meaning The writer desires to express his thanks for permission to use in the book certain illustrations which have appeared in other publications. To Mr. Edward Arnold he is indebted, in Fig. 9, for the use of a plate in Dr. A. Weismanns Evolution Theory; to Mrs. Romanes, for Figs. 3, 6, and 8, from Darwin and After Darwin, by G. J. Romanes; to Miss L. N. Badenoch, for permission to copy two drawings in her book, True Tales of the Insects, shown in Figs. 10 and 11; to the Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office for Fig. 17, reproduced from a plate in Vol. XX. of the Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger; to Messrs. J. A. Churchill, for Figs. 2 and 14, taken from Carpenter's The Microscope and its Revelations; to the publishers of Vor Gamle Bondekultur of Christiania, for the right to use Fig. 13; and lastly, to Dr. J. W. Gregory, for the right and pleasure of using the remarkable frontispiece of his book The Great Rifft Valley, shown in Fig. 12. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Child's Inheritance: Its Scientific and Imaginative Meaning The writer desires to express his thanks for permis sion to use in the book certain illustrations which have appeared in other publications. To Mr. Edward Arnold he is indebted, in Fig. 9, for the use of a plate in Dr. A. Weismann's Evolution Theory; to Mrs. Romanes, for Figs. 3, 6, and 8, from Darwin and After Darwin, by G. J. Romanes; to Miss L. N. Badenoch, for permission to copy two drawings in her book, True Tales of the Insects, shown in Figs. 10 and 11; to the Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office for Fig. 17, reproduced from a plate in Vol. XX. Of the Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of ems. Challenger; to Messrs. J. A. Churchill, for Figs. 2 and 14, taken from Carpenter's The Meroscope and its Revelations; to the publishers of Vor Gainle Bondekultur, of Christiania, for the right to use Fig. 13; and lastly, to Dr. J. W. Gregory, for the right and pleasure of using the remarkable frontispiece of his book The Great Rift Valley, shown in Fig. 12. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.