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The third volume of the complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, covering the years 1844-6.

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The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in.