The Way of All Flesh
Author: Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler was one of the Victorian era’s greatest iconoclasts. Once, he said that after reading Darwin’s “The Origin of Species,” that the theory of evolution had replaced Christianity for him. And this — after Butler had originally studied for the clergy. Darwin also praised Butler for his clear understanding of Darwin’s scientific work, as expressed in a series of p….Read More
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