Excerpt from Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays Another reason which has led me to publish this volume at the present time is, that there are some im portant points on which I differ from Mr. Darwin, and I wish to put my opinions on record in an easily accessible form, before the publication of his new work, (already announced, ) in which I believe most Of these disputed questions will be fully discussed. I will now give the date and mode of publication Of each Of the essays in this volume, as well as the amount of alteration they have undergone. 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.