Charles Darwin 
Geological Observations [PDF ebook] 
On the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of H. M. S. ‘Beagle’

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Although in some respects more technical in their subjects and style than Darwin’s Journal, the books here reprinted will never lose their value and interest for the originality of the observations they contain. Many parts of them are admirably adapted for giving an insight into problems regarding the structure and changes of the earth’s surface, and in fact they form a charming introduction to physical geology and physiography in their application to special domains. The books themselves cannot be obtained for many times the price of the present volume, and both the general reader, who desires to know more of Darwin’s work, and the student of geology, who naturally wishes to know how a master mind reasoned on most important geological subjects, will be glad of the opportunity of possessing them in a convenient and cheap form.<br><br>The three introductions, which my friend Professor Judd has kindly furnished, give critical and historical information which makes this edition of special value.