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2. [https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Darwin-Biography-Vol-Voyaging/dp/0691026068/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132599&sr=1-1&keywords=browne+darwin ''Charles Darwin: A Biography, Vol. 1 – Voyaging & Vol. 2 – The Power of Place'' by Janet Browne].<ref>Browne, E. Janet. Charles Darwin: Voyaging: a Biography. Princeton University Press, 2005.</ref> Most historians of science view Browne’s two-part biography of Charles Darwin as the most thorough and engaging work on Darwin’s life and the creation of his theory of evolution by natural selection. Browne draws on countless sources, including Darwin's personal letters and journals to give her reader a crystal-clear picture of Darwin’s frame of mind before publishing ''On the Origin of Species'' in 1859.
3. [https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Evolution-Morphology-Conceptual-Foundations/dp/0226143740/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132631&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Politics+of+Evolution+by+Adrian+Desmond ''The Politics of Evolution'' by Adrian Desmond].<ref>Desmond, Adrian. The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, Medicine and Reform in Radical London. University of Chicago Press, 2011.</ref> This work, as its name suggests, deals with how ideas about evolution were taken up by disenfranchised, politically agitated , and reform-minded artisans to further populist agendas.
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7. [https://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Sacred-Cause-Slavery-Evolution/dp/0547055269/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132731&sr=1-1&keywords=Darwin%E2%80%99s+Sacred+Cause%3A+How+a+Hatred+of+Slavery ''Darwin’s Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution'' by Adrian Desmond and James Moore].<ref>Desmond, Adrian J., and James R. Moore. Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's View on Human Evolution. University of Chicago Press, 2011.</ref> This relatively new work examines Darwin’s views on evolution as a product of his passionate hatred of slavery. The authors posit that Darwin’s abolitionist passion ultimately compelled him to publish his theory on evolution, despite its findings being extremely controversial at the time, especially for a gentleman of Darwin's classsocial standing.
8. [https://www.amazon.com/Evolutionary-Theory-Victorian-Culture-Control/dp/1591020034/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508132756&sr=1-1&keywords=Evolutionary+Theory+%26+Victorian+Culture+by+Martin+Fichman ''Evolutionary Theory & Victorian Culture'' by Martin Fichman].<ref>Fichman, Martin. Evolutionary Theory and Victorian Culture. Humanity Books, 2002.</ref> This book is an excellent primer for those looking to learn more about how evolutionary theory was perceived among different facets of Victorian society.
