what is the work of charles darwin?
The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs On evolution A student's introduction to Charles Darwin Climbing Plants The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals The origin of species : complete and fully illustrated The Origin of Species The Life of Erasmus Darwin The Autobiography of Charles Darwin The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
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 Darwin had initially decided to call his book An abstract of an Essay on the Origin of Species and Varieties Through natural selection , but with Murray 's persuasion it was eventually changed to the snappier title : On the Origin of Species , with the title page adding by Means of Natural Selection , or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life . 

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 Darwin 's book was only partly written when , on 18 June 1858 , he received a paper from Wallace describing natural selection . Shocked that he had been " forestalled " , Darwin sent it on that day to Lyell , as requested by Wallace , and although Wallace had not asked for publication , Darwin suggested he would send it to any journal that Wallace chose . His family was in crisis with children in the village dying of scarlet fever , and he put matters in the hands of his friends . After some discussion , Lyell and Hooker decided on a joint presentation at the Linnean Society on 1 July of On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties ; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection . On the evening of 28 June , Darwin 's baby son died of scarlet fever after almost a week of severe illness , and he was too distraught to attend . 

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 Darwin now had the framework of his theory of natural selection " by which to work " , but he was fully occupied with his career as a geologist and held off writing a sketch of his theory until his book on The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs was completed in May 1842 . 

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 Darwin 's early interest in nature led him to neglect his medical education at the University of Edinburgh ; instead , he helped to investigate marine invertebrates . Studies at the University of Cambridge ( Christ 's College ) encouraged his passion for natural science . His five @-@ year voyage on HMS Beagle established him as an eminent geologist whose observations and theories supported Charles Lyell 's uniformitarian ideas , and publication of his journal of the voyage made him famous as a popular author . 

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 Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history ; and was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey . 
