DARWIN, CHARLES, nobility of character, 3; his use of term 'Creation,' 11; on grandeur of idea of Evolution, 12; his devotion to Lyell and the _Principles of Geology_, 63, 73-75, 78; his horror of slavery, 76; opposition to Catastrophism, 77; opinion of Lamarck's works, 90, 91: on the _Vestiges of Creation_, 94; his dislike for speculation, 101; his optimism and courage, 77; his birth and education, 95, 96; life at Edinburgh, 97; at Cambridge, 97, 98; voyage in the 'Beagle,' 99, 100; first awakening to the idea of Evolution, 102, 104; work with Lyell at Geological Society, 105; begins 'species work,' 106; influence of Malthus's work on, 107; intercourse with Wallace, 113; action in respect to theory, 128, 129; his first literary ambitions, 116; difficulties of work caused by ill-health, 117, 118, 119; his loss of appreciation for music and literature, and its cause, 134, 135; later writings on Evolution, 141, 144; his declining years, 147, 158, 159; his death, 147; present position of his theory of Natural Selection, 155, 156, 159 DARWIN, ERASMUS, his independent conception of Lamarckism, 91, 92; absence of influence on his grandson, 95, 101 DARWIN, ERASMUS (the younger), advice given to Charles on publication, 122 DARWIN, FRANCIS, edited _Life and Letters_ &c., 121; extracts from C.D.'s note-books &c., and _Foundations of the Origin of Species_, 123; on his father's health, 118 DARWIN, Mrs, her care of her husband's health, 118; read proofs of _Origin of Species_, 132 DAUBENY, C. G. B., assists Lyell in his researches, 47 DE LA BECHE, H., his attitude with respect to evolution, 71 DESHAYES, G. B., assists Lyell in conchological work, 66 DESMAREST, N., work in Auvergne, 17; evolutionary views of, 17, 20 Earthworms, Darwin's work on, 147 Edinburgh, Darwin's life at, 97; Wernerian Society at, founded by Jameson, 21, 25 Egypt, idea of inorganic evolution originated in, 15 Entomology, influence of, on Lyell, 42, 57; on Darwin, 96; on Wallace, 110 'Equestrian Geology,' popularity of, at Oxford, 27; at Cambridge, 28 Evolution, in _organic_ and _inorganic_ world, 14; how ideas originated, 15-16, 82, 83; revolution effected by, 1, 32, 159; causes of opposition to, 20, 21, 155; opposition of Sedgwick and Whewell, 83; support of Herschel, 83 Euclid, influence on Darwin, 108 FARADAY, M., assistance given to Lyell by, 47 FITTON, Dr, on supposed indebtedness of Hutton to Generelli, 18; and of Lyell to Hutton, 18; on causes of Hutton's failure to reform geology, 23, 25; his attitude towards Lyell's views, 30, 71 Fluvialists, 58 FORBES, DAVID, intercourse with Darwin, 119 Fossil bones, discovery of, in South America first suggests to Darwin mutability of species, 102 _Foundations of the Origin of Species_, 123 FRAZER, J. G., on legends of creation, 5, 7 Galapagos Islands, influence of study of fauna on Darwin, 104