Is Darwin Right? Or the Origin of Man (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Is Darwin Right Or the Origin of Man<br><br>In this volume I present to the public substantially what I have been presenting in my lectures for more than twenty-five years, giving here, however, greater prominence to the spiritual origin of man; for the question of man's natural origin is generally decided in the affirmative, and the great question now is as to the means by which the result was naturally produced. The writings of Lyell taught me in youth that the present condition of our planet is the result, not of miraculous achievement a few thousand years ago, but of the operation of natural causes during many millions of years. The "Vestiges of Creation" first led me to believe in man's natural origin; and my own investigations in mesmerism, spiritualism, and psychometry, showed me the defectiveness of the theories advanced by Darwin, Huxley, and others of the natural selection school.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.