The Fall of Man; Or, The Loves of the Gorillas : (Registro nro. 99160)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QH |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | White, Richard Grant, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1821-1885 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Fall of Man; Or, The Loves of the Gorillas : |
| Remainder of title | A Popular Scientific Lecture Upon the Darwinian Theory of Development by Sexual Selection |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2018-11-24 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by deaurider, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Fall of Man; Or, The Loves of the Gorillas" by Richard Grant White is a satirical work that blends humor with popular science, written during the early 1870s. This unique book serves as a scientific lecture presented from the perspective of a learned gorilla, exploring the Darwinian theory of evolution and sexual selection in animals. It reflects the Victorian era's fascination with science and the evolution of species, while simultaneously highlighting the absurdities and follies of human behavior. The narrative unfolds as the gorilla lecturer addresses a gathering of his fellow creatures, expounding upon humanity's descent from primates and the resulting qualities that separate humans from their illustrious ancestors. Through a series of humorous and exaggerated anecdotes—including romantic pursuits among gorillas, a sea-serpent encounter, and the eventual "fall" of gorillas into being more human-like—White critiques societal norms, human relationships, and the concept of progress. The lecture cleverly intertwines elements of evolution with satirical commentary on gender dynamics and the pitfalls of modern civilization, ultimately painting a broad picture of how unwise choices can lead to degradation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Natural selection |
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| Uncontrolled term | Human beings -- Origin |
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| Uncontrolled term | Human evolution |
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| Uncontrolled term | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Humor |
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| Uncontrolled term | Gorilla -- Behavior |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58333">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58333</a> |
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