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Dickens and Heredity: When like Begets like

Shale Preston, Goldie Morgentaler

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Introduction Whatever Lives Inherits: An Historical Overview of the Hereditary Puzzle PART 1: HEREDITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL The Inheritance of Goodness: The Early Books The Inheritance of Goodness: David Copperfield and Pip Illegitimacy and Villainy: The Negative Aspects of Heredity PART 2: THE PUBLIC FACES OF HEREDITY Heredity, Class and Race After The Origin: The Last Three Novels A Few Last Words Endnotes Index

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Introduction Whatever Lives Inherits: An Historical Overview of the Hereditary Puzzle PART 1: HEREDITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL The Inheritance of Goodness: The Early Books The Inheritance of Goodness: David Copperfield and Pip Illegitimacy and Villainy: The Negative Aspects of Heredity PART 2: THE PUBLIC FACES OF HEREDITY Heredity, Class and Race After The Origin: The Last Three Novels A Few Last Words Endnotes Index

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Introduction Whatever Lives Inherits: An Historical Overview of the Hereditary Puzzle PART 1: HEREDITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL The Inheritance of Goodness: The Early Books The Inheritance of Goodness: David Copperfield and Pip Illegitimacy and Villainy: The Negative Aspects of Heredity PART 2: THE PUBLIC FACES OF HEREDITY Heredity, Class and Race After The Origin: The Last Three Novels A Few Last Words Endnotes Index

Key concepts: Heredity, History, Biology, Genetics

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