The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals major revision which made Darwin "sick of the subject and myself, and the world". It quickly sold around 7,000 copies and was widely praised as a charming and accessible introduction to Darwin's evolutionary theories. A second edition was published by Darwin's son in 1890, without several revisions suggested by Darwin; these were not published until the third edition of 1999 (edited by Paul Ekman). Published as a sequel to "The Descent of Man", "The Expression" was assured of a wide readership in mid-Victorian England. However, the early death of George Romanes (1848 - 1894) robbed Darwin of a powerful advocate
The Man Who Had No Idea The Man Who Had No Idea "The Man Who Had No Idea" is a 1978 science fiction story by Thomas M. Disch. It was first published in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction". In a world where licenses are required in order to participate in conversation, Barry Riordan risks failing his exam because he cannot think of anything original. "The Man Who Had No Idea" was a finalist for the 1979 Hugo Award for Best Novelette John Sladek considered it to depict "delightful problems". "Kirkus Reviews" noted that it "say(s) a great deal about our expectations of ourselves and