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I tell you there s nothing the public likes as much as convictions – they ll always follow a man who believes in his own ideas. And this book is just on the line of popular interest.

Professor Linyard is a man of science. And when he writes a book to great acclaim in which he takes the side of religion, he fully expects the satire to be understood. But when it s taken at face value, he goes along with it to better provide for his family.

Is Professor Linyard a sellout or merely a good provider? The Descent of Man is a brilliant short story by Edith Wharton that leaves it to the reader to finds the answers.