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On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin

Darwin’s foundational argument for evolution, in an annotated Penguin edition

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Darwin’s foundational argument for evolution, in an annotated Penguin edition

Darwin develops a sustained case for evolution by natural selection, challenging the nineteenth-century view of life as fixed and separately created. The book’s significance lies not only in the theory it presents, but in the broad questions it raises about how living forms change and how scientific explanations reshape public debate. This edition frames the original text with William Bynum’s introduction on Darwin’s life, the book’s publication and reception, and the later development of its central ideas. Brief biographies, notes, a chronology, and further-reading suggestions make it a useful edition for placing the work in its scientific and historical context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers studying the history of evolutionary thought
  • Those interested in foundational scientific texts and their public impact
  • Readers who value contextual introductions, notes, and supplementary reference material

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EvolutionNatural selectionScientific changeReligion and scienceHistory of scientific ideas

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Book overview

An instant bestseller in 1859, few books have had such a revolutionary impact and left such a lasting impression as On the Origin of Species. Possibly the most important and challenging scientific book ever published, Darwin's language remains surprisingly modern and direct. It is presented here in a faithful yet generously detailed facsimile edition. The text is taken from the second edition (1860), which incorporated some minor corrections but is otherwise the purest distillation of Darwin's original vision. It includes a new foreword as well as an introductory appendix, An Historical Sketch of the Recent Progress of Opinion on the Origin, taken from the third edition (1861).
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