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Onthe Origin of Species - BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION, - OR THEPRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. - By Charles Darwin, M.A., F.R.S., - Author of “The Descent of Man,” etc., etc. - Sixth London Edition, with all Additions and Corrections.
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF OPINION ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, PREVIOUSLY TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS WORK.
DETAILED CONTENTS.
ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION.
CHAPTER II. VARIATION UNDER NATURE.
CHAPTER III. STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE.
CHAPTER IV. NATURAL SELECTION; OR THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
Language
en
Duration
~21 hours (1249K characters)
Release date
1999-12-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1809–1882
A curious naturalist whose voyage on the HMS Beagle helped change how the world understands life on Earth, he became one of the most influential scientific writers of the 19th century. His clear, patient way of building an argument still makes his work remarkably readable today.
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