Description
| Product ID: | 9781509827695 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | On the Origin of Species |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Darwin |
| Page Count: | 576 |
| Subjects: | Evolution, Evolution |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A pocket edition of Darwin's classic work of evolutionary biology. <p><b><i>On the Origin of Species</i> outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection. </b><br><br>This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of <i>On the Origin of Species</i> is complete and unabridged, and features an afterword by Oliver Francis. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.<br><br>Received with both enthusiasm and hostility on its publication, it triggered a seismic shift in our understanding of humanity's place in the natural world. It is not only a brilliant work of science but also a clear, vivid, sometimes moving piece of popular writing that reflects both Darwin's genius and his boundless enthusiasm for our planet and its species.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-26 |