The Origin of Species

Author(s): Charles Darwin

Science & Natural History

A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die...'. Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task. Yet The Origin of Species (1859) is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness, revealing the complex mutual interdependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment, and - by implication - within the human world. Written for the general reader, in a style which combines the rigour of science with the subtlety of literature, The Origin of Species remains one of the founding documents of the modern age.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781853267802
  • : Wordsworth Editions, Limited
  • : Wordsworth Editions, Limited
  • : 0.272
  • : March 1997
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 24mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Charles Darwin
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : English
  • : 576.82
  • : 416