Description Description 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 by Dave Williams as well as an introductory appendix, An Historical Sketch of the Recent Progress of Opinion on the Origin, taken from the third edition (1861).
The authenticity and clarity of this edition make it an ideal scholarly resource as well as the definitive account for the general reader.