description: One of the most famous and influential books of its (or any) time, The Origin of Species is, surprisingly, little read. True enough, most people know what it says---or think they do, at any rate. The first comprehensive statement of the theory of natural selection it does, indeed, provide the basic argument and demonstration of what we think of as Darwinism.
language: English
title: The Origin of Species
titlecomplete: The Origin of Species
genres: History, Classics, Biology, Science, Anthropology, Nature, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Natural History, Evolution
ratings_count: 112308
publisher: Tantor Media