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Victorian · Science

The Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin. Darwin presents extensive evidence that species change through descent with modification and natural selection.

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Date
1859
Origin
England
Era
Victorian
Genre
Science
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

EvolutionNatural SelectionLife

Why it matters

Darwin presents extensive evidence that species change through descent with modification and natural selection.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.

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