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Darwin's Origin of Species: A condensed version of the first edition of 1859

by R.W. Sheldon

211 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-2202; ISBN 1-4120-1825-0; US$20.50, C$24.50, EUR17.00, £12.00

Read the Origin of Species and enjoy it. The condensed version makes Darwin very easy to understand. If you can read a novel then you can read the origin.

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About the Book

The book is simply a condensed version of the first edition of the Origin of Species. There is little doubt that since its first appearance in 1859, Darwin's Origin of Species has had a profound effect on western thought. It is still in print but it is not easy to read. However, there is much to learn from the first edition of the Origin that is relevant to our present life style, and it would surprise many readers to discover that what today are considered recent ecological insights were in fact well known to Darwin 150 years ago.
The problem is simply that Darwin wrote in the style of his time and to the modern taste there are too many words. In the condensed version the unnecessary words have been removed. The result is a book half the size of the original that is very easy to read. The Victorian style has been retained so that the condensed version still reads as if it had come from Darwin's pen, but the ideas that he wanted us to hear are now very clearly presented.

About the Author

Dr. Sheldon is an ecologist. He holds advanced degrees in both palaeoecology and marine ecology and has published widely read scientific papers in both fields. He is well qualified not only to understand Darwin but also to make him more easily understood by others.

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