Charles Darwin

Naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is the father of evolution. His groundbreaking The Origin of Species argued that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection. As much as anyone in the modern era, Darwin has changed the course of human thought.

Charles Darwin

Naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) is the father of evolution. His groundbreaking The Origin of Species argued that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection. As much as anyone in the modern era, Darwin has changed the course of human thought.

Books by Charles Darwin

  • The Autobiography of Charles Darwin: 1809-1882

    Charles Darwin, Nora Barlow

    Paperback, 1993

    The only complete edition.
  • Darwin: A Norton Critical Edition

    Charles Darwin, Philip Appleman

    Third Edition, Paperback, 2001

    "The best Darwin anthology on the market" (Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard) has just become better, in this newly revised version of the now classic Norton Critical Edition, first published in 1970.
  • From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books

    Charles Darwin, Edward O. Wilson

    Slipcased Edition, Hardback, 2005

    Hailed as "superior" by Nature, this landmark volume is available in a collectible, boxed edition.
  • The Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin, Philip Appleman, Philip Appleman, Philip Appleman

    Revised Edition, Paperback, 2013

    Here is the revised edition of Charles Dawrin's The Origin of Species, introduced and abridged by Philip Appleman, published by W. W. Norton.