ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE CHARLES DARWIN M.A. FELLOW OF THE ROYAL, GEOLOGICAL, LINNÆAN ETC., SOCIETIES, AUTHOR OF ‘JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES DURING H.M.S. BEAGLE’S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.’ First Edition published by John Murray, London, 1859 This edition (based on the text of the First Edition) 1997 ElecBook London