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