On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
by Charles Darwin · Free audiobook · 28 chapters
Librivox recording of The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection , by Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin's Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book's full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life . It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It was controversial because it contradicted religious beliefs which underlay the then current theories of biology. Darwin's book was the culmination of evidence he had accumulated on the voyage of the Beagle in the 1830s and added to through continuing investigations and experiments since his return. (Summary from Wikipedia) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (187MB) Download M4B Part 2 (160MB)
Chapters
- 1. 01A: Variation Under Domestication - Part 149:23
- 2. 01B: Variation Under Domestication - Part 257:46
- 3. 02: Variation Under Nature53:49
- 4. 03: Struggle for Existence38:57
- 5. 04A: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest - Part 156:30
- 6. 04B: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest - Part 255:15
- 7. 04C: Natural Selection; or the Survival of the Fittest - Part 358:29
- 8. 05: Laws of Variation1:39:59
- 9. 06A: Difficulties of the Theory - Part 147:29
- 10. 06B: Difficulties of the Theory - Part 253:51
- 11. 07A: Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection - Part 159:42
- 12. 07B: Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection - Part 21:00:41
- 13. 08A: Instinct - Part 140:06
- 14. 08B: Instinct - Part 233:09
- 15. 08C: Instinct - Part 320:34
- 16. 09A: Hybridism - Part 142:44
- 17. 09B: Hybridism - Part 257:10
- 18. 10A: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record - Part 131:48
- 19. 10B: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record - Part 241:32
- 20. 11A: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings - Part 143:58
- 21. 11B: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings - Part 251:13
- 22. 12A: Geographical Distribution - Part 147:40
- 23. 12B: Geographical Distribution - Part 140:30
- 24. 13: Geographical Distribution - Continued1:01:16
- 25. 14A: Mutual Affinities of Organic beings - Part 150:02
- 26. 14B: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings - Part 21:19:33
- 27. 15: Recapitulation and Conclusion1:24:29
- 28. 16: Glossary of Terms45:03