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"Как мимолетны желания и усилия человека! как мало у него времени! и, следовательно, насколько бедными будут его продукты по сравнению с теми, которые накапливались природой в течение целых геологических периодов". До сих пор считающееся одним из самых важных и новаторских научных трудов, когда-либо написанных, в высшей степени читабельное исследование эволюционного процесса Дарвином бросило вызов большинству твердых убеждений западного мира. Вынужденные подвергнуть сомнению идею Создателя, читатели середины девятнадцатого века столкнулись с теориями Дарвина о законах естественного отбора и случайности эволюции, вызвавшими в то время массовые споры. Однако теории Дарвина по-прежнему играют важную роль в обеспечении основы современной биологии и сегодня

Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and features a cover designed by Damien Hirst • Written for a general readership, On the Origin of Species sold out on the day of its publication and has remained in print ever since. Instantly and persistently controversial, the concept of natural selection transformed scientific analysis about all life on Earth. Before the Origin of Species, accepted thinking held that life was the static and perfect creation of God. By a single, systematic argument Darwin called this view into question. His ideas have affected public perception of everything from religion to economics

Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The text used for this edition was the last to be published during Darwin's lifetime and is considered to be the definitive version

Discover this beautiful special edition of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking theory on human evolution • When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence that would form the basis of a world-changing theory: the evolution of species by a process of natural selection • This theory, published as On the Origin of Species in 1859, is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. Its publication sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate, which continues to this day • Patterns of Life: Special Editions of Groundbreaking Science Books

When the young naturalist Darwin set sail on a round-the-world expedition at the end of 1831, it was only with a vague notion that the relationships between all life forms, both present and extinct, were more complex than the Christian version of the world’s creation purported them to be. During his five-year voyage of discovery on board HMS Beagle and more than two decades subsequently devoted to research, he painstakingly collected a mass of evidence from across the planet – from Paraguay and the Galapagos Islands to Staffordshire and Scotland – building a compelling case for the theory of natural selection, which would change the way we look at the world for ever • The founding text of evolutionary biology – which prompted a revolution in the fields of science and religion similar in magnitude to the discoveries of Copernicus and Newton – Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was an instant best-seller when it was published in 1859 and has become a cultural milestone that has influenced a wide range of disciplines of human knowledge

На протяжении большей части человеческой истории люди верили, что все в мире было создано одновременно. Но ученые начали оспаривать эту идею, и в 1859 году Чарльз Дарвин, натуралист и биолог, написал знаменитую книгу "О происхождении видов", которая с тех пор произвела революцию в нашем понимании эволюции • Теперь молекулярный биолог и иллюстратор Сабина Радева воссоздала самую знаменитую работу Дарвина в виде прекрасно иллюстрированной книги как для детей, так и для взрослых. Потрясающие фотографии оживляют теорию эволюции для юных читателей и всех, кто хочет узнать больше об эволюции • Объединив наблюдения Дарвина во время его кругосветных путешествий и его новаторское объяснение того, как виды формируются, развиваются и изменяются на протяжении сотен тысяч лет, в книге "Происхождение видов" сейчас так же актуально и важно, как и когда-либо

This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of On the Origin of Species is complete and unabridged, and features an afterword by Oliver Francis.On the Origin of Species outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection. Received with both enthusiasm and hostility on its publication, it triggered a seismic shift in our understanding of humanity's place in the natural world. It is not only a brilliant work of science but also a clear, vivid, sometimes moving piece of popular writing that reflects both Darwin's genius and his boundless enthusiasm for our planet and its species

This deluxe gift edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is presented with gold-embossed cover design with gilded page-edges and beautiful endpapers • The controversial theory of natural selection proposed in this book made Darwin internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the center of a fierce debate. Some 150 years after the book's first publication, this battle still rages • Appearing here in this beautiful foil-stamped edition, On the Origin of Species includes a fascinating preface by George Davidson and includes over 100 delicately detailed and informative contemporary illustrations, many of them relating to Darwin's discoveries on H.M.S. Beagle. The text used for this edition was the last to be published during Darwin's lifetime and is considered to be the definitive version

Discover Charles Darwin's most important ideas • When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought notes and evidence that would form the basis of his landmark theory: that species evolve by a process of natural selection • This theory, published as The Origin of Species in 1859, is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. It also sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate that still rages today

"Укрощение строптивой" - одна из самых известных и противоречивых комедий Шекспира. Центральные отношения, в которых Петруччо неистово "укрощает" непокорную Кейт, часто казались проблематичными. В театре к этому относились по-разному, так что кажущаяся капитуляция Кейт варьируется от ироничной до искренней • Книга на английском языке • Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English Literature, University of Sussex • The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare's Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal • The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most famous and controversial of Shakespeare's comedies

"Поворот винта" - классическая история о привидениях, за которую Джеймса больше всего помнят. Действие происходит в загородном доме, и это леденящая душу история о сверхъестественном, рассказанная мастером жанра • "Бумаги Асперна" - это рассказ об американцах в Европе, тема, в которой Генри Джеймс наиболее уверен и совершенен. Автор умело воссоздает драму "Человеческой комедии" в декорациях венецианского дворца • Книга на английском языке • The Turn of the Screw is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural told by a master of the genre • The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, a theme in which Henry James is at his most assured and accomplished. The author cleverly evokes the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace

None of the great Victorian novels is more vivid and readable than The Mayor of Casterbridge. Set in the heart of Hardy's Wessex, the 'partly real, partly dream country' he founded on his native Dorset, it charts the rise and self-induced downfall of a single 'man of character'. The fast-moving and ingeniously contrived narrative is Shakespearian in its tragic force, and features some of the author's most striking episodes and brilliant passages of description