Designed to appeal to the book lover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of
beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth
printed on high quality paper and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges Macmillan
Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. The Origin of Species Darwin outlined
his theory of evolution which proposed that species had been evolving and differentiating over
time under the influence of natural selection. On its publication it became hugely influential
bringing about a seismic shift in the scientific view of humanity's place in the world that is
still controversial today. It is both a brilliant work of science and also a clear vivid and
at times even moving piece of writing that reflects both Darwin's genius and his boundless
enthusiasm for the natural world. With an Afterword by Oliver Francis
