Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life

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• Title Page i
• Board of Editors iv
• The Work of the Century 1
• Contents 3
• Additions and Corrections - To the Sixth Edition 7
• A Historical Sketch - Of the Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species Previously to the Publication of the First Edition of This Work 11
• Chapter I - The Origin of Species 25
• Chapter II - Variation Under Nature 74
• Chapter III - Struggle for Existence 98
• Chapter IV - Natural Selection; Or the Survival of the Fittest 120
• Chapter V - Laws of Variation 190
• Chapter VI - Difficulties of the Theory 233
• Chapter VII - Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection 288
• Chapter VIII - Instinct 346
• Chapter IX - Hybridism 7
• Chapter X - On the Imperfection of the Geological Record 54

• Title Page i
• Board of Editors iv
• The Work of the Century 1
• Contents 3
• Additions and Corrections - To the Sixth Edition 7
• A Historical Sketch - Of the Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species Previously to the Publication of the First Edition of This Work 11
• Chapter I - The Origin of Species 25
• Chapter II - Variation Under Nature 74
• Chapter III - Struggle for Existence 98
• Chapter IV - Natural Selection; Or the Survival of the Fittest 120
• Chapter V - Laws of Variation 190
• Chapter VI - Difficulties of the Theory 233
• Chapter VII - Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection 288
• Chapter VIII - Instinct 346
• Chapter IX - Hybridism 7
• Chapter X - On the Imperfection of the Geological Record 54
• Chapter XI - On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings 96
• Chapter XII - Geographical Distribution 137
• Chapter XIII - Geographical Distribution--Continued 180
• Chapter XIV - Mutual Affinities of Organic Brings: Morphology: Embryology: Rudimentary Organs 211
• Chapter XV - Recapitulation and Conclusion 276
• Glossary - Of the Principal Scientific Terms Used in the Present Volume 317
• Index 337