On 2nd November 1859, Charles Darwin’s publisher, John Murray, sent him a specimen copy of the first edition of On the Origin of Species. Darwin was delighted with ‘the appearance of my child’. The book was published later that month.
Writing tagged: ‘origin of species’
Contemplating a tangled bank
Darwin's tangled bank was most surely in Blighty!
Erm... I think not
Minor howler on Darwinian fridge magnet shock!
20-Jul-1858: Darwin puts pen to paper
Charles Darwin begins work on ‘On the Origin of Species’.
03-May-1859: The first review of ‘On the Origin of Species’…
On 3rd May 1859, the first reviewer of ‘On the Origin of Species’, Whitwell Elwin, politely suggested Darwin might do better writing a book about pigeons.
Recommended reading
'Charles Darwin's Origin of Species: a biography' by Janet Browne.
How about a nice little book on pigeons?
How (supposedly) Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' was nearly not published.
Origin Audiobook!
Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' available as free audiobook.
Recovered property
Stolen first edition of 'On the Origin of Species' recovered.
Channel crossings
A study of prehistoric animals has revealed the crucial role of the English Channel in shaping the course of Britain's natural history