On the Origin of Species

Title

On the Origin of Species

Text Read

On the Origin of Species

Author

Darwin, Charles

Original Source

London: Murray, 1859

Digitized by

Internet Archive

Publication Date

1859

Date(s) of Reading

  • 1859-11-23

Evidence

"23. We began Darwin's work on "The Origin of Species" tonight. It seems not to be well written: though full of interesting matter, it is not impressive, from want of luminous and orderly presentation." Diary 1854-1861 82

Citation

Darwin, Charles, On the Origin of Species, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57143