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Jim
Nov 13, 2015 rated it it was amazing
This is not the correct edition. Mine is published by Recorded Books, read by John Franklin Robbins, & is just selections from the book, about 4.5 hours long, with additional material - a really good biography. It was short & to the point. It's been a long time since I last read this, but I think I liked it in audio better than in print. Darwin's prose is perfect for being read out loud.

Everyone always talks about Darwin's theories on evolution which makes it tough to remember that he was an al
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S.R. Dantzler
Feb 18, 2009 is currently reading it
Every once in a while I always go back to this. It instills a sense of wonder and exploration which always inspires.
Angela Randall
Found this book on a list of Nine subversive travel books.

Apparently it's also easy to find on LibriVox as a free audiobook.
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Velvetink
I have the everyman 1945 Hardcover Edition.
Anna
Aug 15, 2007 marked it as to-read
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Dietmar
Jun 25, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Eileen Conner
Feb 10, 2010 marked it as want-to-read-maybe
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David S. T.
Mar 31, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Katie
Jun 30, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Holli
Oct 22, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Britt Aamodt
Jan 11, 2020 rated it it was amazing
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