The classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionised the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world as a new millennium dawns... "A century after Darwin's modest statement that light will be thrown on the origin of man, we can truly say that, as a result of Darwin's work in general and of The Origin of Species in particular, light has been thrown on his destiny."
Sir Julian Huxley, from the introduction
'Next to the Bible no work has been quite as influential, in virtually every aspect of human thought, as The Origin of Species.'
Ashley Montagu