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Written by Janet Browne - Audio book narrated by Josephine Bailey - Unabridged Nonfiction - 1 RETAIL EDITION MP3 COMPACT DISC - 4.5 hours

Publisher, Tantor Media (March 2007)

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Charles Darwin's foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of the Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin's theories, from his readings as a university student and his five-year voyage on the Beagle, to his debates with contemporaries and experiments in his garden. She explores the shock to Darwin when he read of competing scientist's similar discoveries and the wide and immediate impact of Darwin's theories on the world. As one of the launch titles in Atlantic Monthly Press' "Books That Changed the World" series, Browne's history takes readers inside The Origin of the Species and shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published.

About the Author: Janet Browne is the author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place, a landmark two-volume biography of Charles Darwin, the second volume of which earned her the History of Science Society's Pfizer Prize. She is the Aramont Professor in the History of Science at Harvard University.

About the Narrator: Publishers Weekly named Josephine Bailey "Best Female Narrator" in 2002. Her native British accent has been used in many audio books and voice over including "The Wild Thornberries", "Uncle Gus", and Disney-Dreamworks projects. In additions to her award winning voice, Josephine is also involved in television, film, and theatre. On television she has played parts in "Robin Hood", "Tale of Two Cities", and "Sword of Freedom". In film she was featured in "Shadow Hours", "Life's a Circus" and "Corridors of Blood". Her theatre experience includes lead roles in "Betrayal", "Otherwise Engaged" and "Blithe Spirit". Josephine received her training from Corona Stage School in London and Tracy Roberts Actors Studio in Los Angeles. Josephine currently resides in South Carolina.