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On the Origin of Species outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing
theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a
creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had
evolved over time through the process of natural selection. This
beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of On the Origin of
Species is complete and unabridged, and features an afterword by
Oliver Francis. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan
Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much
loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to
love and treasure. Received with both enthusiasm and hostility on
its publication, it triggered a seismic shift in our understanding
of humanity's place in the natural world. It is not only a
brilliant work of science but also a clear, vivid, sometimes moving
piece of popular writing that reflects both Darwin's genius and his
boundless enthusiasm for our planet and its species.
Complete and unabridged. A towering classic of Russian literature,
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is a compelling story of a
brutal double murder and its aftermath. An impoverished ex-student,
Rodion Raskolnikov, kills a pawnbroker and her sister, apparently
for financial gain. But as he encounters friends and family,
strangers and adversaries, Raskolnikov is compelled to face the
true forces that have led him to murder. His struggle with himself
and those around him becomes a battle of the individual against
society, radicalism against tradition, and ultimately the will of
man against the mysteries of divine providence. A sensation in its
day, Crime and Punishment has left an indelible stamp on the world
of literature. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition
of Crime and Punishment is translated from the Russian by Constance
Garnett, with an afterword by Oliver Francis. Designed to appeal to
the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of
beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan
Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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The Prince (Hardcover)
Niccolo Machiavelli; Introduction by Oliver Francis
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Niccolò Machiavelli provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the
true nature of power, no matter what era or by whom it is exercised.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning,
clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon
markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any
book lover. This edition features an afterword by Oliver Francis.
Drawing on examples from the ancient Greeks and Romans and from
Machiavelli’s contemporaries, The Prince offers – some believed with
satirical intent – advice on how a ruler should preserve his power,
conduct and warfare, and maintain his reputation. Machiavelli not only
influenced many of the great statesmen of his age, but was also one of
the founding fathers of modern political thought. The Prince, written
in 1513 and published in 1532, is one of the most famous pieces of
writing of all time.
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