About This Book
Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life), published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.Includes a biography of the author.
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9h 38m
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180 WPM
6h 56m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 57m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 103,950 wordsπ
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6 h 56 min
at 250 words per minute
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7 h 42 min
at 1.5x narration speed
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11 h 33 min
Audio 2x
5 h 47 min
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