@article{oai:stars.repo.nii.ac.jp:00009485,
 author = {松永, 俊男 and MATSUNAGA, Toshio},
 journal = {人間文化研究, Journal of Humanities Research,St.Andrew's University},
 month = {Feb},
 note = {In 1859, Charles Darwin published Origin of Species as the abstract of
the Big Species Book. He published revised editions of the Origin five
times, 2nd ed.（ 1860）, 3rd ed.（ 1861）, 4th ed.（ 1866）, 5th ed.（ 1869）, and
6th ed.（ 1872）. In this paper, differences of formats over the six editions
are described, and alterations of Darwin’s attitude toward writing and
revising the Origin are investigated by analysing the correspondence
of Darwin with John Murray, Charles Lyell, Thomas Henry Huxley and
others.
　In writing the 1st ed. and the 2nd ed., Darwin wanted to complete the
Big Book. He showed unwillingness to devote time to writing the Origin.
But at the stage of the 3rd ed., he gave up the idea of completing the Big
Book and decided to expand upon his theory of the biological evolution
through the Origin.
　After ten years from the 1st ed., Darwin’s idea of the branching evolution
from a common ancestor had been widely acknowledged. In the
concluding chapter of the 6th ed., Darwin states, “Now things are wholly
changed, and almost every naturalist admits the great principle of
evolution.” （p. 424）. This is Darwin’s declaration of victory. The most
important object of the Origin had been accomplished. After the 6th ed.,
therefore, Darwin did not try to revise the Origin, and concentrated his
energy on studying botany.
　The 6th ed. was published as a cheap edition. The appearance of the
6th ed. was markedly different from the previous editions. The format
from the 1st ed. to 4th ed. was post octavo. The 5th ed. was crown 
octavo. The 6th ed. was shorter and narrower than the 5th ed. The types of
the text in the previous editions were 10-point, but 8-point in the 6th ed.
In the previous editions, texts were 35 lines in a page, but 45 lines in the
6th ed. The previous editions are regarded as fair specimens of Victorian
typography. But the 6th ed. is difficult to read.
　From the 1st ed. to 4th ed., the price of the Origin was 14s. The 5th
ed. was 15s. The 6th ed. was half of the 5th ed., i.e., 7s6d. The previous
editions were type printing and were never reprinted. The 6th ed. was
stereotype printing and was reprinted almost annually.
　After the Education Act of 1870, the readership of England was enlarged.
Murray’s objective in publishing the cheap edition was for the
new readership. The 6th ed. sold well, but it is probable that many people
were kept from reading the book by its unattractive appearance.
　Now the Origin has become a classical book of science and has been
published in various forms in various languages. However, it is rare
that the book is read thoroughly. The Origin is the typical book that is 
bought but not read.},
 pages = {39--65},
 title = {書物としての『種の起源』},
 volume = {16},
 year = {2022},
 yomi = {マツナガ, トシオ}
}