
Essays Of A Biologist
Julian Huxley(Author)
Alpha Editions (Publisher)
Published on 17. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-93-5494-423-9 (ISBN)
Description
A sharp-eyed survey of life, written with clarity, warmth, and a scientist's reverence. Essays that turn the everyday into a doorway to wonder.
This collection gathers Julian Huxley's stand-out non-fiction essays into a luminous survey of science writing for general readers. From nature and life to evolution and biology, the pieces weave lucid explanations with humane curiosity, inviting casual readers and science students alike to rethink how we see the world. It is not a textbook, but a guided stroll through ideas that have shaped how we understand human knowledge and science today, with London and the British early twentieth century as a living backdrop.
A note on literary and historical significance: these essays sit at the crossroads of popular science and literary reflection, reflecting Darwinian evolution discourse with rigor, imagination, and a humane, forward-looking sensibility that still resonates. The voice is precise, accessible, and distinctly modern in its energy and reverence for discovery.
Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this edition is restored for today's readers and for future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure - it invites lovers of classic literature and curious minds to savour a pioneering voice in science writing, a true bridge between literature and the life-science mind.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Delhi
India
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-5494-423-9 (9789354944239)
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