IT WAS SNOWING BUTTERFLIES (PENGUIN LITTLE BLACK CLASSICS)

´the vessel drove before her bows two billows of liquid phosphorus´a selection of darwin´s extraordinary adventures during the voyage of the beagle introducing little black classics: 80 books for penguin´s 80th birthday. little black classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of penguin classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. they take us from a balloon ride over victorian london to a garden of blossom in japan, from tierra del fuego to 16th century california and the russian steppe. here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.charles darwin (1809-1882). darwin´s autobiographies, on the origin of species, the descent of man, the expression of the emotions in man and animals and the voyage of the beagle are available in penguin classics.