Charles Darwin 
It Was Snowing Butterflies 

”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.