Life and Habit

Name: Life and Habit
Author: Samuel Butler

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Can I read Life and Habit in English as a learner?

Yes — read Life and Habit by Samuel Butler in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: C1
Length: 21 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

Explore the bold theory that heredity is a form of memory, linking life’s habits to evolutionary change and the physical world’s vibrations, challenging and expanding Darwinian ideas in a provocative philosophical investigation of biology and existence.

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