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foo_foo_can_doonApr 16, 2021

looks right. You could re-write it as follows for clarity:
"I am sure that many of you are familiar with Darwin's book On the Origin of Species"

mannykannotonApr 3, 2021

'On the Origin of Species' was published in 1859. I suspect that a story like this was much more likely after that date than before.

One of the consequences of aging and learning is that my concept of the modern has expanded into the past faster than it advances with the passage of time.

RobertoGonApr 16, 2021

>>"I am sure that many of the erudite readers of this little book know On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin inside and out. "

I can't parse that sentence. Does it make sense? (English is not my first language)

skadamouonApr 16, 2021

If you found this interesting but don't want to dive into reading Darwin's works (as the author seems to imply we should) I highly recommend Richard Dawkins' "The Selfish Gene". I haven't read "On the Origin of Species" but I'd bet "The Selfish Gene" will probably be a more efficacious read for most people

nieluonApr 16, 2021

Well, I'm also not a native speaker, but it makes sense to me. Author is implying that every reader of his book knows "On the Origin of Species" very well.

_MicroftonApr 16, 2021

Not a native speaker either but it seems like an acceptable sentence. Here is a slightly reworked version that might be easier to understand. The brackets mark where I added something or left something out:

"I am sure that many [...] readers of this [...] book know [the book] 'On the Origin of Species' (by Charles Darwin) inside and out."

Edit: "to know something inside and out" means to be very familiar with something.

etrabrolineonMay 2, 2021

Have you heard of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin?