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Origin: the lost changes for the second German edition
Summary
Darwin sent a list of changes made uniquely to the second German edition of Origin to its translator, Heinrich Georg Bronn. That lost list is recreated here.
Matches: 13 hits
- … In March 1862, Heinrich Georg Bronn wrote to Darwin stating his intention to prepare a second German …
- … German edition (see letter from H. G. Bronn, [before 11 March 1862] ). Since the publication of …
- … & a few of importance’ (see letter to H. G. Bronn, 11 March [1862] ). Darwin had sent Bronn …
- … in the new edition; in his letter to Bronn of 25 April [1862 ], he mentioned that he was sending …
- … in a new American edition of Origin (see letter from E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung …
- … in the fourth English edition, which appeared in 1866. The changes and additions have been …
- … line number. Page xiv, par. 1, line 1, insert before ‘Geoffroy’: 1 …
- … not for what they are used. Page xiv, n., line 10, delete ‘(as we shall immediately see)’. …
- … A well-known French botanist, M. Lecoq, writes in 1854 (‘Etudes sur Géograph. Bot.,’ tom. I. p. 250 …
- … on the modification of species. Page xix, par. 1, line 2, insert after ‘and clearness.’: …
- … feel so profound a respect, expressed about the year 1859 (see Prof. Rudolph Wagner, ‘Zoologisch …
- … Page xix, par. 4, line 2, insert after ‘1860’: 6 and the …
- … Almost every year, as I am informed by Mr. E. V. Harcourt, many European and African birds are …
List of correspondents
Summary
Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
Matches: 10 hits
- … "A child of God" (1) Abberley, John (1) …
- … Vienna (1) Appleton, C. E. C. B. (2) …
- … Austin, C. F. (1) Aveling, E. B. (7) …
- … Bacon, Booth (1) Badger, E. W. (3) …
- … Baranoff, W. (2) Barber, M. E. (1) …
- … Frédéric (1) Baumhauer, E. H. von (2) …
- … T. B. (1) Bearpark, G. E. (1) …
- … Joseph (2) Bessey, C. E. (1) …
- … Bissell, G. P. (1) Black, E. W. (2) …
- … Dykes, L. B. B. (1) E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung …
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
Matches: 1 hits
- … Bronn died suddenly from a heart attack ( see letter from E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
Matches: 17 hits
- … The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of …
- … Prigs’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [29 December 1866] ). But the crowning achievement of the year …
- … ( Variation ). Although it was not published until 1868, all but the concluding chapter of the …
- … & what is delightful, I am able to write easy work for about 1½ hours every day’ ( letter to H. …
- … of coffee to two cups a day, since coffee, with the ‘10 drops of Muriatic acid twice a day (with …
- … the chemistry go on better’ ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began …
- … the season is over’ ( letter from John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More predictably, however, Darwin …
- … how I can’t be idle’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 24 August [1866] ). Towards Variation …
- … had agreed to supervise ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 16 January [1866] ). Darwin found the …
- … a preliminary sketch of pangenesis to Thomas Henry Huxley in 1865 (see Correspondence vol. 13), and …
- … after the startling apparition of your face at R.S. Soirèe—which I dreamed of 2 nights running. …
- … on those terms so you are in for it’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c . 10 May 1866] ). …
- … Georg Bronn, had been published in 1860 and 1863 by the firm E. Schweizerbart’sche …
- … was ‘merely ordinaryly diœcious’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [7 May – 11 June 1866] ). On …
- … a case of dimorphic becoming diœcious’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, 20 June [1866] ). Darwin …
- … I am well accustomed to such explosions’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 22 June [1866] ). He urged …
- … indeed at poor Susan’s loneliness’ ( letter from E. C. Langton to Emma and Charles Darwin, [6 and 7 …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … Julius Victor Carus, and his publisher, Eduard Koch of E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, …
