From Ernst Krause 15 May 1881
Summary
Sends his review of Movement in plants from Die Gartenlaube.
Comments on the future prospects of Kosmos.
Comments on review of Samuel Butler’s Unconscious memory by Romanes in Nature [23 (1880–1): 285–7] and Romanes’ reply to Butler [pp. 335–6].
Asks whether he might have a chapter of Earthworms to print in Kosmos.
| Author: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 May 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 113 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13158 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Sterne, Carus, pseud. (Ernst Krause. ) …
- … Francis Darwin ’s lecture on climbing plants had appeared in Popular Science Review in 1880 ( F. Darwin 1880c ); the German translation was published in the May 1881 issue of Kosmos ( F. Darwin 1881a ). CD had sent Krause a copy of Nature , 27 January 1881 (see letter to Ernst …
- … Krause had approved of the tone of the review (see letter from Ernst Krause, 10 February 1881 ). Butler replied to Romanes’s review in a letter published in Nature , 3 February 1881, pp. 312–13, causing Romanes to write a letter defending his review (see Nature , 10 February 1881, pp. 335–6). The ultramontanists were Catholics who wanted to integrate church and state, with ultimate authority resting with the church. Earthworms had gone to press on 1 May 1881 ( Freeman 1977 ); CD and Francis had started correcting proof-sheets (see letter from Francis Darwin, …
From Ernst Krause 10 February 1881
Summary
Birthday greetings.
Thinks it best not to reply further to Butler. Has read G. J. Romanes’ article with great pleasure. Romanes is right to ridicule Butler. Quotes passages about Butler from CD letters. Has received letter from F. M. Balfour urging him not to reply to Butler.
| Author: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Feb 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B63–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13048 |
From C. G. Semper 16 July 1881
Summary
Thanks CD for his kind judgment on his book [The natural conditions of existence (1881)].
E. Ray Lankester has written an unfriendly review of it [Nature 23 (1880–1): 405–9].
| Author: | Carl Gottfried Semper |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 July 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 141 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13246 |
From Anthony Rich 9 February 1881
Summary
Contemptuous of Samuel Butler.
Has read that Huxley will be Inspector of Fisheries.
When CD visits in spring, he will acquaint him with legalities of Worthing house.
| Author: | Anthony Rich |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Feb 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 145 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13046 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. McLennan, John Ferguson. 1865. Primitive marriage: an inquiry into the origin of the form of capture in marriage ceremonies. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis …
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