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From W. S. Dallas   11 February 1868

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WSD is delighted to hear that first edition [of Variation] has sold so well.

Has received a cheque from J. Murray for 30 guineas, double what was agreed upon. Sends a postal order for the five guineas CD sent him [see 5788].

Author:  William Sweetland Dallas
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  11 Feb 1868
Classmark:  DAR 162: 12
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-5865

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  • Murray, 6 February [1868] . CD had expressed much frustration at the delay caused by the indexing of Variation. See letter to J.   …

From W. S. Dallas   9 June 1868

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F. Müller’s corrections warrant stating that the English translation has "additions and corrections by the author".

Is gratified to hear his index [to Variation] is considered a good one.

Ernst Haeckel’s book [Generelle Morphologie (1868)], though speculative, strikes him as "one of the most remarkable books of our time".

Author:  William Sweetland Dallas
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  9 June 1868
Classmark:  DAR 162: 21
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6238

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  • Murray was CD’s publisher. Dallas had made the index to Variation. On the five translations or editions of Variation , see the letter to J.   …
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