From Julius Victor Carus 18 January 1867
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Jan 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 56 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5370 |
To J. V. Carus 22 January [1867]
Summary
Answers JVC’s questions about the rock-thrush, the tortoise-shell cat, and the logger-headed duck.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 22 Jan [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 64–65) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5375 |
From J. V. Carus 11 February 1867
Summary
Sends CD an English translation of his preface to the revised German edition of Origin and asks his opinion of it.
Asks CD where he might get a specimen of Eozoon.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Feb 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 55, 57 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5397 |
To J. V. Carus 17 February [1867]
Summary
CD thinks JVC’s preface is fair to Bronn. Regrets JVC has not added notes of his own, but, having dropped Bronn’s appendix, it is perhaps best to leave the text without comment. Rejoices that the German public can now judge the Origin fairly.
Has written to W. B. Carpenter for a specimen of Eozoon to send to JVC.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 17 Feb [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 6–7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5403 |
From J. V. Carus 5 April 1867
Summary
JVC is willing to translate [Variation], especially because of his conviction that progress of biology depends on proving CD’s theory.
Ernst Haeckel’s book [Generelle Morphologie (1866)] will do mischief because EH is so immoderate. Suggests CD tell EH that he has done him a bad service. CD is the only one to whom EH would listen.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 58 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5489 |
To J. V. Carus 11 April [1867]
Summary
CD is delighted that JVC will undertake translation of Variation.
Agrees with JVC’s opinion of Haeckel’s book [Generelle Morphologie (1866)]. CD believes it is bad policy for Haeckel to speak so positively about a disputed theory [i.e., CD’s] and particularly regrets the severity of EH’s criticisms of other authors.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 11 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 8–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5498 |
From J. V. Carus 15 April 1867
Summary
Asks CD to decide which translator he would prefer for Variation. JVC frankly thinks Carl Vogt not the best man to introduce CD to the German public, though he has a greater name than JVC.
Vogt now preaches materialism in its most absurd form.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Apr 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 59 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5503 |
To J. V. Carus 18 April [1867]
Summary
Reassures JVC [who had received the impression that CD would prefer Carl Vogt as translator of Variation].
CD surprised at receipt of an application for a Russian translation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 18 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 58–59) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5506 |
From J. V. Carus 11 September 1867
Summary
JVC is having difficulty in translating the names of dogs [in Variation]. Also asks CD for help with names of pigeons.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Sept 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5625 |
To J. V. Carus 16 September 1867
Summary
Thanks JVC for his biography [of CD].
Has almost finished first proofs of Variation.
Has difficulty in answering JVC’s queries about dogs because of differences in German names and breeds. Refers him to A. E. Brehm’s Illustrirtes Thierleben [1868] and, on pigeons, to Gottlob Neumeister’s book [Das Ganze der Taubenzucht (1837)].
Hopes JVC is not discouraged by first volume. Thinks second will be more interesting.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 16 Sept 1867 |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 10–13) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5628 |
From J. V. Carus 5 October 1867
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Oct 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 61 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5641 |
From J. V. Carus 7 October 1867
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Oct 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 62 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5643 |
To J. V. Carus 8 October [1867]
Summary
CD provides explanations and advice on translating names and descriptions of breeds of fowls.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 8 Oct [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 14–15) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5644 |
To J. V. Carus 10 October [1867]
Summary
Sends a corrected revise to replace a sheet which has been lost in the mail.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 10 Oct [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 54–55) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5645 |
From J. V. Carus 16 October 1867
Summary
Anxious to read the second volume [of Variation].
Appreciates "the way in which you [CD] teach us all how to look on, and how to study, nature".
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Oct 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 63 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5650 |
To J. V. Carus 19 October [1867]
Summary
Concerning German translation of Variation. Fears chapter 27 Pangenesis is very wild, but believes physiologists will some day be compelled to admit some such doctrine.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 19 Oct [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 27–28) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5653 |
From J. V. Carus 30 October 1867
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Oct 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 64 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5658 |
To J. V. Carus 4 November [1867]
Summary
Sends corrected title of Variation and report of progress in printing.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 4 Nov [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 51) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5669 |
From J. V. Carus 11 November 1867
Summary
Is not writing prospectus [of Variation] – merely sketch of contents and tenor of first volume for advertisement to booksellers.
Questions on details for the translation.
Publisher anxious to get volume out.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Nov 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 65 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5676 |
To J. V. Carus 14 November [1867]
Summary
Sends revision of vol. 1 [of Variation]. Advance sale at auction sold 1200 copies, to CD’s great surprise. Publication delayed by index.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 14 Nov [1867] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 52–53) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5678 |
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