To John Lubbock [22 November 1859]
Summary
CD’s former admiration for Paley’s Natural theology [1802].
Cares not for reviews [of Origin] but for opinions of men like Lubbock, Huxley, Hooker, Lyell.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [22 Nov 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 17 (EH 88206466) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2532 |
To Alphonse de Candolle 11 November [1859]
Summary
Sends Origin as testimony to great benefit CD derived from AdeC’s works on distribution.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alphonse de Candolle |
| Date: | 11 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | Archives de la famille de Candolle (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2523 |
To John Murray 24 November [1859]
Summary
CD is astonished at sale of Origin [to booksellers].
Arranges to start new edition immediately. Cannot change much [while at Ilkley Wells], nor work rapidly because of health. Relieved that JM has no cause to repent of publishing Origin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 24 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.70–71) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2549 |
To J. D. Hooker [20 November 1859]
Summary
Curious about author of review of Origin in Athenæum.
W. B. Carpenter has written and sounds converted, as has Quatrefages [de Bréau], who will "go a long way with" CD.
Has been ill and thus had time to brood about reception of book.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [20 Nov 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 27 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2537 |
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
Addressee
| Candolle, Alphonse de | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Lubbock, John | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Candolle, Alphonse de | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Lubbock, John | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
