From John Murray 12 November [1872]
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Nov [1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 430 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8622 |
To John Murray 11 June 1880
Summary
Asks John Murray to allow R. F. Charles to quote Journal of researches passages in a school text-book [Relfe Brothers model reading-books … in prose and verse (1880–3)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 11 June 1880 |
Classmark: | Private collection |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12628F |
To John Murray 11 October [1870]
Summary
Glad to hear Dallas will do index of Descent, but he needs keeping up to the mark. Agrees to a Dutch edition.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 11 Oct [1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 41–2) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7341 |
To John Murray 11 August 1874
Summary
Asks JM, as a favour, to use his influence with the Editor of Quarterly Review to print George Darwin’s answer to the charge made by the author of "Primitive man" [St George Mivart] that GD approved "of the encouragement of vice to check population".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 11 Aug 1874 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 48–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9598 |
To John Murray 11 November 1872
Summary
CD is delighted and astonished at sale of Expression,
and pleased with sale of others, except Descent. He fears a new edition of that work may never be required. Would have liked to bring out a thoroughly revised one.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 11 Nov 1872 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 276–7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8620 |
From John Murray 12 August 1874
Summary
Acknowledges CD’s complaint against a paper [by St George Mivart] in the last Quarterly Review [see 9568]. Agrees to print George Darwin’s answer [see 9596].
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Aug 1874 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41914 p. 203) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9599A |
From R. F. Charles 12 June [1880]
Summary
Thanks CD for writing to Murray concerning Journal of researches extracts for his reading-book.
Author: | Robert Fletcher Charles |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 June [1880] |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 134 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12632 |
From G. H. Darwin 6 [August] 1874
Summary
Sends a draft of his letter to the editor of the Quarterly Review [137 (1874): 587–9], answering Mivart’s charges. Encloses draft of CD’s letter to John Murray, urging publication of GHD’s defence, with George’s amendments.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 [Aug] 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 97: C56–8; DAR 210.2: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9590 |
To John Murray [10 April 1845]
Summary
Is certain he never signed any paper with Henry Colburn or he would have kept a copy as he did of FitzRoy’s agreement. Wishes JM success in his negotiations with Colburn; asks him to remind Colburn that the copperplate has been left with editor of German edition.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | [10 Apr 1845] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.10–11) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-855 |
To John Murray 30 December [1846]
Summary
Asks JM for information on sales of his Journal of researches and to procure for him a copy of the American edition. He is curious to see if the part on slavery has been altered.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 30 Dec [1846] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff.10–11) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1039 |
From R. F. Cooke 12 June 1880
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 June 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 505 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12631 |
From R. F. Cooke 11 September 1879
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Sept 1879 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 502 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12226 |
To G. H. Darwin [8 August 1874]
Summary
Approves of GHD’s letter [to Q. Rev. 137 (1874): 587–9] and his present plan, which removes all CD’s objections. Will make his own letter to Murray less imperious. "It will be a dreadful evil to me, if … we come to a quarrel."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [8 Aug 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 31 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9596 |
From R. F. Cooke 22 October 1872
Summary
Presentation copies [of Expression] will be ready in a week. Has ordered only 250 copies to have cut edges because trade prefers uncut pages.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Oct 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 425 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8570 |
Lyell, Charles. 1850c. Principles of geology; or the modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology. 8th edition. London: John Murray.
From R. F. Cooke 11 April 1881
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Apr 1881 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 574 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13112 |
From R. F. Cooke 11 October 1872
Summary
D. Appleton has been sent 3000 sets of plates [for Expression]. Hopes to publish [Expression] on 12 Nov.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Oct 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 424 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8555 |
From Paolo Mantegazza 23 December 1872
Summary
Ecstatic praise of CD and Expression, which has transformed physiognomy.
Sends his papers on sadness ["Dell’azione del dolore", Gaz. Med. Ital. Lombarda (1866, 1867)]. Sends some observations on physiognomy.
Author: | Paolo Mantegazza |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Dec 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8692 |
From R. F. Cooke 11 January 1871
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Jan 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 383 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7436 |
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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…
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