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From J. F. McLennan 24 July 1877
Summary
Asks for details on CD’s Descent references to female infanticide.
JFM’s work on the laws of incest finds strong evidence for man’s relation to animals.
Author: | John Ferguson McLennan |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 July 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 24 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11069 |
From J. F. McLennan 30 July 1877
Summary
Sees abortion as a refinement of infanticide; all such practices originate in female infanticide. Herbert Spencer’s over-speculation.
Author: | John Ferguson McLennan |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 July 1877 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11082 |
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