To John Murray 22 February [1866]
Summary
CD is pleased [about need for a new edition of Origin] but even more grieved – for it will delay his next book [Variation]. Progress of natural history will make many changes necessary in Origin. Nevertheless, proceeds with 32 more woodcuts for Variation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 22 Feb [1866] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 139–142) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5016 |
To John Murray 28 May [1866]
Summary
Has corrected and improved Origin.
Now hopes to make real progress [on Variation].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 28 May [1866] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 143–144) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5103 |
To John Murray 15 July [1866]
Summary
4th edition of Origin will soon be bound. Suggests sending copies to scientific periodicals that might notice it. Hopes JM will specify in advertisements that the work is corrected and enlarged. Hopes pages will be cut. Only insanity accounts for this not being done in England.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 15 July [1866] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 145–146) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5155 |
To John Murray 16 October [1866]
Summary
Arrangements for woodcuts [in Variation]. Hopes to be ready to print early in 1867.
Encloses letter from Asa Gray [5160] about Appleton’s refusal to alter their plates for a new edition of Origin.
CD asks JM to consider Gray’s plan to have the English edition compete with the American.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 16 Oct [1866] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 147–148) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5245 |
To John Murray 23 October [1866]
Summary
A letter from Asa Gray informs CD that Ticknor & Fields will not publish a new edition of Origin to compete with Appleton’s unrevised edition. They recommend sending copies of the English edition for the American market.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 23 Oct [1866] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 151–152) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5253 |
To John Murray 21 and 22 December [1866]
Summary
Submits the MS of Variation, all excepting the section on Man.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 21 and 22 Dec 1866 |
| Classmark: | Herb Sewell (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5314F |
