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To James Shaw 30 November 1865
Summary
Gratified that JS defends views of Origin.
Thinks beauty of flowers is solely to attract insects.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Shaw |
Date: | 30 Nov 1865 |
Classmark: | R. Wallace ed. 1899, p. lvi. |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4943 |
To James Shaw 11 February [1866]
Summary
Discusses beauty of birds and butterflies.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Shaw |
Date: | 11 Feb [1866] |
Classmark: | R. Wallace ed. 1899, pp. lvi–lvii; |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5004 |
To James Shaw [23 April 1866]
Summary
Thanks for sending facts on birds admiring themselves; mentions use in new edition [4th] of Origin.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Shaw |
Date: | [23 Apr 1866] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.317) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5006 |
To James Shaw 24 November [1866]
Summary
Has seen the Athenæum and admires his article on beauty ["Feeling of beauty among animals", Athenæum (24 Nov. 1866): 681].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Shaw |
Date: | 24 Nov [1866] |
Classmark: | Sotheby’s, New York (dealers) (1986) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5284A |
To James Shaw 20 February 1868
Summary
Is obliged for note on right-handedness. The subject is a very curious one, but CD has never attended to it and can give no additional facts.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Shaw |
Date: | 20 Feb 1868 |
Classmark: | Robert Wallace ed. 1899: lxi |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5905 |
To James Shaw 19 February 1873
Summary
Thanks for a photograph of a donkey and children.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Shaw |
Date: | 19 Feb 1873 |
Classmark: | Heritage Auctions (dealers) (22 April 2020, lot 47289) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8776A |
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Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
Shaw, James | (6) |