To A. R. Wallace 13 November 1859
Summary
A copy of CD’s book [Origin] has been sent to ARW; invites his comments. "God knows what the public will think". Hooker believes Lyell is a convert, but CD does not think so, although he is "deeply interested". If he can convert Huxley, CD will be content.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 13 Nov 1859 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2529 |
To Leonard Jenyns 13 November [1859]
Summary
Invites criticisms of his book [Origin] which is "only an abstract & very much condensed". Knows LJ will not agree with the lengths to which CD goes. It took long years to convert CD, but he cannot persuade himself "that a theory which explains … several large classes of facts, can be wholly wrong".
Hopes to publish his full MS if he ever gets strong enough.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 13 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | Scriptorium (dealers) (1981) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2528 |
DCP-LETT-2530
Summary
Cancelled: same as 2528. Invites criticisms of his book [Origin] which is "only an abstract & very much condensed". Knows LJ will not agree with the lengths to which CD goes. It took long years to convert CD, but he cannot persuade himself "that a theory which explains … several large classes of facts, can be wholly wrong".
Hopes to publish his full MS if he ever gets strong enough.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 13 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | LL 2: 219 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2530 |
| letter | (3) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (2) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (2) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (2) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (2) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (1) |
