To G. H. Darwin 19 April [1874]
Summary
Is sorry to hear the news about the cousin question – a real misfortune.
Congratulates GHD on being nearly finished with work on Descent.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Apr [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9419 |
To G. H. Darwin [21 April 1874]
Summary
GHD’s corrections seem very good. Murray hopes there will be few corrections in Descent. CD assured him no changes have been made merely for improving style.
Wants very much to hear about "the terrible cousin affair".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [21 Apr 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9423 |
From G. H. Darwin 18 April 1874
Summary
Sends queries [on proofs of Descent, 2d ed.]. Will be finished, except for the index, in two days.
Is now less satisfied than formerly with his statistics on cousin marriage.
[Enclosure is a copy by GHD of J. S. Mill’s statement about Origin (Logic 2: 18 n.).]
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9417 |
From G. H. Darwin 20 April 1874
Summary
Sends Descent material. Is staggered by CD’s power of marshalling facts and his conciseness and clearness of thought. The only fault he finds is some slight want of conciseness of diction.
He feels CD’s power more now "that I quail before the thought of arranging the few paltry facts I’ve got about those d––d cousins".
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9421 |
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
