To E. B. Aveling 13 October 1880
Summary
Publication of EA’s remarks on CD’s writings requires no consent on CD’s part. CD would prefer that no part or volume be dedicated to him as it would imply his general approval of the publication, of which he knows nothing. Though he is a strong advocate of free-thought CD feels that direct attacks on Christianity and theism produce hardly any effect. Freedom of thought is best promoted by gradual illumination of men’s minds produced by advance of science. Has therefore avoided writing on religion though "I may have been unduly biassed by the pain which it would give members of my family, if I aided in any way direct attacks on religion".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Bibbens Aveling |
| Date: | 13 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam (Karl Marx / Friedrich Engels Papers D. 1014) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12757 |
From E. B. Aveling 12 October 1880
Summary
Mentions CD’s approval of earlier articles on CD’s works, and requests approval and permission to dedicate to CD a second work on CD’s thought for the International Library of Science and Free-thought.
| Author: | Edward Bibbens Aveling |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 133 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12754 |
| letter | (2) |
| Aveling, E. B. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Aveling, E. B. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
