To Charles Kingsley 30 April [1867]
Summary
Regrets that he is too busy getting his book [Variation] ready for publication to contribute an article to Fraser’s Magazine.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Kingsley |
Date: | 30 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | B. C. Guild (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5520 |
From Charles Kingsley 6 June 1867
Summary
Criticises the Duke of Argyll’s book [Reign of law (1867)], particularly on sexual selection.
But CD overlooks God’s intention to instruct man by nature’s beauty.
Criticism of anonymous article in North British Review [by Fleeming Jenkin, 46 (1867): 277–318].
CK supports large sports in response to large environmental changes.
Author: | Charles Kingsley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 June 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 35 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5565 |
To Charles Kingsley 10 June [1867]
Summary
Discusses the Duke of Argyll’s book [Reign of law (1867)].
Cites his own views on diversity of structure and beauty.
Encloses letter from Wallace. Sexual selection: evidence advanced by Wallace.
Discusses correlation of growth.
Comments on article in the North British Review [by Fleeming Jenkin].
Discusses the evidence from physics on the age of the earth.
[Four pages of the final letter are missing, but the draft is complete.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Kingsley |
Date: | 10 June [1867] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.330) & DAR 96: 28–9, 32 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5567 |
From Charles Kingsley 1 November 1867
Summary
Sends a letter he wrote in 1862 [see 3482].
Author: | Charles Kingsley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Nov 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 36, 30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5664 |
To Charles Kingsley 6 November [1867]
Summary
He had no idea that the double function of an excretory passage had played a part in the history of religion.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Kingsley |
Date: | 6 Nov [1867] |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (Quentin Keynes collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5670F |
From Charles Kingsley 8 November 1867
Summary
Remarks on Darwinism’s reception. The radical press shies away, out of ignorance, because CD may be made out to be a Tory. He has met a Darwinian Marchioness.
The mystery of sex is the origin of all religion.
Author: | Charles Kingsley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Nov 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 37 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5673 |
To Charles Kingsley 13 December [1867]
Summary
Discusses the reception of CD’s views at Cambridge and elsewhere.
Variation delayed by the index, but will appear at the end of the year.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Kingsley |
Date: | 13 Dec [1867] |
Classmark: | Quaritch (dealers) (2007) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5728F |
From Charles Kingsley 11 December 1867
Summary
CK is drawn into discussions of Darwinism everywhere in Cambridge. The climate has changed in the past three years: the younger M.A.s are greedy to know more and the criticism of the older Fellows has a new tone.
Author: | Charles Kingsley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Dec 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 38 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5730 |
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