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To A. R. Wallace 9 July [1871]
Summary
Requests advice about Chauncey Wright’s article on Mivart’s Genesis of species [North Am. Rev. 113 (1871): 64–103]. CD thinks of publishing it as a pamphlet to counter impact of Mivart’s criticism of natural selection.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | 9 July [1871] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7855 |
To A. R. Wallace 12 July [1871]
Summary
CD is allowing his family to decide whether Chauncey Wright’s paper on Mivart is dull.
Health and despondency.
Doubts his ability to answer Mivart successfully [in 6th ed. of Origin].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | 12 July [1871] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7858 |
From A. R. Wallace 12 July 1871
Summary
Chauncey Wright’s article is sound, but so obscure ARW doubts utility of printing it separately.
Gives his own detailed analysis of Mivart’s attack.
Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 July 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 106: B103–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7861 |
From A. R. Wallace 16 July 1871
Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 July 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 106: B107–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7868 |
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letter | (4) |
Author
Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Wallace, A. R. | (2) |
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Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Wallace, A. R. | (2) |