To Julius Victor Carus 5 January 1869
Summary
Asks JVC to ascertain the age at which merino rams develop horns, and whether they grow faster or more slowly than in other breeds of sheep in which both sexes have horns.
Asks how JVC’s translation [of Variation] has sold.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 5 Jan 1869 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 37–38) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6545 |
To J. V. Carus 5 February 1869
Summary
Thanks JVC for his information (from two correspondents) on the rate of growth of merino rams’ horns.
CD has been revising Origin [5th ed.]. Has found a good deal to alter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 5 Feb 1869 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 39–40) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6601 |
To J. V. Carus 4 May 1869
Summary
Discusses changes in 5th edition of Origin owing to new evidence. CD now places more value on action of external conditions; thinks lapse of time [required for development of species] not so great as some geologists have thought, and single variations [saltations] of even less importance compared with individual differences.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 4 May 1869 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 41–42) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6726 |
To J. V. Carus 21 June [1869]
Summary
Sends new edition of the Origin. Has made some corrections.
Has been led into dreadful blunder on p. 75 by erroneous calculations of a mathematical friend.
Opposes change of Entstehung into Ursprung [in title] even if more correct. It would make readers think it is a new book.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 21 June [1869] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 19–20) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6790 |
To J. V. Carus 22 October [1869]
Summary
His book [Descent] will not be ready for a year because of his health and the laboriousness of work on sexual selection. Has deferred arrangements for German translation, but would feel secure with JVC. Carl Vogt has offered to translate it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 22 Oct [1869] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 43–44) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6954 |
To J. V. Carus [30 October 1869]
Summary
Has received a letter from Carl Vogt, expressing his readiness to translate Descent at the request of the publisher Franz Anton Ricker
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | [30 Oct 1869] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 45) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6958F |
To J. V. Carus 30 October 1869
Summary
Carl Vogt has written that JVC is no longer a professor at Leipzig. Since this circumstance would provide more time to JVC for translation, Vogt withdraws his offer to translate [Descent]. CD asks JVC to accept the right to translate and to negotiate for best terms with whatever publisher he chooses.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1869 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 46–47) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6960 |
To J. V. Carus 9 November [1869]
Summary
Glad to hear the news about the professorship was partly erroneous, but still wishes JVC to have the rights to translate [Descent]. Has written to Herr Koch [of Schweizerbart], but not in such a way as to commit JVC to publish with him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 9 Nov [1869] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 48–49) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6981 |
To J. V. Carus 20 November 1869
Summary
Encloses a few additions [missing] for new [4th] German edition of Origin
and a new application to publish translation of [Descent].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 20 Nov 1869 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 50) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6999 |
