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To John Phillips 11 November [1859]
Summary
Sends Origin to JP. Says it is as yet only an abstract. Fears JP will "fulminate anathemas" against it. Asks him to read it all straight through, otherwise it will be unintelligible.
Is not so foolish as to expect to convert anyone. CD remembers how many long years his own conversion took. Hooker "has completely given up species as immutable creatures".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Phillips |
| Date: | 11 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History Archive Collections (John Phillips collection)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2521 |
To John Phillips 26 November [1859]
Summary
Though many facts of palaeontology may be against his theory, CD begs JP to consider whether a theory wholly false could explain several classes of facts – which CD enumerates.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Phillips |
| Date: | 26 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History Archive Collections (John Phillips collection)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2556 |
To John Phillips 29 November [1859]
Summary
Apologises for not having had time to read Phillips’ books.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Phillips |
| Date: | 29 Nov [1859] |
| Classmark: | Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library (tipped in to the Phillips copy of Origin (QH365 .O1859 1859 8vo c.1)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2560G |
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| letter | (3) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Phillips, John | (3) |
