To ? 17 November [1870]
Summary
CD has already agreed that Julius Victor Carus will translate his next book.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 17 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Autogr. Darwin, Charles Robert, Bl. 3–4) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6993F |
To George Cupples 3 November [1870]
Summary
Will collect the "precious animal" [deerhound puppy] from King’s Cross.
Thanks GC for information on the perch.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Cupples |
Date: | 3 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7355 |
To P. L. Sclater 4 November [1870]
Summary
Asks PLS whether he will look over list of names of birds [for Descent] to make sure they are spelled correctly. "I have a most unfortunate weakness … to copy proper names incorrectly".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 4 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7356 |
To W. G. Smith 6 November 1870
Summary
Thanks for the information sent by WGS in his letter of 4 November 1870.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Worthington George Smith |
Date: | 6 Nov 1870 |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 54224: 196) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7359F |
To P. L. Sclater 9 November 1870
Summary
Thanks PLS for his generous offer to go over the part on birds [in Descent]. Does not think PLS realises that there are more than 200 pages – most of which will have nothing new for him.
W. H. Hudson’s proofs have arrived ["Letters on the ornithology of Buenos Ayres", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 87–9, 158–60, 332–4, 545–50, 671–3, 748–50, 798–82; (1871): 4–7, 258–62, 326–9].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 9 Nov 1870 |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7362 |
To William Ogle 9 November 1870
Summary
Has read WO’s paper [see 7361] with great interest. If WO’s views are confirmed he will be able to explain many odd little details about the colouring of animals.
Can WO observe if the platysma myoides is brought into strong action in people suffering from severe dyspnoea?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Ogle |
Date: | 9 Nov 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 193 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7364 |
To P. L. Sclater 11 November [1870]
Summary
Accepts PLS’s offer to read proofs of [Descent].
W. H. Hudson’s paper is interesting.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 11 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Kotte Autographs (dealers) (April 2019) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7366 |
To W. D. Fox 15 November [1870]
Summary
Discusses his present book [Descent].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
Date: | 15 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.385) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7370 |
To John Murray 15 November [1870]
Summary
Would like to hear results of JM’s November booksale.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 15 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 43) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7371 |
To William Ogle 17 November [1870]
Summary
Thanks WO for information on platysma, which he did not know could be brought into voluntary action. Is coming to believe it has nothing to do with expression.
On the relation between white colouring and susceptibility to poisonous plants, CD suggests WO send his paper to J. Wyman and propose he investigate whether white as well as black pigs will eat paint-root.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Ogle |
Date: | 17 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 4 (EH 88205902) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7373 |
To John Murray 17 November [1870]
Summary
Pleased at [advance] sale [of Descent]. Suggests 3000 copies be printed. Corrections are frightful and, CD fears, will not be done until end of year.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 17 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 242) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7374 |
To P. L. Sclater 21 November [1870]
Summary
Sends two sheets [of Descent] for correction of names of birds. PLS will save him many disgraceful misspellings. Descent now being prepared in five foreign editions.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
Date: | 21 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7379 |
To A. R. Wallace 22 November [1870]
Summary
Praise for ARW’s reply [Nature 3 (1870): 49–50] to a paper by A. W. Bennett ["Natural selection from a mathematical point of view", Nature 3 (1870): 30–3] holding that mind is a leading cause of variation.
Is reading proof of his "confounded book" [Descent].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | 22 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434: 207–8) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7380 |
To George Cupples 27 November [1870]
Summary
Bran [deerhound puppy] is thriving; enjoys English life.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Cupples |
Date: | 27 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7383 |
To A. S. Strahan 29 November 1870
Summary
A recommendation for George Cupples who has applied for a government pension: "I have corresponded with him on scientific subjects during several years. On some very intricate points he has been so kind as not only to collect, at the cost of much trouble, information from various sources, but has likewise made for me valuable observations".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alexander Stuart Strahan |
Date: | 29 Nov 1870 |
Classmark: | Heritage Book Shop, Los Angeles (dealers) (January 2018) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7385 |
To Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen 30 November [1870]
Summary
Is pleased to hear that the translator for the Dutch edition [of Descent] is a person so well qualified [see 7384]. He encloses a facsimile of the title page. Reports arrangements with John Murray.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen |
Date: | 30 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/11) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7386A |
Sclater, P. L. | (4) |
Cupples, George | (2) |
Murray, John (b) | (2) |
Ogle, William | (2) |
Fox, W. D. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (16) |
Sclater, P. L. | (4) |
Cupples, George | (2) |
Murray, John (b) | (2) |
Ogle, William | (2) |