To J. J. Weir 7 May [1868]
Summary
Thanks JJW for his great assistance.
Discusses sexual selection in birds.
Sends queries on secondary sexual characteristics of birds.
Has often marvelled at the different growth of the flowering and creeping branches of ivy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 7 May [1868] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6165 |
Matches: 18 hits
- … Henslow 1868 ); see also letter from George Henslow, 13 April 1868 . For CD’s own interest …
- … Weir, 27 February [1868] and 29 February [1868] , and letter from J. J. …
- … Weir, [before 5] March 1868 ; see also letter from Harrison Weir, 28 March 1868 . No …
- … 4–7] May 1868 . In his letter to Weir of 18 April [1868] , CD had asked Weir’s opinion of …
- … while young. Weir’s reply is in his letter to CD of 20 April 1868. See letter from J. …
- … letter from J. J. Weir, [4–7] May 1868 . Weir had written four letters to CD since CD’s …
- … began working on the section on birds for Descent on 17 May 1868. See letter from J. J. …
- … Weir, [4–7] May 1868 . See letter to J. J. …
- … letter from J. J. Weir, [4–7] May 1868 . See letter from J. J. …
- … Weir, 20 April 1868 . See letter from J. J. …
- … letter to him: see letters from J. J. Weir, 20 April 1868 , [before 28 April] 1868 , 28 …
- … 1861] and n. 6. See letter from J. J. Weir, 28 April – 4 May 1868 . CD probably refers …
- … J. Weir, [4–7] May 1868 and n. 4. See letters to J. J. …
- … Weir, 4 April [1868] and n. 4. The letter to Abraham Dee Bartlett has not been found. See …
- … in Descent 1: 417 (see letter from J. J. Weir, 24 March 1868 ). In Descent 1: 395, CD …
- … were damaged (see letter from J. J. Weir, [before 5] March 1868 ). According to CD’s ‘ …
- … letter from Richard Spruce to J. D. Hooker, 29 July 1864 , and Climbing plants , p. 105). George Henslow’s paper on phyllotaxis was read at the Linnean Society in April 1868 ( …
- … 1868 . The Gardeners’ Chronicle , 27 April 1861, p. 390, reported that there was a ‘foolish notion’ abroad that the growth of the beans of the previous year was different from that of other years, in that the beans hung down in the pod, rather than being erect; according to the Gardeners’ Chronicle , ‘some of those who insisted on the difference appealed to the position of the suture’. The eccentric growth was thought to coincide with the beginning and the end of the potato blight. See also Correspondence vol. 9, letter …
To H. T. Stainton 2 March [1868]
Summary
Thanks HTS for his valuable information. Hopes to arrive at probable answer to question of proportion of males to females in the progeny of butterflies bred in domestication.
On courtship of butterflies, CD believes something more than chance is involved in determining which male is successful.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Tibbats Stainton |
| Date: | 2 Mar [1868] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Manuscripts MSS DAR 23) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5967 |
Matches: 17 hits
- … H. W. Bates, 18 February 1868 , and letter from H. T. …
- … quercus (see letter from Roland Trimen, 20 February 1868 , and letter to H. T. …
- … John Hellins with his letter to CD of 29 February 1868 . The subject of the ratio of sexes …
- … been found, but see the letter from Armand de Quatrefages, 4 March 1868 . Quatrefages had …
- … Stainton, 21 February [1868] ). CD’s letter to Armand de Quatrefages has …
- … now Samia cynthia ), in his letter to CD of 25 February 1868 . Wallace had not, in fact, …
- … and later corrected CD on this point (see letter from Alexander Wallace, 14 March 1868 ). …
- … In his letter to Stainton of 28 February [1868] , CD had asked whether the colouring of …
- … for protection. In a letter to Stainton of 26 February 1868 , Henry Doubleday mentioned …
- … referred to as whites and yellows). See letter to Henry Doubleday, 1 March [1868] . …
- … See letter from Alexander Wallace, 25 February 1868 . CD refers to the behaviour …
- … Stainton, 29 February 1868 . Stainton enclosed copies of letters from Henry Doubleday and …
- … Stainton, 20 February 1868 ). In a letter to W. B. …
- … W. B. Tegetmeier, [before 15 February 1868] ). See also letter to H. T. Stainton, 21 …
- … 1868; both Stainton and Henry Walter Bates reported on the meeting to CD (see letter from …
- … out (see enclosure to letter from H. T. Stainton, 29 February 1868 ). In Descent 1: 409, …
- … 1868] , CD had asked for records on proportions of sexes in ‘as many domestic animals as possible’; Tegetmeier offered to tabulate results of his investigation ( letter …
From Asa Gray 25 May 1868
Summary
CD’s book taking on famously. AG’s review in Nation [see 5921] and preface to American edition.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 May 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 164 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6206 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Gray visited England from mid-September until mid-November 1868 (see letter from Asa …
- … Gray, 17 September 1868 , and letter from J. D. Hooker, 24 November 1868 ). They visited …
- … See letter to Asa Gray, 8 May [1868] . …
- … See letter to Asa Gray, 8 May [1868] and n. 2. Gray’s review in Nation is [A. Gray] …
- … Variation , published by Orange Judd & Co. See letter to Asa Gray, 8 May [1868] and n. …
- … 3. See letter to Asa Gray, 8 May [1868] and n. …
- … 5. See letter to Asa Gray, 8 May [1868] and n. 6. …
- … Massachusetts] 25 May, 1868 My Dear Darwin, I want to write you a long letter—but the time …
To J. J. Weir 30 May [1868]
Summary
Glad to have JJW’s opinion on nest-building. Wallace’s view [that skill is learned] is opposed to many facts.
Asks JJW about birds and their behaviour.
Wants information on the first plumage of different breeds of canaries.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 30 May [1868] |
| Classmark: | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center (Joseph Halle Schaffner collection box 1, folder 2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6215 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … this section. See letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 20 May [1868] , and letter from W. B. …
- … to J. J. Weir, 18 April [1868] , and letter from J. J. …
- … Weir, 18 May 1868 , and letter from Edward Blyth, 18 May 1868 and nn. 4 and 5. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Edward Blyth, 18 May 1868 . …
- … Bates, 21 May [1868] . Weir apparently did not visit Down in June (see letter to J. J. …
- … Tegetmeier, 25 May 1868 . See also letter to H. W. …
- … Weir, 20 April 1868 . See letter from J. J. …
- … see, for example, the letter to A. R. Wallace, 5 May [1868] and n. 7). See also letter …
- … 2: 138–238). See letter from J. J. Weir, [14 April 1868] . CD discussed the relation …
- … See letter from J. J. Weir, [before 30 May 1868] ; Weir’s comments on the nest-building …
- … Pavo spiciferus. See also letter from J. J. Weir, 23 March 1868 and n. 7. CD refers to …
To J. J. Weir 18 April [1868]
Summary
Discusses rapid replacement of mates among birds. "I begin to think that the pairing of birds must be as delicate and tedious an operation as the pairing of young gentlemen and ladies. If I can convince myself that there are habitually many unpaired birds it will be a great aid to me in sexual selection". Notes rivalry of singing birds.
Heard from George Rolleston of the inherited effects of an eye injury.
Disagrees with A. R. Wallace’s idea "that birds learn to make their nests from having seen them whilst young" ["The philosophy of birds’ nests", Intellect. Obs. 11 (1867): 413–20].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 18 Apr [1868] |
| Classmark: | Duke University, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RL.10387) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6128 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … to W. D. Fox, 25 February [1868] , the letter to J. J. Weir, 29 February [1868] , and …
- … 2. In his letter of 16 April 1868 , Weir had mentioned unpaired birds and also expressed …
- … missing part of the letter from J. J. Weir, 5 April 1868 , or the letter from J. J. …
- … this letter and the letter from J. J. Weir, 5 April 1868 . See letters from J. J. …
- … Weir, 5 April 1868 , [14 April 1868] , and 16 April 1868 . See letter from J. J. …
- … J. Weir, [before 3] March 1868 and [before 5] March 1868 . See letter from J. J. …
- … letter from J. J. Weir, 5 April 1868 and n. 6. See letter from J. J. Weir, 5 April …
- … blood (DAR 85: B103). See letter from J. J. Weir, 5 April 1868 . CD refers to Edward …
- … 14 April 1868] . For earlier discussion of bullfinch behaviour, see the letters from J. …
- … Weir, 4 April [1868] and n. 4. See letter from J. J. Weir, 16 April 1868 . In a note …
- … refers to William Reeves . See also letter to W. D. Fox, 25 February [1868] and n. …
- … of sexual selection. See letter from J. J. Weir, [14 April 1868] . CD included the …
- … Weir, 16 April 1868 and n. 9. CD refers to Abraham Dee Bartlett ; see letter to J. J. …
- … 1868] and n. 3; in Descent 2: 105–6, CD cited Weir on the incident. For the case of the magpies, see the letter …
To A. R. Wallace 19 August [1868]
Summary
The problem of dimorphic plants and their fertility.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 19 Aug [1868] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434: 143–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6322 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … on the weekend of 12 and 13 September 1868 ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [8–10 September …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker visited Freshwater from 8 to 14 August 1868 (see letter from J. D. …
- … Hooker, 6 August 1868 , and letter to Asa …
- … Wallace, 1 May [1868] , and letter to A. R. Wallace, 5 May [1868] . See Origin , pp. …
- … July to 20 August 1868 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). See letter from A. R. Wallace, …
- … Wallace, 16 August [1868] . CD refers to George Henry Lewes ; see letter from G. H. …
- … from A. R. Wallace, 16 August [1868] and n. 5. See letter from A. R. …
- … Lewes, 26 July 1868 and n. 2. See letter from A. R. …
- … 1868] ). He was to deliver the presidential address at the British Association meeting (see n. 2, above). The book was published as A. R. Wallace 1869 . See letter …
To W. D. Fox 12 December [1868]
Summary
Thanks WDF for information about sheep and cattle.
Mentions corrections for new edition of Origin [5th ed. (1869)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 12 Dec [1868] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.357) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6500 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Field , 22 February 1868 (see letter to Gardeners’ …
- … Chronicle , 11 February [1868], and letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 11 February [1868] ). …
- … including those sent by Fox in his letter of 9 December [1868] , are in DAR 85: B25, B40. …
- … animals in letters published in Gardeners’ Chronicle , 15 February 1868, and in the …
- … the letter from W. D. Fox, 9 December [1868] . See letter from W. D. Fox, 9 December [ …
- … forward them to CD ( letter from W. B. Tegetmeier, 9 March 1868 ). CD’s tabulations of …
- … vol. 16, Appendix II)). See also letter to J. D. Hooker, 26 November [1868] . …
To G. H. K. Thwaites 29 December 1868
Summary
Discusses experiments in breeding fowls.
Comments on letter from S. O. Glenie [see 6440] concerning the eyes of trumpeting elephants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henry Kendrick Thwaites |
| Date: | 29 Dec 1868 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.358) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6514 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … see letter to G. H. K. Thwaites, 19 May [1868] , letter from C. P. Layard to G. …
- … H. K. Thwaites, 28 July 1868 , and letter from S. O. Glenie, 27 November 1868 ). CD …
- … to G. H. K. Thwaites, [before 31 October 1868] . See letter from S. O. Glenie to G. …
- … K. Thwaites, [before 31 October 1868] . See letter from G. H. K. Thwaites, 16 October …
- … 3. In his letter to Thwaites of 28 July 1868 , C. P. Layard had reported owning two …
- … fowl found in Ceylon. See letter to G. H. K. Thwaites, 28 September [1868] and n. …
- … 1868 My dear Thwaites It is extremely kind in you & your friends to take so much trouble about the fowls. If you have not the pure breed the results will of course be doubtful; & I am unwilling to believe that Blyth & Layard were both mistaken. I sh d much like to hear whether the males of the black chickens spoken of by Mr Layard, undergo any change when they become adult. I have been very glad to see Mr Glenie’s letter; & …
To Roland Trimen 21 February [1868]
Summary
RT’s argument about the Lasiocampa strikes him as very good; asks for any similar cases. Wonders whether male butterflies may serve more than one female.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Roland Trimen |
| Date: | 21 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | Royal Entomological Society (Trimen papers, box 21: 65) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5908 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Bates . See letter from H. T. Stainton, 20 February 1868 , and letter from H. W. …
- … visited CD at 4 Chester Place on 25 March ( letter to Roland Trimen, [21 March 1868] ). …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from Roland Trimen, 20 February 1868 . …
- … See letter from Roland Trimen, 20 February 1868 and n. 13. Henry Tibbats Stainton and …
- … Bates, 21 February 1868 . See letter to H. T. Stainton, 21 February [1868] and n. 6. …
- … See letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 21 February [1868] . …
To Leonard Jenyns 29 February [1868]
Summary
Thanks LJ for his useful facts. Will "look to" the reference about the nightingale.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 29 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5957 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Leonard Jenyns, 27 February 1868 . …
- … Letter from Leonard Jenyns, 27 February 1868 . …
- … See letter from Leonard Jenyns, 27 February 1868 and n. …
- … 10. See letter from Leonard Jenyns, 27 February 1868 and nn. 2 …
- … and 5. See letter from Leonard Jenyns, 27 February 1868 . …
From John Murray 22 September [1868]
Summary
Lost copy of Variation sent to B. D. Walsh has been traced as far as New York.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Sept [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 361 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6385 |
To Alphonse de Candolle 20 July [1868]
Summary
Thanks AdeC for correcting an error about thorns, which CD might have quoted.
CD will be cautious in regard to the muscles of the scalp. [Descent 1: 20].
His health has failed again "in the usual manner" and he has been ordered to do no work.
Repeats how interested and pleased he was by AdeC’s last long, remarkable letter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alphonse de Candolle |
| Date: | 20 July [1868] |
| Classmark: | Archives de la famille de Candolle (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6282 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … from Alphonse de Candolle, 2 July 1868 , and letter to Alphonse de Candolle, 6 July 1868 . …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Alphonse de Candolle, 15 July 1868 . …
- … See letter from Alphonse de Candolle, 15 July 1868 and n. …
- … 3. See letter from Alphonse de Candolle, 15 July 1868 and n. 4. In Descent 1: 20, CD …
To George Bentham 1 May [1868]
Summary
Sends Ernst Haeckel’s [Generelle] Morphologie [1866] and C. K. Sprengel’s book [Entdeckte Geheimniss der Natur (1793)].
A. Gaudry and L. Rütimeyer have declared in favour of CD’s views.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Bentham |
| Date: | 1 May [1868] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Bentham Correspondence, Vol. 3, Daintree–Dyer, 1830–1884, GEB/1/3: f. 702) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6154 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … letter from Albert Gaudry, 11 January 1868 , and letter from W. B. Dawkins, 31 January …
- … had enquired about in his letter of 30 April 1868 . CD refers to Thomas Henry Huxley . For …
- … Bentham had enquired about in his letter of 30 April 1868 . An annotated copy of Sprengel …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from George Bentham, 30 April 1868 . …
- … See letter from George Bentham, 30 April 1868 . CD refers to Federico Delpino . CD …
- … Collection–CUL. See letter from George Bentham, 30 April 1868 . In ‘Three forms of Lythrum …
To Fritz Müller 28 November 1868
Summary
Delay in translating Für Darwin.
Comments on plan to repeat CD’s experiments on illegitimate offspring.
FM’s observations on stridulation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 28 Nov 1868 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 26) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6483 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Marginalia 1: 26–8). See letter from Fritz Müller, 9 September 1868 and n. 15. …
- … The final portion of Müller’s letter of 9 September 1868 has not been found. CD refers to …
- … In his letter of 27 November 1868 , Dallas informed CD he had been elected to the post of …
- … 3. See letter from Fritz Müller, 9 September 1868 and n. 10. Müller had evidently sent …
- … has been found (see letter from Fritz Müller, 9 September 1868 and n. 12). CD refers to …
- … Philosophical Society. See letter from Fritz Müller, 9 September 1868 and n. 4. CD …
- … latifolia subsp. latifolia . See letter from Friedrich Hildebrand, 18 May 1868 and n. …
- … with potatoes, see the letter to Friedrich Hildebrand, 14 November [1868] and n. …
- … Down Bromley | Kent Nov 28 | 1868 My dear Sir You end y r letter of Sep. 9 by saying that …
- … 1864 ; W. S. Dallas trans. 1869). See letter from W. S. Dallas, 27 November 1868 . …
- … 1, and letter from M. T. Masters, 2 November 1868 , n. 1. …
To A. R. Wallace 27 February [1868]
Summary
Pleased by ARW’s response to Pangenesis.
On negative reception by his friends.
Further argument concerning sterility and natural selection.
Polygamy and sexual selection.
Protection.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 27 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434: 108–11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5940 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … of protective coloration, see the letter from Albany Hancock, 8 February 1868 and n. 3. …
- … selection, see the enclosure to his letter of 1 March 1868 . See Variation 2: 185–9. …
- … 1868 and n. 5. See letter from Henry Holland, 11 February [1868] . CD refers to Joseph …
- … and Berthold Carl Seeman (see also letter to John Murray, 25 February [1868] and n. 5). …
- … the letter from A. R. Wallace, 24 February 1868 . See letter from A. R. Wallace, 24 …
- … A. R. Wallace 1868 . See letter from A. R. Wallace, 24 February 1868 and …
- … 26[–7] February 1868 . CD refers to Herbert Spencer ; see letter from A. R. Wallace, …
- … of paradise, see the letter from A. R. Wallace, 24 February 1868 . CD was in London from …
To John Bush 2 April [1868]
Summary
Thanks JB for his information. Has heard of analogous cases to JB’s observations on [colours of] crossed rats; the offspring of white and grey mice are stated to be either white or grey and never piebald.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Bush |
| Date: | 2 Apr [1868] |
| Classmark: | Private collection |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6084 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … In his letter of 30 March 1868 , Bush indicated that he had lost some notes on the exact …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Bush, 30 March 1868 . …
- … of rats; CD had asked for the information in his letter to Bush of 29 February [1868] . …
- … See letter from John Bush, 30 March 1868 . …
From Alexander Wallace 14 March 1868
Summary
On proportion of sexes [of moths?] raised from larvae: AW does not select largest exclusively.
Account of lambing in 1864 after unusual drought.
| Author: | Alexander Wallace |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 86: A26–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6011 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … letter from Jonathan Peel, 4 March 1868 , and letter to Jonathan Peel, 6 March [1868] ). …
- … letter to Henry Doubleday, 1 March [1868] , and the letter to H. T. Stainton, 2 March [ …
- … now Samia cynthia ) in his letters of 25 February 1868 and 28 February 1868. For Wallace’s …
- … the transmutation of one grain species into another, see his letter of 28 February 1868 . …
- … the egg (Latin; see letter from Alexander Wallace, 28 February 1868 ). CD’s discussion of …
- … 27 and 28 December 1867 (see letter to J. P. M. Weale, 23 January [ 1868] and n. 12). …
- … letter to J. B. Innes, 22 December [1862] ( Correspondence vol. 10), CD had expressed disbelief about a similar account of the transmutation of oats into wheat. CD discussed these cereal plants in Variation 1: 312–20, but did not mention any accounts of transmutation of one grain into another. It is not known which of CD’s sons was planning an experiment. CD had evidently met Arthur Gardiner Butler at the British Museum ; he referred to Butler’s observations on butterflies in notes dated 17 March 1868 ( …
To Fritz Müller 17 August 1868
Summary
FM’s additions for English edition [1869] of Für Darwin.
Dimorphic plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 17 Aug 1868 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6320 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … s diary (DAR 242)). See letter from Fritz Müller, 22 April 1868 . For CD’s hypothesis of …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 17 June 1868 . William Sweetland Dallas was translating …
- … was the publisher. See letter from Fritz Müller, 17 June 1868 . CD refers to Joseph Dalton …
- … water hyacinth; see letter from Fritz Müller, 31 October 1868 ). Müller discussed P. …
- … 1871 . Eschscholtzia californica. See letter from Fritz Müller, 17 June 1868 and n. …
- … 6. See letter from Fritz Müller, 17 June 1868 . …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 17 June 1868 and n. 10. The Darwins stayed at Freshwater …
- … Freshwater] Aug 17— 1868 My dear Sir I have received your letter of June 17 th & am much …
To John Murray 13 April [1868]
Summary
Asks JM to send Variation to G. Boccardo in Italy.
Sends title (suggested by Lyell) for translation of Fritz Müller’s Für Darwin (which Dallas is translating). CD does not wish to go to great expense in advertising it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 13 Apr [1868] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 184–185) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6114 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … W. S. Dallas trans. 1869) in November 1868 ( letter from W. S. Dallas, 27 November …
- … Charles Lyell . For more on the title, see the letter to Fritz Müller, 16 March [1868] . …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Gerolamo Boccardo, 23 April 1868 . An …
- … the letter records that a copy of Variation was sent to Boccardo on 15 April 1868. William …
From John Murray 27 May [1868]
Summary
Will be glad to see Miss Wedgwood’s MS on Wesley.
The clichés of Fritz Müller’s work [Für Darwin] have arrived.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 May [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 359 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6212 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … F. Müller 1864 ; Dallas trans. 1869). See letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 3. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 1. Murray refers to Frances Julia …
- … King and King 1866 ; see letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 3. CD’s instructions …
- … missing letter to Murray (see letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 2). Canestrini’s …
- … Appendix IV). See also letter from Giovanni Canestrini, 14 May 1868 . Williams & Norgate …
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Visiting the Darwins
Summary
'As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating…' In October 1868 Jane Gray and her husband spent several days as guests of the Darwins, and Jane wrote a charming account of the visit in a sixteen-page letter to her sister. She described Charles…
Matches: 1 hits
- … As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating… Darwin often discouraged …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to …
