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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
MS of a paper called "Comments on Mr Darwin’s grand theory", which generally supports CD but proposes that present flightless birds are primitive. Paper supplemented by a diagram showing the phylogeny of birds.
Thanks MM for reference to Shakespeare’s eleventh sonnet.
HW has confirmed the report in the Times of a shower of fish (minnows and sticklebacks) that fell on the Wedgwood colliery.
Concerning specimens he wants collected in the Azores.
Provides another case of apparently pure bred pointers producing litter with one setter puppy. Correspondent was told that this occurred in several litters; gives names of owners and others who can corroborate the information.
Reports the state of Anne Darwin’s health.
Reports on Anne’s illness.
Reports on Anne’s condition.
Detailed account of progress of Anne’s illness.
Asks EAD to forward a message of Anne’s improved state to Down.
Is hopeful about Anne after receiving an encouraging message.
Gives her reactions to CD’s reports on Anne’s health.
Reports on Anne’s health throughout the night and from 8 a.m. through to 4.30 p.m.
Further reports on Anne’s illness.
An evening report on Annie Darwin’s somewhat improved condition.
Discusses Anne’s sickness and her hope.
Thanks CD for his Monday notes about Anne, which are much better than previous ones.
Tells of the hopes raised by CD’s letter of Monday regarding Anne’s health.
Tells of Anne’s death.
Her reactions to Anne’s death; hopes CD may soon return.
