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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.
CD expressed himself badly. F. Jenkin’s argument was against single variations ever being perpetuated.
Sends translation of Mr Steiger’s letter responding to question CD had asked about growth of horns of merino rams.
Discusses case of tailless dogs.
Does not intend to follow up work on variation under domestication.
Asks for specimen of Drosophyllum from Portugal.
Lyell says CD is revising what he says about the Weald in the Origin. Asks CD to look at his subaerial denudation views in his book [Physical geology and geography of Great Britain, 2d ed. (1864)].