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DCP-LETT-5346

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
3 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 158–160)
Summary:

Sorry about enormous size of Variation MS, but cannot shorten it now. If JM is afraid to publish, CD will consider agreement cancelled. Suggests he ask someone with judgment to read the MS. Has written concluding chapter on man. Whether it will be included depends on size of volume.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5350

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
8 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 155–157)
Summary:

CD annoyed at large size of Variation. Suggests printing detailed parts in small type. JM can, of course, decline to publish altogether.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5356

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
10 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 166)
Summary:

Relieved by JM’s note and by his agreement on type size. Is alarmed by what the verdict [on Variation] of JM’s friend will be. He is not a man of science. An unscientific reader would have condemned the Origin. An eminent semi-scientific man thought the Journal of researches not worth publishing.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5363

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
15 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 161)
Summary:

Approves of type [for Variation]. Pleased to hear from Hooker that he is not surprised that MS is big.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5379

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
27 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 153–154)
Summary:

Hopes JM’s friend will give his judgment [on Variation] soon; and urges JM to come to a decision about publishing. CD believes it will have "a fair sale".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5382

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
29 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 162–163)
Summary:

CD agrees to JM’s proposal of half-profits. Thinks it a mistake to print only 750 copies. The agreement on half-profit is for first edition only. CD estimates his book at a higher value than JM does.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5384

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
31 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 164–165)
Summary:

Is convinced his chapter on man [for Variation] will excite plenty of attention and abuse, which he supposes is as good as praise for selling a book.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5446

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
18 Mar [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 167–168)
Summary:

The compositors have invented a title [for Variation] which CD thinks is better than the advertised one. CD can form no opinion on number of copies. Asks that clean sheets be sent to German and Russian publishers for translation.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5450

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
20 Mar [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 169–170)
Summary:

The new title is fixed. Thanks for clean sheets. As to number of copies, now that JM proposes 1500, CD is frightened.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5486

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
4 Apr [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 32–33)
Summary:

Asks JM not to send stereotypes [of Variation] to Schweizerbart until he has heard that Carus will translate it.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5497

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
10 Apr [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 34–35)
Summary:

CD writes about stereotypes for German and Russian editions of Variation.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5594

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
4 Aug [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 171–172)
Summary:

Asks whether JM is interested in publishing A. E. Brehm, Illustrirtes Thierleben [4 vols. (1864–7)], which has had immense sale on the continent.

Is making good progress with proofs [of Variation].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5632

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
20 Sept 1867
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 173)
Summary:

Thanks for "pleasant remittance" of £250 for 4th edition of Origin.

Glad to see that Orchids sells a little.

Hopes Variation will be more successful.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5654

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
19 Oct [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 174–175)
Summary:

An absurd error ("Election" for "Selection") in the advertisement of Variation. Dallas is the best man for index.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5667

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
2 Nov [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 176–177)
Summary:

Dallas’ index [for Variation] well done but rather too full.

A hybrid from an ass and a bull is utterly incredible.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5743

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
31 Dec [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 64–65)
Summary:

Introduces Clair Grece who wishes to translate a work on English grammar from the German.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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