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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.
Requests permission to call upon EF either Friday or Saturday morning [14 or 15 November].
Has been studying Origin and other works. Has lectured on the subject and would like to send some of his conclusions if CD is willing.
Suggests raising money to help Anton Dohrn complete the Naples Zoological Station, which is in danger of remaining unfinished.
Is pleased that CD found the letters from Bell’s Weekly Messenger to the point.
Encloses extracts relating to benefits derived by animals from altered conditions of life.
Encloses notes on deterioration of short-horns from inbreeding. Breeders agree with him on benefits of introducing fresh blood into inbred stocks.
Arrangements for meeting in London.
Glad CD has heard about Dohrn’s affairs.
Hybrid Motacilla.
Case of female duck leaving mate to pair with male of another species.
Sends information on shedding of reindeer horns in males and females.
Lemmings.
Encloses A. R. Wallace’s reply [in which he says he will undertake revision of Descent if CD wishes]. HWB says this shows that Wallace is unaware of the scope of revision; suggests need for well-defined terms.
Frankland is sending JSBS organic acids for him to try artificial digestion. CD will send globulin and haemoglobin.
CD writes about organising a subscription for Dohrn’s Zoological Station at Naples. Has drawn up a draft circular for naturalists to sign to show their support for the Station.
THH sends to AD a draft, prepared by himself and CD, of a statement for a subscription fund to assist AD’s Naples Zoological Station.
Thanks for assistance. He will write fully to Wallace tomorrow.
Thanks for FH’s work on the means of the distribution of plants (Hildebrand 1873).
Informs JVC that he is beginning a second, corrected edition of Descent, in case a new edition is wanted in Germany.
Sorry to hear of GHD’s poor health – he could have pleasant society at Cambridge if he were stronger.
Contributes £75 [to a fund for Naples Zoological Station] "if the affair goes on after we hear from Dohrn".
Is sending specimens of Eucalyptus;
goes tomorrow to receive LL.D. [Glasgow].
Would be happy if ARW would undertake to help with correcting the proof-sheets of his revised edition of Descent. Outlines the job that would be required.
Discusses human reactions to pleasant and unpleasant tastes; considers that modifications of these reactions produce several identifiable expressions of general like and dislike.
Discussion of his possible assistance on editorial work for revised edition of Descent.
CD’s son [George] could do the work [of proof-correction for Descent, 2d ed.] if ARW finds he does not care for it.
