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DCP-LETT-11127

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
5 Sept [1877]
Source of text:
The British Library (Add MS 46434)
Summary:

Further discussion of evidence for sexual selection. Prefers "conscious" to "voluntary" action. Distinguishes features that serve as charms and those that serve as challenges.

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Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-11158

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin
Date:
29 Sept [1877]
Source of text:
The British Library (Surrogate RP 9524)
Summary:

Rejoices that SS has accepted his son [William]. Judging from his own experience "life would be a most dreary blank without a dear wife to love with all one’s soul".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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