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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.
Does not know rules for admission to museum [of the Royal College of Surgeons]. CD’s son [Francis] wishes much to inspect some of the preparations.
On the Christian God; questioning of CD’s religious beliefs.
Regrets he has not time to develop points touched on in her letter and that he does not understand what information she wants.
Writes at length on importance of God and Catholicism, and the need to seek salvation.
Observations on expression.
As a follower of CD, Spencer, and Kant, wishes to announce his work on the origin of "foolish illnesses" and prostitution [? Kort begrip der proefunderlijke zielkunde (1869)].
Extract from Robert Knox on hermaphroditism [Lond. Med. Gaz. 12 Jan 1844].
Describes a pouting expression in a 3½–year-old child.
An instance of long memory in a horse.
All the inhabitants of Down hope JL will endeavour to induce the Post Office to improve the telegraph service.
