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DCP-LETT-7162

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
9 Apr [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 207–208)
Summary:

Finds Academy contains valuable matter for his work.

Descent progresses slowly – will not be ready for press for several months.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7050

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray; John Murray
Date:
[after 1 July 1870]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 273
Summary:

Wants to keep "The origin of man" as first part of title of book.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7265

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
5 [Aug 1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 209–10)
Summary:

MS of Descent, except last chapter, is ready to send to printer. Hopes the printer will be able to keep him steadily at work correcting proof. "It drives me mad to change from job to job."

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7316

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
4 Sept [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 211)
Summary:

Variation is a much better looking volume than Origin due to quality of paper and binding. Hopes JM will attend to this point in Descent. Printers have sent "splendid lot" of proofs.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7327

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
26 Sept 1870
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 214–17)
Summary:

Wants sheets [of Descent] for foreign editions. Asks JM to determine price to be charged for the stereotypes of 62 cuts. Dallas would be excellent for the index but must be "civilly warned" not to delay. Encloses memo on the index.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7331

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
29 Sept [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 212–13)
Summary:

CD did not promise Appleton stereotypes of text [of Descent]; only of cuts.

Wishes to know which passage JM thought "coarse". Remembers only a quotation from John Hunter on courtship of female being required "to give her desires" [Descent 1: 273]. He fancied a quotation rendered the sentence less coarse.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7341

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
11 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 41–2)
Summary:

Glad to hear Dallas will do index of Descent, but he needs keeping up to the mark. Agrees to a Dutch edition.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7348

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
22 Oct [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 218–19)
Summary:

He agrees with his family that binding of Variation looks much better than Origin.

Asks JM to report the number of copies he has printed of Naturalist’s Voyage [Journal of researches].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7371

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
15 Nov [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 43)
Summary:

Would like to hear results of JM’s November booksale.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7374

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
17 Nov [1870]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 242)
Summary:

Pleased at [advance] sale [of Descent]. Suggests 3000 copies be printed. Corrections are frightful and, CD fears, will not be done until end of year.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7489

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
19 Feb [1871]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 280
Summary:

Discusses publication of Descent. Orders copies of vol. 2 sent to Wallace, Mivart, and F. P. Cobbe.

Will attend Athenaeum and vote for RC.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7509A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
23 Feb 1871
Source of text:
DAR 249: 105
Summary:

Receipt for payment by John Murray of £630 for the first edition, consisting of 2500 copies, of Descent.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9237

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
[1 Mar 1871]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 437
Summary:

Discusses new edition of Descent.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7555

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
8 Mar [1871]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 222–3)
Summary:

Asks what his profits on the reprints of Descent will be when half have been sold.

Good reviews in Saturday Review and Pall Mall Gazette;

contemptuous one as usual in Athenæum.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7577

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
13 Mar 1871
Source of text:
DAR 143: 435
Summary:

Pleased about sale and new issue [of Descent]. Discusses presentation copies.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7603

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
20 Mar 1871
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 250–1)
Summary:

Pleased with sum the reprint [of Descent] has produced. Terms of payment accepted.

Thanks JM for Nonconformist [review of Descent, 32 (1871): 240–1].

Would like to see other out-of-way reviews – especially religious.

Other reviews favourable, including Wallace’s [see 7569], which is admirable.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7608

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
21 Mar 1871
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 252)
Summary:

Is astonished at sale [of Descent]. Will make no additions, but must correct a few misprints and errors [for third issue].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7610

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
22 Mar [1871]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 58–9)
Summary:

Has this day sent off corrections for new issue [of Descent]. Asks whether title-page may read "Sixth Thousand".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7613

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
23 Mar 1871
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 44–5)
Summary:

Amount received from 2d issue of Descent now stands at £840. Would be glad to have 2000 more copies printed because he wants time to collect information for a corrected edition.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-7680

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
13 Apr [1871]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 220–1)
Summary:

Has no idea who wrote the Times review [of Descent]. Writer has no knowledge of science and "seems a windbag full of metaphysics & classics".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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