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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.
FG’s volume on his African expedition [Narrative of an explorer in tropical South Africa (1853)] stimulates CD to express his admiration and to hope their acquaintance can be renewed.
Describes his health and life at Down.
Discusses how Fuegians and other primitive peoples light fires.
Thanks FG for book [The art of travel (1855)].
Is looking for a house in London for a month.
Thanks for FG’s note and trouble in searching out pigeons.
Is obliged to FG for obtaining C. J. Andersson’s offer of information about breeds of cattle in South Africa.
Can FG use his influence with Rev. [Erhardt] to get information about domesticated poultry in Africa for CD?
Encloses signed document.
"Much interested about all domestic animals of all savage nations."
Thanks FG for comments [on Origin].
Acknowledges error involving rhinoceros.
Thinks female fowls select victorious or most beautiful cock.
Does FG know Mansfield Parkyns well enough to submit query to him? [Probably about domestication of Columba guinea in Abyssinia. See Variation 1: 183.]
FG’s congratulations [on publication of Variation] have given CD pleasure.
Trusts that FG is well again.
Praises FG’s book [Hereditary genius (1869)]. CD is converted by its argument. Previously CD believed men did not differ much in intellect, but only in zeal and hard work.
Is much obliged for information [about rabbits?].
Reports safe arrival of rabbits.
His rabbits have lost their patches and are grey.
Has FG seen William Crookes [spiritualist]?
Comments on FG’s description of a séance at the house of William Crookes.
Will use FG’s words about [H. M. Butler’s] hereditary habit [in Expression, p. 33 n. 8].
Encourages FG to carry out investigation [of spiritualism]. However, his own health is too uncertain to accept Daniel Dunglas Home’s offer. Discusses possibility of reproducing Crookes’s apparatus for sale.
Agrees to care for FG’s rabbits and will breed from them.
Plans to go to Southampton for ten days.
George Snow, the carrier, now leaves Nag’s Head on Thursday mornings.
Alteration in the arrangements for the carrier to collect the rabbit from FG and bring it to Down.
The carrier will call at University College on Thursday 15 August.
Rabbits’ coats true in character. If the next ones are true, it is superfluous to keep trying.
Does not know why crying children rub eyes with knuckles.
Mentions FG’s article on prayer ["Statistical inquiries into the efficacy of prayer", Fortn. Rev. n.s. 12 (1872): 125–35].