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DCP-LETT-1499

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
29 Jan [1853]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 82)
Summary:

Discusses education of his sons. Would like to see more diversity.

He is pleased that Richard Owen and others had a good opinion of his first volume [on Living Cirripedia].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1522

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
17 July [1853]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 84)
Summary:

Discusses Rugby and education in general. The enormous proportion of time spent on classics checks interest "in anything in which reasoning & observation comes into play".

Expresses shock and sympathy on learning of the deaths in WDF’s house.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1526

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
29 [July 1853]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 83)
Summary:

Sympathises with WDF’s tribulations.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1527

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
10 Aug [1853]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 85)
Summary:

Thanks WDF for writing so soon after his misfortunes, and again expresses sympathy.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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