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Letter 3023

Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa

14 Dec [1860]

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    Encloses note from Huxley [see 3022], who would be grateful for Chauncey Wright's review.

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Down Bromley Kent

Dec 14th

My dear Gray,

The enclosed note of Huxleys you will see shows that he will be glad of Mr Wrights article, if approved of; but he cannot pay for it. I really do not believe that there is any other Review which would accept it, for all have treated of the Origin.—   If Mr Wright cannot better dispose of it; it had better be sent to Messrs Williams & Norgate Henrietta St., Covent Garden; as they publish the Review.—   I feel sure that the Review will have great merit, & so far be worthy of Mr Wright's article; & it would be a great pity if it were not published, as you say it is so good.— You will see that Huxley asks whether you would ever contribute to his Review; but you must, I fear, be pledged to Silliman's.

I shall be anxious to hear your final decision on manner of publishing your Three Articles. I still think Nor 2 best, though I believe most would prefer Nor 3.

I shd. rather like to see sub rosˆa Harvey's letter.— I have had much correspondence with him; & he wrote me some very nice letters. I return Ticknor & Fields letter, as you might want to refer to it.—

My dear Gray | Yours most truly | C. Darwin

There is a nice, but too flattering article on the Origin by a young man, whom many think most highly of.—

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    f1 3023.f1
    Dated by the reference to the forthcoming publication of Gray 1861 (see n. 4, below).
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    f2 3023.f2
    See preceding letter. Gray had asked CD whether he could get an article by his friend Chauncey Wright published in England. See letter to Asa Gray, 11 December [1860].
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    f3 3023.f3
    CD refers to the American Journal of Science and Arts, edited by James Dwight Dana and Benjamin Silliman Jr. Gray was one of three contributing editors.
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    f4 3023.f4
    At CD's request, Gray was arranging for copies of his review of Origin ([Gray] 1860b) to be separately printed in America. A number of these were intended for distribution in Britain. The pamphlet was published early in 1861 (Gray 1861). See letter to Asa Gray, 11 December [1860].
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    f5 3023.f5
    The review had been published in three parts. For CD's comments on the second part, see the letter to Asa Gray, 26 September [1860].
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    f6 3023.f6
    William Henry Harvey's letter to Asa Gray, dated 3 November 1860, is in the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University. Harvey commented on Gray's review of Origin ([Gray] 1860b): `Almost thou persuadest me to be a Darwinite—not quite so, but thou persuadest me to be a Grayite.'
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    f7 3023.f7
    The Boston publishing firm Ticknor and Fields had agreed to print Gray's pamphlet, for distribution by Tr¨ubner and Company in London (Dupree 1959, p. 299).
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    f8 3023.f8
    Probably Fawcett 1860.
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