From J. J. Murphy 23 January 1877
Old Forge | Dunmurry Co Antrim
23 Jan 1877
Sir
I am preparing a second edition of Habit and Intelligence (of which I sent you a copy when the first edition was published in 1869) and am having it illustrated.1 In the new edition there is to be a chapter on Metamorphosis, which will be nearly the same as the paper now enclosed.2 To illustrate this I wrote to Murray asking if I could be allowed the use of some of the woodcuts of Müller’s Facts for Darwin and on what terms. To this I received the enclosed reply.3 I then wrote to Mr Dallas to know if I could get the woodcuts copied from my own copy of the book.4 He replies that he does not think there would be any objection, but he believes if there is any copyright in the woodcuts at all you are the owner of it, and I consequently take the liberty of asking you whether you would make any objection to my doing so.5 I suppose if I were to take leave instead of asking it I should not be in much danger of any unpleasant consequences, but I do not intend to do any thing of the rectitude of which there could be any doubt.
I remain, with sincere respect, Yours truly | Joseph John Murphy
Charles Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Marginalia rev. ed.: Biodiversity heritage library: Charles Darwin’s library. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/collection/darwinlibrary
Murphy, Joseph John. 1869. Habit and intelligence in their connexion with the laws of matter and force: a series of scientific essays. 2 vols. London: Macmillan and Co.
Murphy, Joseph John. 1874. On the origin and metamorphoses of insects. [Read 25 March 1874.] Proceedings of the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society (1873–4): 76–92.
Murphy, Joseph John. 1879. Habit and intelligence: a series of essays on the laws of life and mind. 2d edition. London: Macmillan and Co.
Summary
Requests permission to use illustrations from F. Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin in the new edition [of his Habit and intelligence, 2d ed. (1879)].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10812
- From
- Joseph John Murphy
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Dunmurry, Co. Antrim
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 324
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10812,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10812.xml