From John Murray 28 January [1867]
Summary
JM will publish [Variation] "coute qui coute", paying CD half the profits.
Thinks he can count on 500 purchases of what he calls the "Pièces Justificatives" of the Origin and will print 750 copies.
His literary friend found it "difficult of digestion".
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 344 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5380 |
To J. D. Hooker 29 January [1867]
Summary
On final instalment of "Insular floras" [Gard. Chron. (1867): 75]; rejoices at extent of their agreement.
Some criticisms of JDH’s position on geographical affinities, and volcanic islands.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 29 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 8–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5381 |
To John Murray 29 January [1867]
Summary
CD agrees to JM’s proposal of half-profits. Thinks it a mistake to print only 750 copies. The agreement on half-profit is for first edition only. CD estimates his book at a higher value than JM does.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 29 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 162–163) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5382 |
From John Murray 30 January [1867]
Summary
First portion of Variation MS has been set up. Murray will not decide on number to be printed until he has read a good portion. The agreement applies only to the first edition.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 345 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5383 |
To John Murray 31 January [1867]
Summary
Is convinced his chapter on man [for Variation] will excite plenty of attention and abuse, which he supposes is as good as praise for selling a book.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 31 Jan [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 164–165) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5384 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1867–72]
Summary
On origin of hand-shaking.
| Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7041 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1867–72]
Summary
Expression: derivation of the term "brown study".
| Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7042 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [1867–72?]
Summary
A fragment that may contain information for Expression.
| Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 53v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7043 |
From F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. Darwin [1867–72]
Summary
Miss Gourlay reports case of girl at the Lock Hospital who covered her face in shame.
| Author: | Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 45 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7058 |
From F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. Darwin [1867–72]
Summary
The expression of shame in ancients, Milton, the Bible, and in poor girls under Miss Gourlay’s charge.
| Author: | Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 46, DAR 189: 140 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7059 |
From F. J. Wedgwood [1867–72]
Summary
Sends extract from Charma [Essai sur le langage (1846)] on the origin of nodding and shaking the head [See Expression, p. 273 n. 17].
| Author: | Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 47, DAR 195.1: 52 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7060 |
From F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. Darwin? [1867–72]
Summary
An extract from Macrobius’ Saturnalia dealing with blushing.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 48 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7061 |
From F. J. Wedgwood [1867–72]
Summary
Extract from Seneca’s letters establishes that hiding the face in shame was not a classical gesture.
| Author: | Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–72] |
| Classmark: | DAR 195.1: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7062 |
From Ellen Frances Lubbock [1867–8?]
Summary
Has marked a page from Adam Bede which may be relevant to CD’s work on expression.
| Author: | Ellen Frances Hordern; Ellen Frances Lubbock |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1867–8?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 227–228 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7065 |
| letter | (54) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (25) |
| Murray, John (b) | (4) |
| Wedgwood, F. J. | (4) |
| Wedgwood, Hensleigh | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (27) |
| Murray, John (b) | (7) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (2) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (52) |
| Murray, John (b) | (11) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (7) |
| Wedgwood, F. J. | (4) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (3) |
