To R. F. Cooke 29 August [1875]
Summary
On publishing details of Variation [2d ed.].
CD mortified and annoyed to hear that RC has complained to Messrs Clowes of the extra expense because proofs for Climbing plants were put on wider paper at CD’s request.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 29 Aug [1875] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 330–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10138 |
From R. F. Cooke 30 August 1875
Summary
Apologises for the annoyance caused about the size of proof paper. Clears up misunderstanding. As for Climbing plants, RC thinks no less than 1500 copies of a book by CD should be printed.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Aug 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 468 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10139 |
From Samuel Newington 30 August 1875
Summary
Reports a competition between the air roots of two varieties of grapevines. The victor changed the flavour and shape of the loser’s fruit.
| Author: | Samuel Newington |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Aug 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10140 |
From George Rolleston 30 August 1875
Summary
Sends copy of his "Address [to the department of anthropology", Rep. BAAS 45 (1875): 142–56].
Notes criticism of remark by Walter Bagehot dealing with extinction of barbarians [cited in Descent 1: 239].
| Author: | George Rolleston |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Aug 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 554 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10141 |
From Joseph Fayrer 31 August 1875
Summary
Sends a copy of his book [The royal tiger of Bengal (1875)].
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Aug 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 114 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10142 |
To Lawson Tait 15 August [1875]
Summary
Thanks him for his kind review of Insectivorous plants in the Spectator. Disputes Tait’s report of a Nepenthes that trapped a fly but did not digest it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Date: | 15 Aug [1875] |
| Classmark: | Leeds University Library Special Collections (Brotherton Collection, tipped into Insectivorous plants (1875): MS Misc. Letters 2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10177F |
To Francis Darwin [31 August 1875 or later]
Summary
Sends proofs of Variation [2d ed.] for FD to look over.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [31 Aug 1875 or later] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10178 |
From W. D. Fox 16 August [1875]
Summary
Discusses deafness in white cats. Every blue-eyed, white cat WDF has known has been deaf.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Aug [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 188 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6319 |
To John Lubbock [8 August 1875 or earlier]
Summary
Discusses the time of the Duke’s arrival on Tuesday. [See 9968.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [8 Aug 1875 or earlier] |
| Classmark: | Kenneth Hince Book Auctions (dealer) (8 November 1983) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9968A |
| letter | (49) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (21) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (7) |
| John Murray | (7) |
| Cohn, F. J. | (2) |
| Beneden, Édouard van | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (28) |
| Chambers, Annie | (3) |
| Dowie, Annie | (3) |
| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (2) |
| Butler, A. G. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (49) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (8) |
| John Murray | (8) |
| Chambers, Annie | (4) |
| Dowie, Annie | (4) |
