To Athenæum 24 January 1880
Summary
[Draft letter that was never sent, headed "First letter disapproved by everybody" in CD’s hand.] Explains that he had, in fact, mentioned in the MS of his part of Erasmus Darwin that Krause had added to his essay as it appeared in Kosmos. During subsequent revision, this mention was accidentally omitted. [Apropos of S. Butler’s charges against CD.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | 24 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B98–B101 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12439 |
From Samuel Butler to the Athenæum [before 31 January 1880]
Summary
Darwin’s ‘Life or Erasmus Darwin’ came out in November 1879, after the March 1879 publication of Samuel Butler’s ‘Evolution Old and New’. CD guarantees accuracy of a translation in the book of an article from Kosmos. CD said article appeared before ‘Evolution Old and New,’ but Butler thinks it takes material from it. Otherwise, CD published another article entirely. Butler strongly criticizes the translation published by CD. Describes correspondence with CD about the matter, and involvement of Pall Mall Gazette.
| Author: | Samuel Butler |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | [before 31 Jan 1880] |
| Classmark: | Athenæum, 31 January 1880, p. 155 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12442F |
To Athenæum 1 February 1880
Summary
[A revised version (but also not sent) of the draft letter 12439.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | 1 Feb 1880 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B102 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12449 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Butler, Samuel (b) | (1) |
| Athenæum | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Butler, Samuel (b) | (1) |
