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To G. J. Romanes   16 June [1878]

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Sends two pages from MS chapter on instinct. Presumes it is too late for chapter to be of use to GJR.

After train ride Baby [Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin] calls every vehicle "boo boo".

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  George John Romanes
Date:  16 June [1878]
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.537)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11555

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  • Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Natural selection : Charles Darwin’s Natural selection: being the second part of his big species book written from 1856 to 1858. Edited by R. C. …

From Arnold and Carolina Dodel-Port   8 December 1880

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Have received Movement in plants. It will interest not only botanists but zoologists and biologists.

Ten years ago AD-P encountered great opposition when he started teaching Darwinism at Zurich. Now all except old Oswald Heer call themselves Darwinists.

Author:  Arnold Dodel-Port; Carolina Dodel-Port
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  8 Dec 1880
Classmark:  DAR 162: 199
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12898

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  • 1880 erschien die englische Ausgabe bei Johnston in Edinburgh & London. ) Unsere besten Wünsche für Ihr Wohlbefinden & unsere Empfehlungen an Sie & Ihren Herrn Sohn, Francis Darwin, Ihren braven Mitarbeiter: | von Ihren dankbarst ergebenen | D r . A. & C.   …
  • 1880 the English edition came out with Johnston in Edinburgh & London. ) With our best wishes for your health & and regards to you & to your son, Francis Darwin, from your loyal collaborators: | most gratefully devoted | D r . A. & C.   …

To A. R. Wallace   3 November 1880

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High praise for Island life; ARW’s "best book". Encloses notes of comments and criticism. Hooker pleased by dedication.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:  3 Nov 1880
Classmark:  The British Library (Add MS 46434 ff. 292–3); Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (Wallace Papers WP/6/4/1)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12791

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  • Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Natural selection : Charles Darwin’s Natural selection: being the second part of his big species book written from 1856 to 1858. Edited by R. C. …