From John Murray 1 April 1865
Summary
Will be proud to publish CD’s new work on domestic animals [Variation]. Will announce it as the complement of the Origin. Advises on woodcuts; does not wish to limit number; agrees to CD’s suggestions for artists.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Apr 1865 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 332 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3493 |
Matches: 18 hits
- … From John Murray 1 April 1865 …
- … DAR 171: 332 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 1 Apr 1865 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … 16 December [1859] , and letter to John Murray, 22 December [1859] , and Correspondence …
- … vol. 9, letters to John Murray, 3 March [1861] and 30 April [1861] ). Variation included …
- … of the first chapter of Origin. See letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] and n. 2. …
- … hints for their management. London: John Murray. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … Letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] . …
- … The firm of John Murray published Variation in 1868; they had first published Origin in …
- … mm (see Freeman 1977 , pp. 84, 124). See also letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] . The references are to George Brettingham …
- … of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862. Origin : On the origin of …
- … for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859. Variation : The variation of …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … See n. 3, above. Dixon 1851 . See letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] and n. 17. No …
- … answers to CD’s enquiry (see letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] ). The 150 copies of …
- … and Correspondence vol. 10, letter to John Murray, 9 April [1862] ). CD had announced in …
- … Sir | Your faithful & obliged servt | John Murray P S. As I have been prepared from the …
From John Murray 22 November [1875]
Summary
Sends cheques in payment on three of CD’s books.
Proposes to print 500 copies of Insectivorous plants before distributing the type.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Nov [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 478 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10270 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From John Murray 22 November [1875] …
- … DAR 171: 478 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 22 Nov [1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … for Origin 6th ed. , see Correspondence vol. 22, letter from John Murray, 29 July [1874] . …
- … See letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] and n. 2. …
- … edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Correspondence : The correspondence …
- … plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Origin 6th ed. : The origin of …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 . The cheques were for …
- … and Climbing plants 2d ed. (see letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 ). CD recorded …
- … on 23 November 1875. See letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 and n. 2. On the payment …
- … 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … your health I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq r …
To John Murray 8 May [1861]
Summary
Acknowledges receipt of promissory note for £372 from JM for third edition of Origin.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 8 May [1861] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 f. 26) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3143 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Murray 8 May [1861] …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 f. …
- … 26) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 May [1861] John Murray …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … Dated by the relationship to the letter from John Murray, 7 May 1861 . …
- … See letters to John Murray, 30 April [1861] and 3 …
- … May [1861] , and letter from John Murray, 7 May 1861 . …
From John Murray 10 October [1870]
Summary
Cannot find the [indelicate] passage he referred to in last letter.
Various publication arrangements.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Oct [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 379 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7339 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From John Murray 10 October [1870] …
- … DAR 171: 379 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 10 Oct [1870] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … 1870 (National Library of Scotland, John Murray Archive, Ms. 42153 f. 53). The first …
- … say to this? I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray Charles Darwin Esq …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] . Murray had …
- … to write the index for Descent (see letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 , …
- … and letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] ). The enclosure has not been found. …
- … proof-sheets of Descent , see the letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. …
- … 7; see also the letter to John Murray, 29 September [1870] . CD wrote Descent 2: 345 n. …
- … William Clowes & Sons. See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . CD had promised the …
- … stereotypes of the woodcuts (see letter to John Murray, 29 September [1870] and n. 3). …
To John Murray 2 June [1865]
Summary
There is no chance of publication [of Variation] by autumn, because of CD’s illness.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 2 June [1865] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 130) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4850 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To John Murray 2 June [1865] …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. …
- … 130) Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 June [1865] John Murray …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … press in early autumn (see letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] ). CD agreed to Murray’s …
- … be ready by autumn would depend on his health (see letter from John Murray, 1 April 1865 , …
- … and letter to John Murray, 4 April [1865] and n. …
- … 3). See letter from John Murray, 1 April …
- … 1865 , letter to John Murray, 4 April [1865] , and letter from W. …
- … B. Tegetmeier to John Murray and R. F. Cooke, 17 April 1865. …
- … April 1865, p. 427 (see letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] and n. 2). He advertised …
From John Murray 24 October [1870]
Summary
Sends table of sales [of Journal of researches]. 2000 copies sold since 1860.
Descent has gone to press for 2500 copies.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Oct [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 380 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7350 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … From John Murray 24 October [1870] …
- … DAR 171: 380 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 24 Oct [1870] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … of most of the illustrations in Descent (see letter from John Murray, 10 October [1870] ). …
- … the sets of clichés? My Dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq …
- … sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. …
- … 1870 (see n. 8, below). See letter to John Murray, 22 October [1870] . Murray refers to …
- … earlier editions (see letter to John Murray, 22 October [1870] and n. 3). Journal of …
- … of researches (1870) . See letter to John Murray, 22 October [1870] . The references are …
- … translations, and the US edition (letters to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and nn. 1 …
- … 2d edition]. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1852. Journal of researches (1860): …
- … Charles Darwin. Reprint edition. London: John Murray. 1860. Journal of researches (1870): …
- … By Charles Darwin. New edition. London: John Murray. 1870. Journal of researches 2d ed. : …
- … additions. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1845. Journal of researches : Journal …
From John Murray 27 May [1868]
Summary
Will be glad to see Miss Wedgwood’s MS on Wesley.
The clichés of Fritz Müller’s work [Für Darwin] have arrived.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 May [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 359 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6212 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From John Murray 27 May [1868] …
- … DAR 171: 359 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 27 May [1868] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … F. Müller 1864; Dallas trans. 1869). See letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 3. …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … I am My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq 0.3 My … her— 1.2] …
- … for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859. Variation : The variation of …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 1. …
- … and King 1866; see letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 3. CD’s instructions …
- … missing letter to Murray (see letter to John Murray, 25 May 1868 and n. 2). Canestrini’s …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … refers to Frances Julia Wedgwood and John Wesley. Murray refers to William Ross King …
From John Murray 16 November [1870]
Summary
JM reports 1900 [advance] copies of Descent were taken at his annual sale,
and 340 copies of Origin [5th ed.] were sold.
Sheets for Dutch publisher will be sent to CD immediately. JM cautions against possibility that Dutch edition will anticipate the English.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 381 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7372 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From John Murray 16 November [1870] …
- … DAR 171: 381 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 16 Nov [1870] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … address I am Dear Sir | yours very faithfully | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq | &c &c &c …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Origin 5th ed. : On the origin …
- … 5th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1869. …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. 2. Murray refers to Origin 5th ed. ( …
- … Descent (published early in 1871). See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. …
- … 4. See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. 3. The reference is to Hendrik …
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 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … From John Murray 28 January [1867] …
- … DAR 171: 344 John Murray London, Albemarle St 28 Jan [1867] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … of geology ( C. Lyell 1867–8 ; see letter from John Murray, 2 January [1867] ). …
- … See letter to John Murray, 27 January [1867] and n. 1. …
- … geology. 10th edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. Origin : On the origin of species by …
- … for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859. Variation : The variation of …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray I hope to return the MS. this week | JM …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 27 January [1867] . For CD’s …
- … publish Variation , see the letter to John Murray, 27 January [1867] and n. 3. Murray had …
- … see Correspondence vol. 14, letter from John Murray, 24 February [1866] ). On CD’s astute …
- … vol. 14, especially letters to John Murray, 22 February [1866] and 21 and 22 …
- … 1866] , and this volume, letter to John Murray, 3 January [1867] ). According to Freeman …
- … Murray refers to John Milton. …
To John Murray 20 November 1875
Summary
Greatly pleased at sale [of Climbing plants].
Points out a discrepancy in their records of copies of Origin printed.
500 more copies of Insectivorous plants should last forever.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 20 Nov 1875 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 318–19) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10267 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To John Murray 20 November 1875 …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. …
- … 318–19) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Nov 1875 John Murray …
- … plants. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Insectivorous plants. …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Origin 6th ed. : The origin of species by …
- … 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … Climbing plants 2d ed. (see letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] ). In his letter …
- … reprint of Origin 6th ed. ; see, however, letter from John Murray, 22 November [1875] . …
- … See letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] and n. 2. For CD’s presentation list for …
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 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From John Murray 30 January [1867] …
- … DAR 171: 345 John Murray London, Albemarle St 30 Jan [1867] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … only to First Edition My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 29 January [1867] . For CD’ …
- … of Variation , see the letter to John Murray, 29 January [1867] . In 1867, the Saturday …
- … the publication of Variation , see the letter from John Murray, 28 January [1867] , …
- … and the letter to John Murray, 29 January [1867] . …
From John Murray 18 October [1866]
Summary
JM states he will publish [Variation] on same basis as Origin, i.e., paying CD two-thirds of the profits.
In response to Asa Gray’s suggestion, he could supply Ticknor & Fields with 250 copies [of Origin, 4th ed.] at half-price.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Oct [1866] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 338 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5246 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From John Murray 18 October [1866] …
- … DAR 171: 338 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 18 Oct [1866] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq r End of letter : ‘This …
- … Origin and Variation (see letter to John Murray, 16 October [1866] and n. 4). Murray …
- … than Origin. See Correspondence vol. 15, letter from John Murray, 28 January [1867] . …
- … of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862. Origin : On the origin of …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 16 October [1866] . The works referred …
- … Orchids , and Variation. For the terms of CD’s agreement with John Murray for Origin , see …
- … the letter from John Murray, 24 February [1866] and n. 4. Murray refers to Luke …
- … illustrations for Variation. See letter to John Murray, 16 October [1866] . Ticknor & …
- … for life. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859. Variation : The variation of …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
To John Murray 29 September [1870]
Summary
CD did not promise Appleton stereotypes of text [of Descent]; only of cuts.
Wishes to know which passage JM thought "coarse". Remembers only a quotation from John Hunter on courtship of female being required "to give her desires" [Descent 1: 273]. He fancied a quotation rendered the sentence less coarse.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 29 Sept [1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 212–13) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7331 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To John Murray 29 September [1870] …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. …
- … 212–13) Charles Robert Darwin Down 29 Sept [1870] John Murray …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] . …
- … See letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. …
- … 5. See letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. …
- … 4. See letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. 7. CD quotes John Hunter’s …
To John Murray 10 January [1867]
Summary
Relieved by JM’s note and by his agreement on type size. Is alarmed by what the verdict [on Variation] of JM’s friend will be. He is not a man of science. An unscientific reader would have condemned the Origin. An eminent semi-scientific man thought the Journal of researches not worth publishing.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 10 Jan [1867] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 166) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5356 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To John Murray 10 January [1867] …
- … 14, letter from John Murray, 18 July [1866] ). …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. …
- … 166) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Jan [1867] John Murray …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … type sizes and woodcuts for Variation (see letter from John Murray, 9 January [1867] ). …
- … see letter from John Murray, 9 January [1867] and n. 4). CD also refers to Origin. No …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … William Clowes & Sons (see letter to John Murray, 8 January [1867] and n. 5). In his …
- … would object to receiving books cut, was John Murray (see Correspondence vol. …
- … Murray had not identified the reader of Variation , John Milton, to CD ( …
From John Murray 22 September [1868]
Summary
Lost copy of Variation sent to B. D. Walsh has been traced as far as New York.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Sept [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 361 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6385 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From John Murray 22 September [1868] …
- … DAR 171: 361 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 22 Sept [1868] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 18 September [1868] . Murray …
- … to Benjamin Dann Walsh and Variation (see letter to John Murray, 16 September [1868] , …
- … and letter from John Murray, 18 September [1868] ). The enclosure has not been found. …
- … I will not rest until it reaches him Yours very faithfully | John Murray Chas Darwin Esq …
From John Murray 28 September [1870]
Summary
Various arrangements concerning the publication of Descent. "It will cause men to prick up [their] ears – & to elevate their eyebrows." JM thinks he will venture to print 2500 copies.
Suggests CD tone down as possibly indelicate a passage on proportion of advances made by the two sexes in animals.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Sept [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 378 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7329 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From John Murray 28 September [1870] …
- … DAR 171: 378 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 28 Sept [1870] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Murray, John (b) Darwin, C. R. …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … astonish you I remain My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray Ch. Darwin Esq r . …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and nn. 1 and 2. …
- … to William Clowes & Sons. See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . The reference is …
- … to D. Appleton & Co. See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and n. 6. …
- … Cassell, Petter & Galpin. See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and nn. 3 and 7. …
- … William Sweetland Dallas. See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . Murray may refer …
- … in Descent 2: 268–73. See the letter from John Murray, 10 October [1870] and n. 3. CD …
To John Murray 23 February 1871
Summary
Receipt for payment by John Murray of £630 for the first edition, consisting of 2500 copies, of Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Feb 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 249: 105 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7509A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To John Murray 23 February 1871 …
- … DAR 249: 105 Charles Robert Darwin London, Albemarle St, 50a 23 Feb 1871 John Murray …
- … See also letter from John Murray, 23 February 1871 and nn. 2 and 3. …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … Receipt for payment by John Murray of £630 for the first edition, consisting of 2500 …
- … Street Feby 23. 1871 Received of Mr John Murray the Sum of Six Hundred and thirty pounds …
To John Murray 23 November 1875
Summary
Asks to be informed whenever more copies of his books are printed, as there may be errors to correct.
Asks how many copies of Origin have been printed "from the first". The number will be "a good puff" when listed in the new edition of Variation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Nov 1875 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 316–17) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10272 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To John Murray 23 November 1875 …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. …
- … 316–17) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Nov 1875 John Murray …
- … See letter from John Murray, 22 November [1875] . A list of CD’s publications appeared on …
- … s own presentation copies, which were free (see letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 ). …
- … plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Origin 6th ed. : The origin of …
- … and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Variation 2d ed. : The …
- … under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. …
To John Murray 30 November 1877
Summary
Thanks for accounts which make everything intelligible to him. Since he was glad to have Orchids published at one-half of profits for himself, he believes it would be very shabby to accept JM’s new offer of two-thirds profits. Thinks it would be fairer to both to change to JM’s usual practice with authors [i.e., annual statements of sales, payments based on them, and final accounting when all copies have been sold].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 30 Nov 1877 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 299) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11262 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To John Murray 30 November 1877 …
- … See letter from John Murray, 29 November [1877] . …
- … See letter from John Murray, 29 November [1877] and n. 4. …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. …
- … 299) Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 Nov 1877 John Murray …
To John Murray 20 March [1867]
Summary
The new title is fixed. Thanks for clean sheets. As to number of copies, now that JM proposes 1500, CD is frightened.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 20 Mar [1867] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 169–170) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5450 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To John Murray 20 March [1867] …
- … Darwin, C. R. Murray, John (b) …
- … National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. …
- … 169–170) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Mar [1867] John Murray …
- … and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 19 March [1867] . …
- … refers to Variation ; see letter from John Murray, 19 March [1867] and n. 2. Murray had …
- … a German translation of Variation (see letter from John Murray, 19 March [1867] and n. …
- … 5). See letter from John Murray, 19 March [1867] and n. 3. …
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John Murray
Summary
Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, particularly politics, travel and science, and had published…
Matches: 11 hits
- … was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, …
- … his name and in 1768 acquired a publishing house. The third John Murray, who followed his father as …
- … house; the seventh sold the business in 2002. The John Murray Archive was acquired by the …
- … University Library a similar number of letters from John Murray and Robert Cooke, his cousin and …
- … had proved to be a scientific best-seller for the second John Murray, to open negotiations with his …
- … began the business relationship between Charles Darwin and John Murray. Darwin’s next …
- … . Again he asked Lyell to act as his intermediary with John Murray ( Letter 2437 ), who, without …
- … had paid Darwin profits of nearly £3000. The third John Murray made a successful business …
- … ). Darwin’s next publishing project with John Murray in 1869 was a translation into English …
- … in the Quarterly Review , a magazine published by John Murray.The pamphlets were not primarily …
- … his orders ( Letter 8616 ). However, when Robert Cooke, John Murray’s cousin, went round to …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Job, R. A. (1) John Murray (181) …

Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … Variation . In March Darwin wrote to his publisher, John Murray, ‘Of present book I have 7 …
- … forward, except the last & concluding one’ ( letter to John Murray, 31 March [1865] ). In …
- … will be ready for the press in the autumn’ ( letter to John Murray, 4 April [1865] ). In early …
- … ‘I am never idle when I can do anything’ ( letter to John Murray, 2 June [1865] ). It was not …

Darwin in letters, 1867: A civilised dispute
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Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The variation of animals and plants under domestication (Variation). The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly apparent in his work on expression in…
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- … of the size of the two-volume work from his publisher, John Murray, he wrote to Murray on 3 …
- … is as good as praise for selling a Book’ ( letter to John Murray, 31 January [1867] ). A …
- … to translate Variation . Indeed, he told his publisher, John Murray, in a letter of 4 April …
- … time it took William Sweetland Dallas to prepare the index. John Murray had engaged Dallas and …

Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … to spread my views’, he wrote to his publisher, John Murray, on 30 January , shortly after …
- … photographic plates with his overseas publishers, and with John Murray’s assistant, the excitable …
- … of the booksellers, encouraged an originally cautious John Murray to gamble on the book’s success: & …
- … attractive dishes in his `Literary Banquet’ (letters from John Murray, 6 November [1872] and 9 …

Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … of anonymous reviews. Its proprietor was none other than John Murray, Darwin’s publisher. So …
- … to review me in a hostile spirit’ ( letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 ). Darwin was …
- … number of the Review & in the same type’ ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George …
- … from E. A. Darwin, 17 [March 1874] ). He tried to persuade John Murray to publish a second edition …
- … authority on marriage customs in Descent ( see letter John Murray, 9 May [1874] ). He …

Rewriting Origin - the later editions
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For such an iconic work, the text of Origin was far from static. It was a living thing that Darwin continued to shape for the rest of his life, refining his ‘one long argument’ through a further five English editions. Many of his changes were made in…
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- … a larger target audience were also made. Darwin persuaded John Murray to include a glossary of …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … chapters of Origin of Species to his publisher, John Murray. He hopes that his views are …

Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … ‘a windbag full of metaphysics & classics’ ( letter to John Murray, 13 April [1871] ). …
- … he suspected that very few would actually sell (letters to John Murray, 17 August [1871] and …

Origin
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Darwin’s most famous work, Origin, had an inauspicious beginning. It grew out of his wish to establish priority for the species theory he had spent over twenty years researching. Darwin never intended to write Origin, and had resisted suggestions in 1856…
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- … In late March, Lyell had a word with his own publisher, John Murray, who had already published …

Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … Lyell, 28 March [1859] ). Lyell suggested the firm of John Murray, publishers of the second edition …
- … letter from Elwin to Murray, 3 May 1859 , and letter to John Murray, 6 May [1859] ). The …
- … (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to John Murray, 10 September [1859] ), but …
- … would change their minds without good cause.’ ( letter to John Murray, 2 December [1859] ). …

Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … buy it. When he submitted the manuscript to his publisher, John Murray, he boasted: ‘I can say with …
- … in the least , whether the Book will sell’ ( letter to John Murray, 9 [February 1862] ). To his …

St George Jackson Mivart
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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
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- … also wondering whether he should break off relations with John Murray, his own publisher and also …
- … courteous response, agreeing to all he asked ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). …
- … having been used in a Pickwickian sense’ ( letter to John Murray, 18 October 1874 ). In other …

Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
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- … domestication . Having been advertised by the publisher John Murray as early as 1865, the two …
- … in the British Museum, agreed about the authorship. John Murray thought it was by Gray himself, but …
- … me in the face, but not behind my back’ ( letter to John Murray, 25 February [1868] ). Wallace …

Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … .’ Hooker also directed some of his anger toward John Murray, the publisher of the …
- … to pay the costs for printing an additional 250 ( letter to John Murray, 3 May 1875 ). In …

Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of …

John Lort Stokes
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John Lort Stokes, naval officer, was Charles Darwin’s cabinmate on the Beagle voyage – not always an enviable position. After Darwin’s death, Stokes penned a description of their evenings spent working at the large table at the centre, Stokes at his…
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- … John Lort Stokes, naval officer, was Charles Darwin’s cabinmate on the Beagle voyage – not …

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of On …
- … On 21 February Darwin received notification from John Murray that stocks of the third edition of …
- … out, ‘business would be totally paralysed’. Similarly, John Murray gave as a reason for his decision …
- … ‘gaieties travelling & War Bulletins’ ( letter from John Murray, 18 July 1866 ). I …

John Maurice Herbert
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John Maurice Herbert was a close friend of Darwin’s at Cambridge University. He was affectionately called ‘Cherbury’ by Darwin, a reference to the seventeenth-century philosopher Edward Herbert, Baron Cherbury, who, like John Herbert, hailed from…
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- … chapter. Edited by Francis Darwin. 3 vols. London: John Murray. 1887–8. …

Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … “for Heaven knows when it will be ready” ( letter to John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). Keeping …