From John Murray 6 March [1868]
Summary
JM sends note for £420.
Asks CD to use his good offices on behalf of William Clowes’s son who is up for election to Athenaeum.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Mar [1868] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 358 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5988 |
To John Murray 9 April [1870]
Summary
Finds Academy contains valuable matter for his work.
Descent progresses slowly – will not be ready for press for several months.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 9 Apr [1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 207–208) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7162 |
From John Murray 10 June [1870]
Summary
Asks CD whether he is far enough along with his new work [Descent] to allow him to announce it as a forthcoming publication in his next quarterly list.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 June [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 375 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7226 |
To John Murray 5 [August 1870]
Summary
MS of Descent, except last chapter, is ready to send to printer. Hopes the printer will be able to keep him steadily at work correcting proof. "It drives me mad to change from job to job."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 5 [Aug 1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 209–10) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7265 |
From John Murray 6 August [1870]
Summary
JM informs CD that he will have Clowes give him written assurance that the printing [of Descent] will proceed without interruption.
The [Franco-Prussian] War is a sad damper on international science and his publishing plans.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Aug [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 377 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7295 |
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 |
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 |
From John Murray 23 February [1871]
Summary
Descent publication costs, "including a heavy item of £126 for corrections" have been received. JM can now offer CD 600 guineas for the edition of 2500 copies.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Feb [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 389 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7507 |
From John Murray 27 February [1871]
Summary
First edition [issue] of Descent is exhausted. Asks CD to send corrections at once for a new printing of at least 1000 copies.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Feb [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 390 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7519 |
To John Murray 13 March 1871
Summary
Pleased about sale and new issue [of Descent]. Discusses presentation copies.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 13 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 435 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7577 |
From John Murray 22 March 1871
Summary
Completes payment for 2d issue [of Descent]; has sold 1300 of the 2000 copies printed. Will probably print 2000 more for 3d issue.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 394 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7611 |
To John Murray 23 March 1871
Summary
Amount received from 2d issue of Descent now stands at £840. Would be glad to have 2000 more copies printed because he wants time to collect information for a corrected edition.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 44–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7613 |
From John Murray 12 April [1871]
Summary
Asks CD’s opinion of a request from Loescher of Turin. Thinks Loescher should have named his translator.
Does CD know the name of the Times reviewer?
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 395 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7676 |
To John Murray 13 April [1871]
Summary
Has no idea who wrote the Times review [of Descent]. Writer has no knowledge of science and "seems a windbag full of metaphysics & classics".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 13 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 220–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7680 |
From John Murray 2 February [1872]
Summary
Accedes to CD’s request to let Appleton have a set of stereotypes of the 6th English edition of Origin at a little above cost.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Feb [1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 406 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8195 |
To John Murray [9 March 1872 or later]
Summary
CD is vexed to hear that some of his friends and some booksellers complain of the type of the new [6th] edition of Origin. CD, whose eyesight is not good, had no trouble reading proofs.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | [9 Mar 1872 or later] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 274–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8230 |
From John Murray 9 March 1872
Summary
JM arranges to pay CD for the latest issue of Descent.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Mar 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 408 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8239 |
To John Murray [4 June 1845]
Summary
Obliged to JM for acceding to request for an additional £50 [for Journal of researches, 2d ed.]. Will reconsider title when type is set up. Gives up the map. Writes about other details of publication.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | [4 June 1845] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f.26) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-875 |
To John Murray [6 June 1845]
Summary
Has sent off MS of first part [of Journal of researches, 2d ed.]. Has so much to add about Fuegians [at beginning of second part] and so much to condense and rewrite in scientific part that he may not have second part ready at end of month; it depends on his health, which is good lately.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | [6 June 1845] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 29–30) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-876 |
To John Murray [3 July 1845]
Summary
Thanks JM for present of 12 copies [of first part of Journal of researches, 2d ed.]. MS [of second part] will be sent to printer Monday or Tuesday.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | [3 July 1845] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 27–28) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-885 |
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