To Charles Lyell 4 [January 1860]
Summary
Praises CL’s work on human species.
A critical review of Origin in Saturday Review [24 Dec 1859].
A letter from J. G. Jeffreys criticises CD’s geological statements.
A note from William Whewell concerning Origin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 [Jan 1860] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.190) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2637 |
To Asa Gray 3 July [1860]
Summary
Origin has "stirred up the mud with a vengeance"; AG and three or four others have saved CD from annihilation and are responsible for the attention now given to the subject. Reports events at Oxford BAAS meeting.
New evidence supports AG’s view of a warm post-glacial period.
Discusses his recent orchid observations.
Poses AG a question on design in nature.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 3 July [1860] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (41) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2855 |
From William Henry Harvey 24 August 1860
Summary
Continues earlier discussion, admitting his opinions have been modified. Still regards natural selection as one agent of several. States areas of disagreement.
| Author: | William Henry Harvey |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Aug 1860 |
| Classmark: | DAR 98 (ser. 2): 33–40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2898 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Harvey, W. H. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
| Harvey, W. H. | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
