The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 13, 1865

Contains letters from 1865, plus a Supplement to the Correspondence, 1822–1864.

Charles Darwin (Author), Frederick Burkhardt (Edited by), Duncan M. Porter (Edited by), Sheila Ann Dean (Edited by), Samantha Evans (Edited by), Shelley Innes (Edited by), Alison M. Pearn (Edited by)

9780521824132, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 December 2002

752 pages, 25 b/w illus.
24.2 x 16.4 x 4.5 cm, 1.16 kg

'… every real science library needs this series.' Trends in Ecology and Evolution

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin provides, for the first time, full, authoritative texts of all known and available letters to and from Charles Darwin. The letters are accompanied by detailed explanatory footnotes and supplementary materials, and offer unparalleled insight into Darwin's experiments, thoughts, friendships, and family life. Volume 13 of this continuing series contains letters for 1865, when Darwin published his long paper on climbing plants and continued working on his book, The Variation of Plants and Animals under Domestication. In this year, Robert FitzRoy, former captain of HMS Beagle, committed suicide; Darwin's great friend Joseph Dalton Hooker became director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and Charles Lyell and John Lubbock quarrelled over an alleged incident of plagiarism. The volume also contains a supplement of over 100 letters discovered or redated since the series began publication, including a fascinating collection of letters written when Darwin was 12.

List of illustrations
List of letters
Introduction
Acknowledgments
List of provenances
Note on editorial policy
Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy
Abbreviations and symbols
The Correspondence, 1865
Supplement to the Correspondence, 1822–1864
Appendix I. Translations
Appendix II. Chronology
Appendix III. Diplomas
Appendix IV. Note on Darwin's health
Appendix V. The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
Manuscript alterations and comments
Biographical register and index to correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on manuscript sources
Index.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ], Biology, life sciences [PS], History of science [PDX]