The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 30, 1882

Letters from 1882, the year of Darwin's death, and a supplement of nearly 400 earlier letters.

Charles Darwin (Author), Frederick Burkhardt (Edited by), James A. Secord (Edited by), The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project (Edited by)

9781009233590, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 January 2023

766 pages
24 x 16.4 x 4.8 cm, 1.3 kg

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically. Darwin died in April 1882, but was active in science almost up until the end, raising new research questions and responding to letters about his last book, on earthworms. The volume also contains a supplement of nearly 400 letters written between 1831 and 1880, many of which have never been published before.

List of Illustrations
List of Letters
Introduction
Acknowledgments
List of Provenances
Note on Editorial Policy
Darwin/Wedgwood Genealogy
Abbreviations and Symbols
The Correspondence
Supplement to the Correspondence, 1831–80
Appendixes: 1. Translations
2. Chronology
3. Darwin's Funeral
Manuscript Alterations and Comments
Corrigenda
Chronological List of Letters in Supplements
Biographical Register and Index to Correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on Manuscript Sources
Index.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ]