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Extracts from Geikie on L Horner & Broderip

FD's Extracts from Reviews of CD early books

FD on Divergence

Curious letters - published by FD at St Moritz.

cup IX t.L,

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Lyell XXI 46 16

Ath XXX

Rev Sc 17-6-1

Q Rev 16-8 1

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Ed R    16-7-1

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July 1839 Ed Rev

 

A review of the voyage of Capt King & Fitzy

- spiritless review speaks of Mr Darwin having a faculty of generals of no ordinary vigour

Importance of the Geolog & coral work recognized in rather a calm way —

Nothing characteristic — nothing that would encourage a general reader

Edin Jn 30-44 nothing else

           45-59 do do

Q. Rev Dec 1839

"Upon its merits there can be no two opinions"

"the charm arising from the freshness of heart which is thrown over these virgin pages of a [illeg] intellectual man and an acute and deep observer Dec 18

speaks of President of Geolog Soc recognizing the value of geolog of voyage

The Reviewer gives a longish acct of geology & corals — and points out the great interest to the gen reader

Nothing else between '38 & '47

do (bar Corals) 48-59

Edin Rev Barnacles

vol. 109 — p 255 0/-

vol. 110 349 0/-

Q. Rev vol 81 1847 [pp. 492-500]

favourable review of coral reefs — seems a little alarmed at "bold and startling" character of work but seems to see clearly that they are gaining ground — frantically accept them

[Broderip, W. J.] 1839. [Review of] Narrative of the Voyages of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle. Edinburgh Review 69: 140 (1 July): 467-493. Text

[Hall, A.] 1839. [Review of] Narrative... [and] Journal of researches. Quarterly Review 65: 109 (December): 194-234. Text

Anon. 1847. [Review of Coral reefs]. Darwin on Coral reefs. Quarterly Review 81: 492-500. PDF

Anon. 1859. Life and Organisation. Edinburgh Review 109 (January): 255.

Anon. 1859. [Review of] Sir J. Emerson Tennent, Ceylon: An account of the island, physical historical and topographical, etc. Edinburgh Review 110 (October): 249.