RECORD: Darwin, Francis n.d. Abstract of Allen, Charles Darwin. CUL-DAR200.3.68. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2023. RN1
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Allen, Grant. 1885. Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. A254
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Grant Allen
p 4 CD did not originate Evoln only Nat Seln ─ but nobody believed in evoln before him
p 8 good acct of Buffon, evolutn
p 14 He in described a great stir among thinks as if everybody was waiting for Evoln later proved ─ & ready for it
Just the reverse of CD own idea of the state of things
Ought to have read more abt Wedgwoods
p 51 Malthus aut D 1834
Evolution in the Journal ─ v good
63 First notes of Origin written in 1842 ─ this is wrong─
67 letter to Haeckel
74 Vestiges made CD enlarge his sketch
88 H. Spencer as predecessor!!!
99 Letter of Lyells in 1836 on Evoln
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