256 THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES.' 



CHAPTER VII. 

 THE 'ORIGIN OF SPECIES' {continued). 



i860. 



I EXTRACT a few entries from my father's Diary : 



"Jan. 7th. The second edition, 3000 copies, of 'Origin 



was published." 



" May 22nd. The first edition of ' Origin ' in the United 



States was 2500 copies." 



My father has here noted down the sums received for the 

 Origin.' 



First Edition . . . . . . \%o o o 



Second Edition .. .. .. 636 13 4 



816 13 4 



After the publication of the second edition he began at 

 once, on Jan. 9th, looking over his materials for the ' Variation 

 of Animals and Plants ; ' the only other work of the year was 

 on Drosera. 



He was at Down during the whole of this year, except for 

 a visit to Dr. Lane's Water-cure Establishment at Sudbrooke, 

 in June, and for visits to Miss Elizabeth Wedgwood's house 

 at Hartfield, in Sussex (July), and to Eastbourne, Sept. 22 

 to Nov. 16. 



