CHAPTER II. 

 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 .. .. .. ;^i8o o o 



Second Edition . . . . . . d^^ 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.] 



C. Darwin to J. D. Hooker. 



Down, January 3rd [i860]. 



My dear Hooker, — I have finished your Essay.* As 

 probably you would like to hear my opinion, though a non- 



* ' Australian Flora.' 



