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who was a personal friend of both and whose books he had 

 published, and the introduction led to business relations in the 

 following manner. 



Darwin had originally brought out his "Journal and Re- 

 searches" in the year 1840 in conjunction with the " Narratives 

 of the Surveying Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle" by 

 Admiral Fitzroy and Captain Philip King. Colburn was the 

 publisher, but he only had the rights for the joint work, and 

 as Darwin had in 1845 received no remuneration for his share 

 of it, he was anxious to publish his journal separately, and came 

 to consult my father, who at once agreed to include it in his 

 " Home and Colonial Library." 



Darwin writes to him : 



I write now to ask whether you would so far greatly oblige 

 me as to negotiate with Mr. Colburn, which I particularly 

 dislike and should do badly. If you have any great objection 

 I must write myself, and I would take the liberty of showing 

 you my letter. . . . As I have never received one penny from 

 Mr. Colburn, I have some claim on him, and I think mere shame 

 would prevent him being rigid with me, though that is a weak 

 hold on such a man. 



This is the nearest approach to a " hard saying " that I have 

 discovered among all the letters, and yet it is one which can 

 hardly be brought within that definition. 



The Journal was accordingly published in 1845, forming 

 three parts of the Home and Colonial Series, and in about three 

 years 7,000 copies were sold. Even the presentation of the 

 customary " author's copies " called forth the following kind 

 reply : 



I must write to thank you for your really magnificent present 

 of the twelve copies. I assure you I think I have not the 

 smallest claims for them, after your other liberality. 



Fourteen years now elapsed before Darwin again approached 

 my father about the publication of a book ; but in March 1859 he 

 consulted him about a work which he had just completed. So 

 greatly was my father impressed by the importance of this 

 proposal, that he wrote on April 1 : 



I have no hesitation in swerving from my usual routine and 

 in stating at once, even without seeing the MS., that I shall be 

 most happy to publish it on the same terms as Sir Charles 

 Lyell's books. 



