http://blog.friendsofdarwin.com/2009/07/20090711/ The Friends of Charles Darwin blog Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.friendsofdarwin.com/2009/07/20090711/comment-page-1/#comment-496 mark hodes Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:51:36 +0000 http://blog.friendsofdarwin.com/?p=2523#comment-496 I'm in pretty much the same position as you. I began reading the Correspondence in July, 2008 and am just completing volume 11. I'll have caught up to CUP's publication schedule sometime next summer. Because every day for over a year I've read several of the letters and all substantive notes and appendix entries, I feel as if I've been living in Darwin's head, not an uncomfortable venue. Along the way I've also been reading the collected papers and rereading the major works in synchrony with the correspondence, although I must admit I slacked on the barnacle monographs. At age 63, in good health, I am optimistic of seeing this to the end. I have the NYU 29 volume complete works, but generally use "reading copies" instead. After next summer, I'll start working through Huxley's collected essays (9 volumes), since CUP won't be publishing often enough to keep me occupied. I’m in pretty much the same position as you. I began reading the Correspondence in July, 2008 and am just completing volume 11. I’ll have caught up to CUP’s publication schedule sometime next summer. Because every day for over a year I’ve read several of the letters and all substantive notes and appendix entries, I feel as if I’ve been living in Darwin’s head, not an uncomfortable venue. Along the way I’ve also been reading the collected papers and rereading the major works in synchrony with the correspondence, although I must admit I slacked on the barnacle monographs. At age 63, in good health, I am optimistic of seeing this to the end. I have the NYU 29 volume complete works, but generally use “reading copies” instead. After next summer, I’ll start working through Huxley’s collected essays (9 volumes), since CUP won’t be publishing often enough to keep me occupied.

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