"Oh, good heavens, the relief to my head and body to banish the whole
subject from my mind!...But, alas, how frequent, how almost universal it is
in an author to persuade himself of the truth of his own dogmas. My only
hope is that I certainly see many difficulties of gigantic stature."

1860:

Publication of the second edition of the "Origin" (3000 copies).

Publication of a "Naturalist's Voyage".

1861:

Publication of the third edition of the "Origin" (2000 copies).

"I am going to write a little book...on Orchids, and to-day I hate them
worse than everything."

1862:

Publication of the book "On the various contrivances by which Orchids are
fertilised by Insects".

1865:

Read paper before the Linnean Society "On the Movements and Habits of
Climbing plants". (Published as a book in 1875.)

1866: