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Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … 1843] & Chantry [G. Jones 1849]. Grote’s History of Greece [Grote 1846–56]. Miss. …
- … scenes in Canada [G. Head 1829] Grotes History of Greece [Grote 1846–56] Napiers Hist. …
- … Iliad [Cowper trans. 1791] (part of) 20 Mitford Greece [Mitford 1784–1818] 3 d . 25 …
- … 1828–40] Vol. I. (poor) —— Grotes History of Greece [Grote 1846–56] (dull) May 3 d …
- … Osborne [Osborn 1859] Some vols. of Grotes History of Greece [Grote 1846–56] to end of VI. …
- … 119: 21b Grote, George. 1846–56. A history of Greece. 12 vols. London. *119: 21, 23; …
- … 3a Mitford, William. 1784–1818. The history of Greece . 5 vols. London. [Other eds.] …
British Association meeting 1860
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Several letters refer to events at the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Oxford, 26 June – 3 July 1860. Darwin had planned to attend the meeting but in the end was unable to. The most famous incident of the meeting was the verbal…
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- … from the author being correct with regard to the history of Greece, its masterpieces in literature …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … Lloyd, who was in poor health and living abroad, possibly in Greece or Turkey, asked Darwin to help …
Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle, by John Clunies Ross. Transcription by Katharine Anderson
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[f.146r Title page] Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Supplement / to the 2nd 3rd and Appendix Volumes of the First / Edition Written / for and in the name of the Author of those / Volumes By J.C. Ross. / Sometime Master of a…
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- … – by all the intimates of my college days (the gods of Greece and Rome I mean) all except – The One …
