To G. H. Darwin [20? August 1874]
Summary
Likes GHD’s article ["Professor Whitney on the origin of language", Contemp. Rev. (1874): 894]. "You have defended me nobly."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [20? Aug 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 38 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9711 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [20? August 1874] …
- … DAR 210.1: 38 Charles Robert Darwin Down [20? Aug 1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … on the origin of language", Contemp. Rev. (1874): 894]. "You have defended me nobly." …
- … or proof-sheets. See also letter to J. T. Knowles, 31 July 1874 , and letter from J. …
- … T. Knowles, 4 August 1874 . On the issues under discussion, see Radick 2008 , pp. 19–49. …
- … of Chicago Press. Whitney, William Dwight. 1874. Darwinism and language. [Essay review of …
- … Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, 23 August [1874] (DAR 239.23: 1.21). In this letter, Emma …
- … H. Darwin 1874c (see n. 2, below). In 1874 the Thursday before 23 August was 20 August. …
- … s ‘Darwinism and language’ ( Whitney 1874 ), and defended CD’ s views on language against …
To H. E. Litchfield 27 [March 1874]
Summary
Thanks her for her excellent criticisms and corrections [for 2d ed. of Coral reefs?].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 27 [Mar 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 153: 85 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9325 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To H. E. Litchfield 27 [March 1874] …
- … DAR 153: 85 Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 [Mar 1874] Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma …
- … Bibliography Abbot, Francis Ellingwood. 1874. Darwin’s theory of conscience: its …
- … to scientific ethics. Index , 12 March 1874, 122–5. Coral reefs 2d ed. : The structure and …
- … of coral reefs. By Charles Darwin. Revised edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874. …
- … to the letter to J. D. Hooker, 27 [March 1874] . Henrietta was helping to correct the …
- … 2d ed. (see also letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). Ellen Harriet Tollet …
- … stayed at Down from 24 to 28 March 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). See letter to …
- … J. D. Hooker, 27 [March 1874] and n. 2. The original copyist was unable to read CD’s …
- … Darwin’s theory of conscience’ ( Abbot 1874 ), which was published in the Index (see …
- … letter from F. E. Abbot, 3 March 1874 ). CD’s annotated copy is in DAR 139.12.3. …
- … Buckley Litchfield stayed at Down from 2 to 9 April 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
To W. C. Marshall 8 June [1874]
Summary
Asks what proportion of leaves of Pinguicula have insects adhering to them. Also, whether seeds of any plants ever adhere to the leaves, and in what situations does P. vulgaris grow.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Cecil (Bill) Marshall |
Date: | 8 June [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 97: C61–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9485F |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To W. C. Marshall 8 June [1874] …
- … DAR 97: C61–2 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 June [1874] William Cecil (Bill) Marshall …
- … T. Thiselton- Dyer, 9 June 1874 and n. 3). The other known versions of the letter …
- … s response to that query, see his letter of 30 August [1874] (see also letter from W. …
- … C. Marshall, 5 September [1874] ). …
- … this draft and the letter to ? , 8 June 1874 (see n. 2, below); William Cecil Marshall is …
- … between this draft and the letters from W. C. Marshall, 30 August [1874] and …
- … 5 September [1874] . This draft text was used as the basis for …
- … letters sent to several correspondents ( letter to ? , 8 June 1874 , and letter to John …
- … Ralfs, [after 25 June 1874] ; see also letter to W. …
To Anton Dohrn 16 April and 9 August 1874
Summary
Has written to J. Murray to have account of the Zoological Station inserted in the Murray guidebook.
The circular about the Station has been printed; some have already signed.
Received R. Kossman’s paper on Anelasma ["Untersuchungen über die durch Parasitismus hervorgerufenen Umbildungen in der Familie der Pedunculata", Verh. Phys.-med. Ges. Würz. N. F. 5 (1874): 129–57]. The case is the most interesting ever recorded of gradation, i.e., from an animal with a stomach to one with roots like a plant.
Delighted he will examine the complemental males of Scalpellum.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
Date: | 16 Apr and 9 Aug 1874 |
Classmark: | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 702) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9414 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To Anton Dohrn 16 April and 9 August 1874 …
- … Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 702) Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 Apr 1874 9 …
- … Aug 1874 Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn …
- … Verh. Phys. -med. Ges. Würz. N. F. 5 (1874): 129–57]. The case is the most interesting …
- … 1873. ] Arbeiten aus dem Zoologisch-Zootomischen Institut in Würzburg 1 (1874): 179–207. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap. 16. 1874 See Postscript dated Aug 9 th My dear D r Dohrn I …
- … See letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 . CD refers to John Murray and to Edwin Ray …
- … at Naples. See letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 and nn. 14 and 15. Charles Lyell , …
- … Sclater . See letter to John Lubbock, 8 April [1874] . Francis Maitland Balfour had sent a …
- … Naples (see letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 ). CD attended the soirée at the Royal …
- … letter to Michael Foster, 23 April [1874] ). Robby August Kossmann discussed Anelasma …
- … is a parasitic goose barnacle. See letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 and n. 7. …
To T. H. Farrer 10 April 1874
Summary
Delighted to hear about Coronilla. Urges publication ["Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers– Coronilla", Nature 10 (1874): 169–70].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 10 Apr 1874 |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/22) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9400 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To T. H. Farrer 10 April 1874 …
- … Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers– Coronilla ", Nature 10 (1874): 169–70]. …
- … Ms 299/22) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Apr 1874 Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st …
- … Bibliography Farrer, Thomas Henry. 1874. Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers— …
- … Coronilla. Nature , 2 July 1874, pp. 169–70. Orchids : On the various contrivances by …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap. 10 1874 My dear Farrer I am delighted to hear about …
- … See letter from T. H. Farrer, [before 10 April 1874] and n. 2. Farrer published …
- … vetch) with two diagrams in Nature ( Farrer 1874 ). In Orchids , p. 15, CD had described …
- … CD refers to Francis Darwin . See letter from T. H. Farrer, [before 10 April 1874] . …
To J. D. Hooker 23 July [1874]
Summary
JDH should do as he likes with insectivorous plant materials.
He has always thought telling JDH what he has been doing was as good as publishing.
Cephalotus seems as horrid a puzzle as Utricularia.
Nepenthes will turn out a great job if the pitchers of different species act differently. JDH’s paper on Nepenthes [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16] is too long for CD’s book. Well deserves a place in Philosophical Transactions.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 23 July [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 328–31 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9560 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 23 July [1874] …
- … DAR 95: 328–31 Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 July [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 . Hooker had not observed digestion in the Australian pitcher- …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 ). CD’s initial observations on Utricularia …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). CD refers to descriptions sent to him by …
- … JDH’s paper on Nepenthes [ Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16] is too long for CD’s book. Well …
- … from home from 25 July until 24 August 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Hooker reported …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 ). Drosera rotundifolia is the common or …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 and n. 6. Hooker did not publish his …
- … but seeds as well (see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 23 June 1874 , and letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). Hooker had offered to send a plant of Drosera whittakerii (now …
- … Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 and n. 9). …
To G. H. Darwin [21 April 1874]
Summary
GHD’s corrections seem very good. Murray hopes there will be few corrections in Descent. CD assured him no changes have been made merely for improving style.
Wants very much to hear about "the terrible cousin affair".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [21 Apr 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9423 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [21 April 1874] …
- … 210.1: 20 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [21 Apr 1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … CD refers to Motley 1873 (see letter to John Murray, 12 April 1874 and n. 3). See letter …
- … from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 . George had been compiling statistics on cousin …
- … marriage (see letters from G. H. Darwin, 18 April 1874 and …
- … 20 April 1874 ). …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Motley, John Lothrop. 1873. Rise of the …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 . …
- … In 1874, the first Tuesday following 20 April was 21 April. CD was staying at 2 Bryanston …
- … would visit CD in London in his letter of 20 April 1874 . John Murray was CD’s publisher. …
To J. D. Hooker 27 December [1874]
Summary
Has not heard from Mivart. He is not so good a Christian as JDH and cannot forgive a man for malicious lying merely because he says he is sorry. Does not think Mivart will apologise. Still thinks the simple, most manly thing, is to write to Mivart directly and tell him what he thinks of him.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 27 Dec [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 360–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9785 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 27 December [1874] …
- … DAR 95: 360–2 Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Dec [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … s letter to Huxley was dated 20 December 1874 (see Appendix V). Law: indulgence, mercy ( …
- … Frances Harriet Hooker , died on 13 November 1874 ( Allan 1967 , p. 225). Mivart had …
- … been misrepresented ( Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 588–9). Richard Buckley Litchfield was …
- … Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. OED : The Oxford English dictionary. …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, [26 December 1874] ). Hooker, Thomas Henry Huxley , and CD had …
- … Darwin’s article on marriage ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70; G. H. Darwin 1873a ). Huxley had …
- … CD (see enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 , and letter from T. …
- … H. Huxley, 23 December 1874 ). Huxley had …
- … sent a message to Mivart on 18 December 1874 (see enclosure to letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 ); on …
- … 23 December 1874, Huxley wrote to CD that he had received a letter from Mivart, and …
To G. H. Darwin [24 October 1874]
Summary
Writes about instructions to compositor and return of proofs [of Descent]. Requests return of 2d volume of Descent, to which he may want to refer.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [24 Oct 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 35 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9696 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [24 October 1874] …
- … DAR 210.1: 35 Charles Robert Darwin Down [24 Oct 1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … first edition of Descent ; see the letter to G. H. Darwin, 22 October [1874] and n. …
- … 2. In November 1874, George published a review of William …
- … s ‘Darwinism and language’ ( Whitney 1874 ) titled ‘Professor Whitney on the origin of …
- … see Radick 2008 , p. 47). See letter to G. H. Darwin, 22 October [1874] and n. 3. …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … this letter, the letter to G. H. Darwin, 22 October [1874] , and the letter from G. …
- … H. Darwin, 24 October 1874 . …
- … In 1874, 24 October was a Saturday. Apus appears in Descent 2d ed. , p. 255. Apus was …
- … of Chicago Press. Whitney, William Dwight. 1874. Darwinism and language. [Essay review of …
To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 21 June [1874]
Summary
Thanks for fibrin. Drosera and Pinguicula dissolve it thoroughly.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
Date: | 21 June [1874] |
Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-1-2) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9504 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 21 June [1874] …
- … 1-2) Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 June [1874] John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet …
- … letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 19 June 1874 . This letter was published without the …
- … from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 19 June 1874 . CD described his experiments on Drosera ( …
- … glands of Drosera . See Burdon Sanderson 1874 , pp. 106 and 107. CD had asked for ‘a bit …
- … 22, letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 14 May 1874 , and Insectivorous plants , pp. 104–5). …
- … Francis Darwin returned to Down on 20 June 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … bone entirely in his letter of 26 May [1874] ( Correspondence vol. 22). Burdon Sanderson …
- … gluten and fibrin in his letter of 12 May [1874] ( Correspondence vol. 22); he later noted …
- … three different acids (see ibid. , letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 26 May [1874] ). …
- … The second part of Burdon Sanderson 1874 was published in …
- … Nature , 18 June 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 June 1874 and n. 1). Burdon Sanderson concluded that the …
- … that the period of latent stimulation was longer ( Burdon Sanderson 1874 , p. 128). …
- … See Burdon Sanderson 1874 , pp. 127–8. In Insectivorous plants , pp. 43–4, CD noted that …
To Henry Sidgwick 19 December 1874
Summary
Thanks for his Methods of ethics [1874].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Sidgwick |
Date: | 19 Dec 1874 |
Classmark: | Joseph R. Sakmyster, ADS Autographs (dealer) (no date) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9765F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Henry Sidgwick 19 December 1874 …
- … Thanks for his Methods of ethics [1874]. …
- … Bibliography Sidgwick, Henry. 1874. The methods of ethics. London: Macmillan and Co. …
- … ADS Autographs (dealer) (no date) Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Dec 1874 Henry Sidgwick …
- … is a copy of Sidgwick’s Methods of ethics ( Sidgwick 1874 ) in the Darwin Library–Down. …
To G. H. Darwin [5 or 6 August 1874]
Summary
Has no objection to sending GHD’s letter as it is. The only accusation it seems necessary to rebut is about licentiousness. Regrets this is not made more prominent.
Gives some suggestions for GHD’s reply to Mivart’s attack.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [5 or 6] Aug 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 28, 30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9588 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [5 or 6 August 1874] …
- … DAR 210.1: 28, 30 Charles Robert Darwin Bassett 5 Aug 1874 6 …
- … Aug 1874 George Howard Darwin …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … relationship between this letter and the letters from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 and …
- … 6 [August] 1874 . George had drafted a letter responding to an attack on him by St George …
- … Review (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 ). The draft has not been found. See …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 and n. 3. Mivart had written, ‘There is no …
- … at Southampton. See letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] and n. 4. See letter …
- … from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 and n. 4. John Murray was the publisher of the …
- … to which this writer belongs’ ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). In his essay on marriage in the …
To J. D. Hooker 4 July 1874
Summary
It would be interesting to prove that some plants feed on decayed animal matter whilst others like Drosera can digest fresh animal matter. Suggests the method for observing this.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 4 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 324–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9532 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 4 July 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 324–5 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 July 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … bladderwort; see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 26 June 1874 ). He probably refers to …
- … William Darwin Fox (see letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 and n. 2). …
- … Mg: morning. Hooker visited CD on 11 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 2 July 1874 . Hooker had asked for hints for observation …
- … tropical pitcher-plant) in his letter of 3 July 1874 . Drosera is the genus of sundews. …
- … In his letter of 3 July 1874 , Hooker mentioned he had observed a sugary secretion …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 . CD had asked several correspondents for …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 4 1874 My dear Hooker I do not know that I have any …
To F. E. Abbot 30 March 1874
Summary
FEA has expressed CD’s views on the moral sense with remarkable clearness and correctness; his eulogy is magnificent ["Darwin’s theory of conscience and its relation to scientific ethics", Index 12 Mar 1874]. Cannot give a judgment on the essay because he has had "no practice in following abstract and abstruse reasoning".
CD does not see how morality can be "objective and universal". No one would call the maternal bond in lower animals a "moral obligation". When a social animal "becomes in some slight incipient degree" a moral creature "capable of approving or disapproving of its own conduct" do not such obligations remain of a so-called instinctive nature rather than becoming at once moral obligations?
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Ellingwood Abbot |
Date: | 30 Mar 1874 |
Classmark: | Harvard University Archives (Papers of F. E. Abbot, 1841–1904. Named Correspondence, 1857–1903. Folder: Darwin, Charles and W. E. Darwin (son), 1871–1883, box 44. HUG 1101) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9377 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To F. E. Abbot 30 March 1874 …
- … Bibliography Abbot, Francis Ellingwood. 1874. Darwin’s theory of conscience: its …
- … relation to scientific ethics. Index , 12 March 1874, 122–5. …
- … 1883, box 44. HUG 1101) Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 Mar 1874 Francis Ellingwood Abbot …
- … of the ultimate Nature of Things’ that made society possible. See Abbot 1874 , p. 123. …
- … CD scored these passages in his annotated copy of Abbot 1874 (DAR 139.12.3). …
- … Abbot had hoped that CD would review Abbot 1874 in the form of a letter that could be …
- … published in the Index (see letter from F. E. Abbot, 3 March 1874 ). …
- … to scientific ethics", Index 12 Mar 1874]. Cannot give a judgment on the essay because he …
- … Down Beckenham Kent Mar 30 1874 My dear Sir I have rec d your kind letter of the 3 rd & …
- … See letter from F. E. Abbot, 3 March 1874 ; the copies of the Index contained Abbot’s …
- … its relation to scientific ethics’ ( Abbot 1874 ). Abbot, in addition to the generally …
- … England’s greatest living thinker’ ( Abbot 1874 , p. 123). Abbot argued that CD’s theory …
To D. F. Nevill 12 September [1874]
Summary
CD has never before seen the Utricularia DN has sent. Hooker had told him about it. Asks that her gardener observe young Utricularia: CD is interested in internal structure of little balls on bladders.
Sends photograph.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
Date: | 12 Sept [1874] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9634 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To D. F. Nevill 12 September [1874] …
- … collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Sept [1874] Dorothy Fanny Walpole/Dorothy Fanny …
- … epiphytic species of Utricularia in his letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 28 [July 1874]. …
- … Hooker visited Down on 26 September 1874 ( letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 23 September 1874 ). CD’s gardener was Henry Lettington . Nevill’s head …
- … a carte de visite of CD in her letter of [11 September 1874] . See letter from D. …
- … F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] and n. 3. …
- … this letter and the letter to D. F. Nevill, 11 September [1874] . See letters to D. …
- … F. Nevill, 7 September 1874 and n. …
- … 2, and 11 September [1874] . No letter from Joseph Dalton Hooker discussing the epiphytic …
To T. M. Reade 9 May 1874
Summary
Interested in TMR’s investigation of drift. Narrative 1: 545–6 contains catalogue of shells collected. Much struck by marine productions of Tierra del Fuego.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Mellard Reade |
Date: | 9 May 1874 |
Classmark: | University of Liverpool Library (TMR1.D.7.1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9450 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To T. M. Reade 9 May 1874 …
- … M. Reade, 7 May 1874 and n. 2. …
- … Liverpool Library (TMR1.D.7.1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 May 1874 Thomas Mellard Reade …
- … See letter from T. M. Reade, 7 May 1874 . See Narrative 1: 545–56. CD described the …
- … 12, and Journal of researches 2d ed. , p. 243. T. M. Reade 1874–82 ; see letter from T. …
- … Henry Colburn. 1839. Reade, Thomas Mellard. 1874–82. The drift-beds of the north-west of …
- … Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 30 (1874): 27–37, 39 (1883): 83–132. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. May 9 1874 My dear Sir I much wish that I could give any aid in …
To ? 8 June 1874
Summary
Asks about insects and seeds on leaves of Pinguicula.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 8 June 1874 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.435) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9230 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To ? 8 June 1874 …
- … what kind of other plants grow round it. ? Ch. Darwin Down Beckenham Kent Jun 8 th . 1874 …
- … Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.435) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 June 1874 Unidentified …
- … letter to John Ralfs, [after 25 June 1874] ; CD marked the alterations for the letter to …
- … draft letter to W. C. Marshall, 8 June [1874] . For possible recipients see the letter …
- … to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 and n. 3. The amanuensis, possibly Horace …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 ). Emma Darwin’s version, now in DAR 59.1: …
To Albert Wigand 17 March 1874
Summary
Thanks AJWW for his frank and generous criticism. [See 9352.] Having viewed all natural objects under the light of natural selection for more than thirty years, CD thinks it unlikely that any arguments short of demonstration can convince him of error.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Wilhelm Albert (Albert) Wigand |
Date: | 17 Mar 1874 |
Classmark: | Autograph Collector (journal) June 1999 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9365A |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Albert Wigand 17 March 1874 …
- … June 1999 Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Mar 1874 Julius Wilhelm Albert (Albert) Wigand …
- … Bibliography Wigand, Albert. 1874–7. Der Darwinismus und die Naturforschung Newtons und …
- … und Cuviers (‘Darwinism and the natural researches of Newton and Cuvier’; Wigand 1874–7 ). …
- … See letter from Albert Wigand, 11 March 1874 . See …
- … letter from Albert Wigand, 11 March 1874 and n. 3. …
- … All three volumes of Wigand 1874–7 are in the Darwin Library–Down. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. March 17 th 1874 Dear Sir I thank you for your extremely kind …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 4 June 1874
Summary
Discusses effects of water on movement of insectivorous plants.
Has just found that Pinguicula can digest albumen.
Asa Gray writes that Sarracenia secretes trail of fluid to attract insects [see 9455].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
Date: | 4 June 1874 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 8–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9481 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 4 June 1874 …
- … Darwin 1873–81: 8–9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 June 1874 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer …
- … See letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 31 May 1874 . See letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 4 April 1874 . See also letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 28 [June 1874] , and n. 7. See letter …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 25 March [1874] and n. 12. CD’s notes on …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. June 4 1874 My dear Professor Dyer I am greatly obliged to you …
- … in various species of Pinguicula (butterwort) in June and July 1874 are in DAR 59.1 33– …
- … 119; his notes for 1 June 1874 are in DAR 59.1: 35. See also Insectivorous plants , pp. …
- … with cabbage seeds carried out between 5 June and 25 July 1874 are in DAR 59.1: 47 and 93. …
- … See letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 and n. 4. …
To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874
Summary
Discusses effect of atropine solution on eye,
and effect of phosphate of ammonia solution on gland of Drosera.
Would like to see work by T. W. Engelmann and possibly one by Dr De Ruyter.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
Date: | 15 July 1874 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9547 |
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- … Hanover ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); letter to J. V. Carus, 9 July [1874] ). …
- … To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874 …
- … Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 July 1874 Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) …
- … letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 . Donders had offered to send Theodor Wilhelm …
- … see letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 and n. 10). CD refers to a dissertation …
- … see letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 and n. 6). In Insectivorous plants , p. …
- … that mentioned in the letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 . George Howard Darwin had …
- … in Utrecht, but returned home on 11 July 1874, cutting short his journey after reaching …
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Hooker, J. D. | (30) |
Darwin, G. H. | (22) |
Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (10) |
Frankland, Edward | (10) |
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Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to …
- … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … perform his antics’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 29 January [1874] ). This did not stop word getting …
- … at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old ground New …
- … Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 …
- … of correction’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). The book came out in June with the …
- … Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did not retract his …
- … dog breeders (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material …
- … Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 ; letters …
- … islanders ( letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). One of the most significant …
- … enemy into a jelly’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 ). The technical nature of Huxley’s …
- … mind where it goes’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 16 April 1874 ). The second edition of …
- … would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's son George …
- … of your thought’ ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 ). The Mivart affair …
- … mental and physical disorders (G. H. Darwin 1873b). In July 1874, an anonymous essay appeared in the …
- … libel’ on his son ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [27 July 1874] ). George, however, consulted with his …
- … [a] lying scoundrel’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). He drafted a brief statement of …
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Darwin's 1874 letters go online
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The full transcripts and footnotes of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1874 through his letters and see a full list of the letters. The 1874 letters…
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- … of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. …
- … ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ) The Mivart affair highlights …
- … are some other highlights from Darwin's correspondence in 1874: I feel as old as …
- … signifying so much. ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) At the age of 65, Darwin …
- … more quietly was severely tested by some of the events of 1874. He had a clear idea of the shape of …
- … must be enough for me ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) During the year he …
- … the positive ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 August [1874] ) – he mourned after several …
- … day’s work ( Letter to D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ) Darwin’s family continued …
- … have to do— ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 November [1874] ) Darwin’s continuing …
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St George Jackson Mivart
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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
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- … In 1874, the Catholic zoologist St George Jackson Mivart caused Darwin and his son …
- … appeared to have created very little stir, until, in July 1874, Mivart published an anonymous review …
- … of the Quarterly ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 ). Darwin hastily advised against …
- … to wish to circulate ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). Darwin provided a draft of the …
- … to endorse them ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 ). He sent a second draft, which Darwin …
- … a fair copy of his letter with his letter of 6 [August] 1874 . George and Darwin were also …
- … George’s letter to Murray with his letter of 11 August 1874 , and was no doubt relieved to …
- … to all he asked ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). In October, George’s letter …
- … a Pickwickian sense’ ( letter to John Murray, 18 October 1874 ). In other words, Mivart had used …
- … reaction was savage ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [6 December 1874] ). Hooker and Huxley between them …
- … the attack on George ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December 1874 ). Huxley met Mivart at an evening …
- … ( Enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 .) A reply soon came from Mivart . …
- … of a gentleman’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 23 December 1874 ). However, Huxley still wrote to …
- … this. 124 Gower St W.C. Dec. 24th 1874. Private & Confidential …
- … to John Tyndall ( letter from John Tyndall, 28 December 1874 , and letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 …
- … 16 January 1875, p. 66, signed, ‘The Quarterly Reviewer of 1874’. In it he reiterated his claim that …
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Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
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You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
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- … understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the book, …
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Joseph Simms
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The American doctor and author of works on physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874, while he was staying in London. He enclosed a copy of his book Nature’s revelations of character (Simms 1873). He hoped it might 'prove…
Essay: Evolution & theology
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—by Asa Gray EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward doctrines of evolution, from the nebular hypothesis down to ‘Darwinism,’ is no less worthy of consideration, and hardly less diverse, than that of…
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- … EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward …
Essay: What is Darwinism?
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—by Asa Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge asks he promptly and decisively answers: ‘What is Darwinism? it is atheism.’ Leaving aside all subsidiary and incidental matters, let us consider–1. What the…
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- … Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge …
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Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous review in 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, …
- … had also considered taking up the issue with Murray in 1874, even threatening to break off future …
- … laid to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a …
- … botanical research and had visited Down House in April 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letters …
- … A scientific friendship had developed between the men in 1874, and this was enhanced by Romanes’s …
- … white’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1874] ). Testing Pangenesis …
- … had learned of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … 9426 - Story-Maskelyne , T. M. to Darwin, [23 April 1874] Thereza Story-Maskelyne …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall sends …
- … 9606 - Harrison, L. C. to Darwin, [22 August 1874] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, sends a …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall details …
- … Letter 9485 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [8 June 1874] Mary Treat details her experiments …
4.18 'Figaro' chromolithograph 1
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< Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’s French-born artist Faustin Betbeder (known as Faustin), Darwin holds up a mirror reflecting himself and the startled ape sitting beside him. Their hairy bodies, seen against a background of palm…
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- … < Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’ s French-born artist Faustin …
- … this anti-Darwinian argument – a surprising one for 1874 – was genuine or tongue-in-cheek, it is …
- … appeared on the front page of the issue for 18 February 1874, surrounded by an elaborate wood …
- … The caricature of Darwin was not included until the May 1874 issue of the Sketch-Book (vol. 1, …
- … at bottom left. date of creation February 1874 computer-readable date c. …
- … of the Huntington Library. Figaro no. 475 (18 February 1874), cover illustration. James G. …
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George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
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- … started ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Darwin took Emma to a Sunday afternoon at …
4.24 'Daily Graphic', Nast satire
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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum …
- … in 1879 and 1880. When Cosmic Philosophy appeared in 1874, Fiske sent Darwin a copy, but …
- … mind generally towards the doctrine of Evolution in 1874-1875. I like to keep this design before me …
- … bottom right) date of creation September 1874 computer-readable date 1874-09 …
- … and bibliography The Daily Graphic 5: 474 (12 Sept. 1874), front page. John Fiske, Outlines …
- … and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and London: Macmillan, 1874); there were many subsequent editions. …
- … letters to Fiske about Outlines : DCP-LETT- 9706 (3 Nov. [1874]) and DCP-LETT- 9749 (8 Dec. [1874 …
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Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
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- … to Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, 18 February 1874 ) Zouteveen’s editions of …
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Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … can be chloroformed (letter to G. J. Romanes, 27 December 1874 ). In the previous sections …
4.16 Joseph Simms, physiognomy
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< Back to Introduction In September 1874, the American doctor Joseph Simms, then on a three-year lecture tour of Britain, sent Darwin a copy of his book, Nature’s Revelations of Character; Or, Physiognomy Illustrated. He was seeking a public…
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … A GRAY 3 AUGUST 1871 201 TO A GRAY 3 JUNE [1874] 202 FROM A GRAY 16 …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … 1871, but dates others (still with the spotted waistcoat) to 1874. Elliott and Fry were …
- … Table in November 1876. The Pictorial World of 6 June 1874 published a wood engraving which …
- … taken in summer 1869 and summer 1871, possible also in 1874. computer-readable date c …
- … 140.1.9). Wood engraving in The Pictorial World (6 June 1874), p. 228 (DAR 140.1.3). Another …
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Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…