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] . …
From T. H. Huxley 16 April 1874
Summary
His note on the brain should be in small type.
Glad CD agrees with him on hand, foot, and skull question.
Has heard from Dohrn.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 333 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9413 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley 16 April 1874 …
- … 166: 333 Thomas Henry Huxley London, Marlborough Place 16 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … see letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 and n. 2), and quotes William George Ward’ …
- … Stuart Mill’s irreligion was ‘due to grave personal sin on his part’ ( Ward 1874 , p. 9). …
- … See letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 . …
- … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Ward, …
- … William George. 1874. Mr. Mill’s philosophical position. Dublin Review 22: 1–38. …
- … See letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 and n. 1. CD’s letter to Huxley has not …
- … the letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 and n. 2. There is no discussion of the …
- … 4 Marlborough Place | NW April 16 1874 My dear Darwin— Put my contribution into the …
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 G. H. Darwin 19 April [1874]
Summary
Is sorry to hear the news about the cousin question – a real misfortune.
Congratulates GHD on being nearly finished with work on Descent.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Apr [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9419 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 19 April [1874] …
- … DAR 210.1: 19 Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Apr [1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
- … Buckley Litchfield , from 21 to 29 April 1874 (‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). See letter from …
- … G. H. Darwin, 18 April 1874 and n. 4. William Clowes and Sons were the printers of …
- … and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 18 April 1874 . George was correcting the proofs for …
- … See letter from G. H. Darwin, 18 April 1874 and n. 7. George was investigating whether …
From William Waring 13 April 1874
Summary
On proportion of sexes in litters of greyhounds.
| Author: | William Waring |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 44–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9407 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From William Waring 13 April 1874 …
- … DAR 90: 44–5 William Waring unstated 13 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from William Waring, 9 January 1874 , and letter to …
- … William Waring, 12 January [1874] . None of the existing letters from Waring to CD mention …
- … males and females born (see letter to William Waring, 12 January [1874] , and letter from …
- … George Cupples, 3 February 1874 ). …
- … Woodlands, | Chelsfield. April 13 th . 1874 My dear Sir, Since I last wrote to you I have …
To Nature 6 April [1874]
Summary
Comments on J. T. Moggridge’s article on the fertilisation of Fumaria capreolata [Nature 9 (1874): 423].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 6 Apr [1874] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 16 April 1874, p. 460 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9393 |
Matches: 5 hits
From E. T. S. [23–30 April 1874]
Summary
Cancelled: third-party letter from ’ETS’.
| Author: | Unidentified |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23-30 Apr 1874] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9425J |
To W. B. Tegetmeier [before 5 April 1874]
Summary
Subscribes to a reprint of Pieter Boddaert’s Table des planches enluminéez d’histoire naturelle [check ‘éez’!?] [1874].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | [before 5 Apr 1874] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.458) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9389 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To W. B. Tegetmeier [before 5 April 1874] …
- … names on the principle of priority (see Tegetmeier ed. 1874, editor’s preface). …
- … Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 5 Apr 1874] William Bernhard Tegetmeier …
- … Boddaert’s Table des planches enluminéez d’histoire naturelle [check ‘éez’!? ] [1874]. …
- … the letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 5 April 1874 . CD wrote ‘y’ over the original printed ‘ …
To William Waring 13 April 1874
Summary
WW’s information accords with other accounts lately received. CD had formed an erroneous opinion on the subject.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Waring |
| Date: | 13 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | Kent History and Library Centre (CKS-U1906/Z/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9408 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To William Waring 13 April 1874 …
- … and Library Centre (CKS-U1906/Z/1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Apr 1874 William Waring …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap. 13. 1874 My dear Sir I am very much obliged to you for your …
- … letter from William Waring, 13 April 1874 and n. 3. CD received extensive information on …
- … see letter from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 ). CD added this note to Descent 2d ed. , …
To John Murray 12 April 1874
Summary
Discusses 2d edition of Descent. CD is inclined to a cheap edition and asks JM to consider a one-volume edition in double-column format.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 12 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 348–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9404 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To John Murray 12 April 1874 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 348–9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Apr 1874 John Murray …
- … London: John Murray. 1871. Lyell, Charles. 1874. The student’s elements of geology. 2d …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … see the letter to R. F. Cooke, 10 April [1874] . CD refers to Charles Lyell’s Student’ …
- … s elements of geology ; a second edition was published by Murray in April 1874 ( C. …
- … Lyell 1874 ; Publishers’ …
- … circular 1874, p. 276). CD’s copy is in the Darwin Library–Down. John Lothrop Motley’s …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap 12 th 1874 My dear Sir I am much obliged to you for …
To John Lubbock 3 April 1874
Summary
Thanks for JL’s willingness to sell land.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 3 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 9 (EH 88205934) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9386 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Lubbock 3 April 1874 …
- … EH 88205934) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Apr 1874 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron …
- … See letter from John Lubbock, 2 April 1874 . CD’s letter to William Mackmurdo Hacon has …
- … William Denby was Lubbock’s solicitor (see letter from John Lubbock, 27 February 1874 ). …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. April 3 rd 1874. My dear Lubbock, I am much obliged to you for …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 15 April 1874
Summary
Thanks for the seeds and plants that he requested.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 15 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9410 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 15 April 1874 …
- … Darwin 1873–81: 7) Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 Apr 1874 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer …
- … See letter to W. H. Thiselton-Dyer, 4 April 1874. See letter to W. …
- … H. Thiselton-Dyer, 4 April 1874 and n. 3. Tamarindus indicus is the tamarind tree. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap. 15. 1874 My dear Professor Dyer Many thanks to you & Hooker— …
From Anton Dohrn 6 April 1874
Summary
His gratitude for CD’s gift. An account of his difficulties with the Zoological Station and his health.
F. M. Balfour has told him that CD would like to see the question of complemental males in cirripedes studied again. AD would like to enter the field and to study the whole morphological development of cirripedes.
Describes the interest in embryological work in Russia and Germany.
| Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 214 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9394 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Anton Dohrn 6 April 1874 …
- … DAR 162: 214 Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn Sorrento 6 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … but see the letter to Dohrn of 16 April and 9 August 1874 . The photograph has not been …
- … found; see, however, the letter to Anton Dohrn, 16 April 1874 . …
- … Sorrento. 6. April. 1874. Dear Mr. Darwin! It is only now, that I feel myself able to …
- … See letter to Anton Dohrn, 7 March 1874 . CD sent £100 in aid of the Zoological Station at …
- … Station (see letter to Anton Dohrn, 7 March 1874 ). Dohrn planned to let research space at …
- … W. Engelmann. Goette, Alexander Wilhelm. 1874–5. Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Unke ( …
- … letter from T. H. Huxley, 6 March 1874 ). Dohrn’s father, Carl August Dohrn , lived in …
- … comparative morphology of vertebrates ( Goette 1874–5 ). Bombinator igneus is a synonym of …
- … letter from T. H. Huxley, 6 March 1874 and n. 10. No insert by Edwin Ray Lankester to …
From Fritz Müller 20 April [1874]
Summary
FM gives his own observations of leaf-cutting ants, which support those of Thomas Belt in his book [The naturalist in Nicaragua (1873)]. [See 9223.] These ants feed only upon the fungus that grows upon the leaves that they carry to their nests.
He has caught a moth of the Glaucopidæ that when touched emitted a cloud of snow-white wool.
Observations on the stingless bees of Brazil.
| Author: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Apr [1874] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 11 June 1874, pp. 102–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9422A |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From Fritz Müller 20 April [1874] …
- … Nature , 11 June 1874, pp. 102–3 Johann …
- … Fritz) Müller Itajahy, Santa Catharina, Brazil 20 Apr [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Westphalian provincial association in December 1874, and an enlarged version was published …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 . See …
- … letter to Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 . CD sent Müller a …
- … copy of Thomas Belt’s Naturalist in Nicaragua ( Belt 1874 ). For CD’s high opinion …
- … of the book, see the letter to Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 . For the …
- … of Chontales in central Nicaragua, see Belt 1874 , pp. 155–75. Müller’s home on the …
- … See letter to Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 and n. 6. Cecropia (the embauba or trumpet …
- … honey-bees in his letter of [ c. January 1874]. Anthophora fulvifrons is a synonym of …
- … a letter to Hermann Müller of 23 March 1874, Fritz Müller sent the text and illustrations …
From T. G. Appleton 2 April 1874
Summary
Sends old Japanese picture suggesting evolution, found by Charles Longfellow.
Is pleased to hear CD attended a séance [18 Jan 1874]; asks for his views about communication among spirits.
| Author: | Thomas Gold Appleton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 113 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9385 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From T. G. Appleton 2 April 1874 …
- … DAR 159: 113 Thomas Gold Appleton Boston Mass. 2 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … pleased to hear CD attended a séance [18 Jan 1874]; asks for his views about communication …
- … returning to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1874. (Laidlaw ed. 1998. ) On the fashion for …
- … was held at Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house in London on 16 January 1874. See letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] and n. 3. Appleton refers to Mary Louisa Bruce , widow of …
- … Boston. April 2 d 1874. My dear Sir, Mr Charles Longfellow, the oldest son of Mr …
From Edward Frankland 30 April 1874
Summary
Variation in bullfinches’ instinctive ability to remove nectaries and ovaries from cowslips.
| Author: | Edward Frankland |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 211 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9435 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Edward Frankland 30 April 1874 …
- … DAR 164: 211 Edward Frankland London, Lancaster Gate, 14 30 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … letter to Edward Frankland, 28 April [1874] . The bird that Frankland observed had come …
- … on the Isle of Wight (see letter from Edward Frankland, 26 April 1874 and n. 4). The …
- … from CD’s letter to Nature , 7 and 11 May [1874], where CD quoted from Frankland’s letter. …
To Edward Frankland 17 April 1874
Summary
Thanks for the pure phosphate of lime.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Frankland |
| Date: | 17 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9415A |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Edward Frankland 17 April 1874 …
- … The University of Manchester Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Apr 1874 Edward Frankland …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap 17. 1874 Dear Professor Frankland Many thanks for the pure …
- … See letter from Edward Frankland, 15 April 1874 . CD was experimenting on Drosera (sundew) …
To Leonard Rudd 18 April [1874]
Summary
Discusses LR’s communication concerning supernumerary mammae.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Rudd |
| Date: | 18 Apr [1874] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.441) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9416 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Leonard Rudd 18 April [1874] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.441) Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Apr [1874] Leonard Rudd …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from Leonard Rudd, 12 April 1874 . See …
- … letter from Leonard Rudd, 12 April 1874 . For reported cases of supernumerary mammae, see …
From A. S. G. Canning 27 April 1874
Summary
Further particulars on pea-fowl.
| Author: | Albert Stratford George Canning |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 43 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9431 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From A. S. G. Canning 27 April 1874 …
- … Stratford George Canning London, Portman Square, 31 27 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letters from A. S. G. Canning, 18 February 1874 and …
- … 23 February 1874 . CD’s replies to Canning have not been found. Variation 2d ed. was …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … Square . London. Monday. | April 27 th . | 1874. Dear Sir I am encouraged by your kind …
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| Benson, Berry | (1) |
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (1) |
| Canning, A. S. G. | (1) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Cecil, Henry | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (35) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
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| Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (1) |
| Foster, Michael | (1) |
| Frankland, Edward | (3) |
| François de Chaumont, F. S. B. | (1) |
| Günther, Albert | (1) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (2) |
| Lubbock, John | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
| Meteyard, Eliza | (1) |
| Monro, C. J. | (1) |
| Müller, Fritz | (1) |
| Reade, W. W. | (1) |
| Rudd, Leonard | (1) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
| Waring, William (b) | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (29) |
| Frankland, Edward | (4) |
| Foster, Michael | (3) |
| Lubbock, John | (3) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
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| Darwin, G. H. | (4) |
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| Cecil, Henry | (2) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (2) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (2) |
| François de Chaumont, F. S. B. | (2) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (2) |
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| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (2) |
| Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. | (2) |
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| Benson, Berry | (1) |
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| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
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| Ford, G. H. | (1) |
| Gordon, A. C. H. | (1) |
| Günther, Albert | (1) |
| Hacon, W. M. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Merriam, C. H. | (1) |
| Meteyard, Eliza | (1) |
| Monro, C. J. | (1) |
| Morselli, Enrico | (1) |
| Müller, Fritz | (1) |
| Reade, W. W. | (1) |
| Sclater, P. L. | (1) |
| Willett, Henry | (1) |
| Williams & Norgate | (1) |
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
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…
Matches: 23 hits
- … 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 …
Darwin's 1874 letters go online
Summary
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 …
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 …
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, …
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: 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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
