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Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?

Summary

'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . .  What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…

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  • … ‘My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, ‘is so nearly closed. . .  What little more I can
  • as evolution’ ( letter to ARWallace,  27 July [1872] ). By the end of the year Darwin
  • s.  6 d.  ( letter from RFCooke, 12 February 1872 ). Always closely involved in
  • translator ( letter to JJMoulinié, 23 September 1872 ). He recapped the history of the French
  • of the year ( letter from C.-FReinwald, 23 November 1872 ). To persuade his US publisher, …
  • Mivart ( letter to St GJMivart,  11 January [1872] ). A worsening breach The
  • beautiful’ ( letter from ARWallace, 3 March 1872 ). I consider that you have
  • Darwin ( letter to St GJMivart, 5 January 1872 ). Piqued, Mivart flung back by return of post
  • errors’ ( letter from St GJMivart, 6 January 1872 ). Darwin likened the affair to the
  • towards me’ ( letter to St GJMivart, 8 January [1872] ).  Despite Darwins request that he
  • world’ ( letter from St GJMivart,  10 January 1872 ).  Darwin, determined to have the last
  • acknowledge it ( letter to St GJMivart, 11 January [1872] ). 'I hate controversy,’ Darwin
  • I do it badly’ ( letter to ARWallace, 3 August [1872] ).  Darwin's theories under
  • the world moves!’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 13 December 1872 ).  'Here is a bee' …
  • it at least in part ( letter to August Weismann, 5 April 1872 ). ‘I wanted some encouragement’, he
  • to believe it’ ( letter to Herman Müller, [before 5 May 1872] ).  Müller had sent him a
  • of natural and sexual selection to bees (HMüller 1872), and with his reply Darwin enclosed an
  • standing’ ( letter to Hermann Müller, [before 5 May 1872] ). Finishing  Expression
  • doing nothing’ ( letter to THHuxley, 22 October [1872] ). He was far from idle during their
  • to be more erect’ ( letter to Briton Riviere, 19 May [1872] ).  Riviere had been suggested to
  • clever book’ ( letter to JMHerbert, 21 November 1872 ) and invited Butler to dinner the
  • from Samuel Butler to Francis Darwin, [before 30 May 1872] , and letter from Samuel Butler, 30
  • feels no doubts’ ( letter to FCDonders, 17 June 1872 ). Right up to the beginning of June, …
  • Buckley Litchfield ( letter to HELitchfield, 13 May 1872 ). Delivery to the press brought only
  • myself’ ( letter to HELitchfield, 25 July 1872 ). A battle for the independence of
  • a week later ( enclosure to letter from John Lubbock to WEGladstone, 20 June 1872 ).  Darwin
  • chemicals, ordered from Darwins usual chemist, William Baxter, were not in this case for his health
  • use of the microscope led his head to `fail’ ( letter to WDFox, 29 October [1872] ) he had
  • by hearing about Panagæus!’ Darwin wrote ( letter to WDFox,  16 July [1872] ).  I