From John Murray 12 August 1874
Summary
Acknowledges CD’s complaint against a paper [by St George Mivart] in the last Quarterly Review [see 9568]. Agrees to print George Darwin’s answer [see 9596].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41914 p. 203) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9599A |
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- … From John Murray 12 August 1874 …
- … John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41914 p. 203) John Murray 12 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … See letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 . CD had complained of remarks made about …
- … Howard Darwin in an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review ( [Mivart] 1874 ). George’s …
- … was printed in the Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 587–8 (the October issue). The editor was …
- … 50 Albemarle Street August. 12. (1874 My dear Sir, I regret to hear of your complaint …
To John Murray 11 August 1874
Summary
Asks JM, as a favour, to use his influence with the Editor of Quarterly Review to print George Darwin’s answer to the charge made by the author of "Primitive man" [St George Mivart] that GD approved "of the encouragement of vice to check population".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 11 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 48–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9598 |
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- … To John Murray 11 August 1874 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 48–9) Charles Robert Darwin Bassett 11 Aug 1874 John Murray …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … was published in the Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 587–9, in the October issue. CD may have …
- … appeared in the Quarterly Review ( [Mivart] 1874 ). On George’s initial riposte, see the …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 , and the letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin 1 August [1874] ); the text has not been found. …
- … See [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70. The ‘odious insinuation’ was the claim that there was ‘no …
- … Bassett Southampton. Aug 11— 1874 My dear Sir From our long & friendly intercourse, I hope …
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 |
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- … 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 Murray 18 October 1874
Summary
Thanks for Quarterly Review [Oct 1874, containing G. H. Darwin’s letter and a rejoinder]. Is convinced the author is Mivart. Is therefore not surprised at malice in the article attacking his son [George Darwin] and grossly misrepresenting CD.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 18 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 345–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9685 |
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- … To John Murray 18 October 1874 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 345–6) Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Oct 1874 John Murray …
- … Thanks for Quarterly Review [Oct 1874, containing G. H. Darwin’s letter and a rejoinder]. …
- … CD refers to the October 1874 issue of the Quarterly Review (137: 587–9), in which George …
- … of works by John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor ( [Mivart] 1874 ; see letter from G. …
- … H. Darwin, 6 [August] 1874 and n. …
- … 3, and letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). A rejoinder from the reviewer appeared …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
To John Murray 5 November [1874]
Summary
Thanks JM for granting his request. Will write to D. Appleton.
CD is sorry about heavy loss from Expression; still thinks the book will sell in the course of years.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 5 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 344) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9710 |
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- … To John Murray 5 November [1874] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 344) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 Nov [1874] John Murray …
- … and the letter from John Murray, 3 November 1874 . Murray’s note has not been found. …
- … See letter to D. Appleton & Co. , 5 November 1874 . See …
- … letter from John Murray, 3 November 1874 and n. 5. …
To John Murray 9 May [1874]
Summary
Recommends that JM consider publishing a new edition of J. F. McLennan’s Primitive marriage [1865]. CD considers it very valuable and not too indelicate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 9 May [1874] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 347–347A) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9451 |
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- … To John Murray 9 May [1874] …
- … Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 347–347A) Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 May [1874] John Murray …
- … the letter from J. F. McLennan, 13 May 1874 . There is a note at the top of this letter …
- … the letter from J. F. McLennan, 5 May 1874 . CD refers to John Ferguson McLennan and his …
- … marriage ceremonies ( McLennan 1865 ); see letters from J. F. McLennan, 5 May 1874 and …
- … 8 May 1874 . The first edition of McLennan 1865 was published by Adam and Charles Black …
To John Murray 4 April 1874
Summary
Has finished corrections for 2d edition of Descent – "as hard work as I have ever had in my life". Estimates it is 40 pages longer than 1st edition.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 4 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 350–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9388 |
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- … To John Murray 4 April 1874 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 350–1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Apr 1874 John Murray …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … a payment to Norman of £7 5 s. 3 d. on 7 May 1874. The first edition of Descent had been …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Ap. 4 th 1874 My dear M r Murray I have at last finished after …
From John Murray 3 November 1874
Summary
Statement of stock on hand of CD’s works.
Expression, curiously, at a dead stand-still.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Nov 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 441 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9707 |
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- … From John Murray 3 November 1874 …
- … DAR 171: 441 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 3 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the anticipated sales did not occur (see letter from John Murray Jr, 15 September 1874 ). …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Expression : The expression of the emotions …
From John Murray 29 July [1874]
Summary
Orchids is at last sold out. Settles account.
The Origin [6th ed.] is making good [sales] progress.
Expression is not selling.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.11: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9574 |
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- … From John Murray 29 July [1874] …
- … DAR 210.11: 2 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 29 July [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … banking account (Down House MS) on 31 July 1874. CD recorded the receipt of £180 for sales …
- … banking account (Down House MS) on 31 July 1874. Expression . Mary Somerville’s On the …
To John Murray 14 December 1874
Summary
Sends a suggested title [for Insectivorous plants?].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 14 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 342–3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9758 |
To John Murray 15 November 1876
Summary
Is satisfied with sales of his books.
Did not expect Orchids to sell more than 600 or 700 copies.
Only bad item is Expression, which astonishes him, since it sells well in Germany.
Asks size of printing of Cross and self-fertilisation; thinks 1500 would be ample.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 15 Nov 1876 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 306–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10672 |
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- … vol. 22, letter from J. V. Carus, 7 July 1874 ). They were produced by B. J. Edwards & …
- … Victor Carus (Carus trans. 1872); a second edition was printed in 1874 (Carus trans. …
- … 1874), and a third in 1877 (Carus trans. 1877b). …
- … German translation were sold by 1 February 1874 ( Correspondence vol. 22, letter from J. …
- … V. Carus, 15 March 1874 ). There is an envelope marked in CD’s hand, ‘Photographs sent to …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Expression : The expression of the emotions …
From John Murray 17 February [1875]
Summary
JM expresses his willingness to publish a new edition of Variation whenever CD revises it.
Descent [2d ed.] has not sold much since the annual sale – 1300 copies altogether.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Feb [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 444 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9861 |
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- … before this time was that of 17 November 1874 ( Correspondence vol. 22). The letter from …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent 2d US ed. : The descent of man, and …
- … ed. ) and a cheap edition of Descent in 1874 ( Descent 2d ed. ). CD was informed by Robert …
- … printings (see Correspondence vol. 22, letters from R. F. Cooke, 16 June 1874 and …
- … 12 November 1874 ). The last extant letter …
- … letter to D. Appleton & Co. , 5 November 1874 ). When stereotype plates were made, the …
From Ludwik Masłowski to [John Murray?] 25 July 1875
Summary
Has received a confusing set of engravings, with both missing and superfluous illustrations [for Polish translation of Descent].
| Author: | Ludwik Masłowski |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 25 July 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10092 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … Correspondence vol. 22, letter to John Murray, 4 April 1874 and n. 5, and letter to R. …
- … May 1873 ). A second edition of Descent was published in 1874. A translation of the first …
- … chapters was published (Masłowski trans. 1874–5). The remainder of the book was published …
- … F. Cooke, 8 April 1874 and n. 2). Of the figures in Masłowski’s list, number 1 was …
To John Murray 16 February [1875]
Summary
Asks whether JM thinks another edition of Variation worth while. Asks because a Polish translation is planned and he would undertake corrections for a 2d edition, but not just for a Polish edition.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 16 Feb [1875] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 314–15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9857 |
From John Murray 23 March [1875]
Summary
Sends CD a cheque for 68 guineas – his two-thirds share of profit on sale of 2000 copies of 2d edition of Descent.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Mar [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 446 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9899 |
To John Murray 23 January [1875–82]
Summary
Thanks for two German letters about translations, which he has answered. The enclosed one contains a proposal for CD’s correspondent to bring out a translation of a very successful German book, and must be answered by the correspondent.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 23 Jan [1875-82] |
| Classmark: | Swann Auction Galleries (dealers) (14 September 1993) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9828F |
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- … is of a sort that CD used from November 1874. The German translators and the German book …
From John Murray 6 January [1876]
Summary
At last, Expression is beginning to sell again.
Cooke has not yet decided on number of Variation [2d ed.] to print.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 481 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10347 |
From John Murray 22 November [1875]
Summary
Sends cheques in payment on three of CD’s books.
Proposes to print 500 copies of Insectivorous plants before distributing the type.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 478 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10270 |
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- … 22, letter from John Murray, 29 July [1874] . See letter from John Murray, 19 November [ …
To John Murray 31 December [1867]
Summary
Introduces Clair Grece who wishes to translate a work on English grammar from the German.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 31 Dec [1867] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 64–65) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5743 |
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- … published Grece’s translation of Eduard Mätzner’s English grammar (Grece trans. 1874). …
From John Murray 27 November [1877]
Summary
Sends CD his share of profits on Descent and Forms of flowers.
Wants to reprint Cross and self-fertilisation because supply of copies is entirely exhausted.
Congratulates CD on his Cambridge honour [LL.D.].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Nov [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 495 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11255 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Forms of flowers : The different forms of …
| Darwin, C. R. | (12) |
| Murray, John (b) | (10) |
| Masłowski, Ludwik | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (13) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (10) |
| Murray, John (b) | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (22) |
| Masłowski, Ludwik | (1) |
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 …
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…
