From Emma Darwin to ? [October 1874 – April 1882]
Summary
CD cannot come to London to sit for photograph. Sends one taken by son [Leonard], which family considers the best likeness. CD would be glad to give a sitting at Down.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [Oct 1874 – Apr 1882] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University (bMs 62.10.1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13792 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Emma Darwin to ? [October 1874 – April 1882] …
- … University (bMs 62.10.1) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [Oct 1874 – Apr 1882] Unidentified …
- … by the headed notepaper, which is of a sort that CD used from November 1874, and Emma …
- … from October 1874. Emma probably sent one of the photographs taken by Leonard Darwin in …
From H. W. Bates 1 October 1874
Summary
Notes that Mr[s] Barber’s communication [forwarded by CD] will be published because of more striking than usual facts ["Notes on … larva and pupa of Papilio nireus", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1874): 519–21].
Encloses Thomas Belt’s address.
| Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9666 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From H. W. Bates 1 October 1874 …
- … DAR 160: 92 Henry Walter Bates R. Geogr. Soc. 1 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … nireus ", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1874): 519–21]. Encloses Thomas Belt’s address. …
- … Bibliography Barber, Mary Elizabeth. 1874. Notes on the peculiar habits and changes which …
- … pupa of Papilio nireus. [Read 2 November 1874. ] Transactions of the Entomological Society …
- … Row. | Burlington Gardens. | W. Oct. 1 1874 My dear Mr Darwin Mr Maclachlan, Treasurer & …
- … the Entomological Society of London ( Barber 1874 ). Barber described the pupae of Papilio …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, [29 August 1874] and n. 8). Observations of the pupae of …
To J. D. Hooker 1 October [1874]
Summary
Thanks JDH for extract on Hedychium pollination; it shows CD’s prior interpretation was incorrect.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 1 Oct [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 421–422 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9665 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 1 October [1874] …
- … DAR 95: 421–422 Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 Oct [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 25 March [1874] and n. 3). Gammie also described insect …
- … Kahili ginger or the Kahila garland-lily) in his letter of 16 February 1874 . …
- … the letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 September 1874 . Utricularia neglecta (now Utricularia …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 September 1874 . For the specimens from the …
- … New Forest, see the letter to David Moore, 12 July 1874 ; for Penzance, see the letter …
- … from John Ralfs, 9 July 1874 , and the letter to …
- … John Ralfs, 13 July [1874] . Hooker’s daughter Harriet Anne Hooker sent CD some Aldrovanda …
- … plant); see letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 September 1874 and n. 4. CD refers to the …
- … letter from J. A. Gammie, 28 August 1874 , in which James Alexander Gammie suggested …
From F. J. Cohn 4 October 1874
Summary
An account of his observations on Aldrovanda and Utricularia.
Sends CD his memoir on Aldrovanda [Beitr. Biol. Pflanz. 1 (1875) Heft 3: 71–92] in advance of publication [see Insectivorous plants, pp. 321 et seq., 395–6].
| Author: | Ferdinand Julius Cohn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 95–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9667 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From F. J. Cohn 4 October 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 95–6 Ferdinand Julius Cohn Breslau 4 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … referred to Joseph Dalton Hooker’s August 1874 lecture to the British Association ( J. …
- … Stadtgraben Nro. 26. | Breslau 4 Oct. 1874. Verehrter Herr Mit inniger Freude hat mich …
- … on Aldrovanda and Utricularia in F. J. Cohn 1874 and F. J. Cohn 1875 (see nn. 7 and 10, …
- … naturalists and physicians) in Breslau ( F. J. Cohn 1874 ). Heinrich Robert Goeppert . …
- … In F. J. Cohn 1874 , p. 191, …
- … Stadtgraben Nro. 26. | Breslau 4 Oct. 1874. Esteemed Sir, The very kind letter that I …
- … zur Biologie der Pflanzen (Breslau 1874. Max Müller) aufnahm. Von diesem Aufsatze ist bis …
- … Institution of Great Britain on 5 June 1874 ( Burdon Sanderson 1874a , 1874b). He did not …
- … to the biology of plants ( Breslau 1874 . Max Müller), which has just gone to press. Only …
To James Crichton-Browne 8 October 1874
Summary
Thanks JC-B for copy of Medical Reports of the West Riding Lunatic Asylum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
| Date: | 8 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.451) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9668 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To James Crichton-Browne 8 October 1874 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.451) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Oct 1874 James Crichton-Browne …
- … Bibliography Crichton-Browne, James. 1874. Acute dementia. West Riding Lunatic Asylum …
- … Asylum Medical Reports ( Crichton-Browne 1874 ); several volumes of these reports are in …
To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 9 October 1874
Summary
Has been testing the digestive powers of Drosera; wants to know whether a group of substances that elicit similar responses are related.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 9 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-1-19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9669 |
From Edward Frankland 9 October 1874
Summary
Sends information CD requested on phosphate of ammonia and on nitrogenous substances produced during putrefaction of animal matter.
| Author: | Edward Frankland |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 97–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9671 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From Edward Frankland 9 October 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 97–8 Edward Frankland R. Coll. Chem. 9 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … South Kensington Museum 9 th . October 1874. My dear M r . Darwin I am quite ashamed of …
- … See letters to Edward Frankland , 22 July 1874 and …
- … 31 August 1874 . CD had asked about the specific gravity …
- … of ammonia in his letter of 22 July 1874 ; he discusses it in Insectivorous plants , p. …
- … In his letter to Edward Frankland, 31 August 1874 , CD asked about the products produced ‘ …
To J. D. Hooker 9 October 1874
Summary
Asks JDH for leaves of Byblis and Roridula to examine, and D. Oliver for an anomalous species of Utricularia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 9 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 341a |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9670 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 9 October 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 341a Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Oct 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … Down Oct 9 th 1874 My dear Hooker In your Edit of Decaisne, Byblis from Australia & …
- … waterwheel plant); see letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 September 1874 , and letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 1 October [1874] . On the verso of this letter, Hooker wrote: ‘Dear Oliver | I …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 28 [June 1874] , and asked for plants in his letter to …
- … D. F. Nevill, 7 September 1874 , and his letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 8 September [1874] . CD referred to epiphytic and marsh species of Utricularia …
- … a plant of Utricularia montana (see letters from D. F. Nevill, 8 [September 1874] and [ …
- … 11 September 1874] ). Utricularia montana is a synonym of U. alpina . It is a species …
To Thomas Meehan 9 October 1874
Summary
Doubts whether sudden and great variations often occur.
Comments on colours of flowers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Meehan |
| Date: | 9 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 146: 353 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9672 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To Thomas Meehan 9 October 1874 …
- … DAR 146: 353 Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Oct 1874 Thomas Meehan …
- … London: John Murray. 1877. Meehan, Thomas. 1874. Change by gradual modification not the …
- … Down. | Beckenham Kent. Oct 9. 1874. My dear Sir I am much obliged for your kind letter & …
- … letter from Thomas Meehan, 22 September 1874 ; the photograph has not been found. Meehan …
- … not the universal law’ ( Meehan 1874 ), and a report of the discussion following it; the …
- … reports are in DAR 45: 183–4. See letter from Thomas Meehan, 22 September 1874 and n. 2. …
- … letter from Thomas Meehan, 22 September 1874 and n. 5. In 1861, CD responded to a query …
- … letter from Thomas Meehan, 22 September 1874 and n. 6, and Forms of flowers , pp. 8–9, …
To Edward Frankland 11 October 1874
Summary
Acknowledges the information about the phosphate and about putrefaction. Regrets that there is no knowledge of the conjectured substance. [See 9671.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Frankland |
| Date: | 11 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9673A |
From J. D. Hooker 11 October 1874
Summary
Oliver will attend to his letter.
Tells of discovery and rediscovery of Aldrovanda.
Asks what CD thinks of "old Pritchard’s discourse" [C. Pritchard, Natural science and natural religion (1874)]. Does not affect evolution at all. It does affect the rather unprofitable doctrine of materialism.
His plans for the Royal Society Presidential Address.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 226–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9673 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 11 October 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 226–7 Joseph Dalton Hooker Wotton-under-Edge 11 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Natural science and natural religion (1874)]. Does not affect evolution at all. It does …
- … John Murray. 1875. Pritchard, Charles. 1874. Modern science and natural religion: an essay …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 October 1874 and n. 1. Hooker refers to Daniel Oliver …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 October 1874 and nn. 2 and 6. Hooker refers to Aldrovanda …
- … 1875b ). In the preface (dated September 1874), Lubbock wrote, ‘I have to thank various …
- … Modern science and natural religion ( Pritchard 1874 ) summarised well-known criticisms of …
- … Society of London was given on 30 November 1874, and printed in Proceedings of the Royal …
- … Society of London ( J. D. Hooker 1874 ). On pp. 61–2, Hooker discussed the donation …
From J. S. Burdon Sanderson 12 October 1874
Summary
Suggests an explanation for difference in excitability of Drosera leaves to meat and albumen on the one hand and, on the other, fibrin, areolar tissue, gelatin, and fibrous basis of bone.
| Author: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 101–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9676 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From J. S. Burdon Sanderson 12 October 1874 …
- … Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet London, Queen Anne St, 49 12 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 9 October 1874 . See letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 9 October 1874 and n. 1. See letter to …
- … J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 9 October 1874 . See letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 9 October 1874 . …
From W. H. M. Christie 12 October 1874
Summary
Announces arrival of the Merope [Leonard Darwin’s ship] at Canterbury, New Zealand.
| Author: | William Henry Mahoney Christie |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 147 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9677 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From W. H. M. Christie 12 October 1874 …
- … Henry Mahoney Christie Royal Observatory, Greenwich 12 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Observatory, Greenwich, | London, S.E. 1874 Oct. 12 Sir, The Astronomer Royal requests me …
- … Christchurch, Canterbury province, New Zealand, on 27 September 1874 (Airy ed. 1881, p. …
- … letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin, [after 26 June – 28 September 1874] ). CD’s son …
- … joined the expedition in Plymouth in June 1874 (see letter from Emma Darwin to J. …
- … B. Innes, 24 June [1874] ). The astronomer royal was George Biddell Airy ; for more on …
To F. J. Cohn 12 October 1874
Summary
CD responds [to 9667] with description of his own effort to study Aldrovanda and his observations on the structure of Dionaea.
His admiration for FJC’s earlier studies of the Venus’s fly-trap.
He urges FJC to proceed promptly with publication of his memoir on Aldrovanda [Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen 1, Heft 3 (1875): 71–92].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ferdinand Julius Cohn |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 107 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9677A |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To F. J. Cohn 12 October 1874 …
- … DAR 185: 107 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Oct 1874 Ferdinand Julius Cohn …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 September 1874 . CD’s annotated copy of F. J. Cohn 1875 …
- … See letter from F. J. Cohn, 4 October 1874 . The sketches have not been found. See …
- … letter from F. J. Cohn, 4 October 1874 . Joseph Dalton Hooker’s daughter Harriet Anne …
- … the waterwheel plant) to CD; see letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 September 1874 . …
- … Hooker visited Down on 26 September 1874 ( letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 23 September 1874 ). See letter from F. …
- … pp. 256 and 364. See letter from F. J. Cohn, 4 October 1874 . For J. D. Hooker’s …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Oct 12 th 1874 My dear Sir I thank you for your very kind …
- … J. Cohn, 4 October 1874 , and F. J. Cohn 1875 , of which CD had received a copy in …
- … See letter from F. J. Cohn, 4 October 1874 and n. 5. Compositae (now Asteraceae) are …
From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes 12 October [1874]
Summary
Parish and family news.
Francis Darwin’s marriage; Francis serves as CD’s assistant.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Brodie Innes |
| Date: | 12 Oct [1874] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9674 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes 12 October [1874] …
- … M. Stecher collection) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down 12 Oct [1874] John Brodie Innes …
- … Nicholas, Deptford, died on 6 October 1874 ( England & Wales, national probate calendar ( …
- … Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 24 June [1874] , Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert …
- … son Francis Darwin married Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)), and …
- … Kent. Francis became CD’s secretary in summer 1874 (see Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 269). See …
From Daniel Oliver 12 October 1874
Summary
Sends specimens of Byblis, Roridula, and Utricularia for CD’s examination.
| Author: | Daniel Oliver |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 99–100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9675 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Daniel Oliver 12 October 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 99–100 Daniel Oliver Kew 12 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 October 1874 . See letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 9 October 1874 and n. 1. Oliver sent dried Byblis gigantea (rainbow plant) …
- … pp. 342 and 343). See letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 October 1874 and n. 4. See letter …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 9 October 1874 and n. 5. The section Orchidioides in the genus …
To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 13 October 1874
Summary
Discusses the powers of digestion of Drosera and why certain substances produce less excitement in the plant than others.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 13 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-1-20) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9678 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 13 October 1874 …
- … 1731-1-20) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Oct 1874 John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet …
- … basis of bones and teeth. See letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 October 1874 . …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Oct 13. 1874 My dear D r . Sanderson Many thanks for your …
- … from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 October 1874 . CD refers to fibrin, areolar tissue, the …
- … see letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 9 October 1874 , and letter from J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 October 1874 ). CD carried out a number of experiments on the …
To W. H. M. Christie 13 October [1874]
Summary
Thanks WHMC and the Astronomer Royal for informing him of the safe arrival of the Merope [Leonard Darwin’s ship] at New Zealand. [See 9677.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Henry Mahoney Christie |
| Date: | 13 Oct [1874] |
| Classmark: | CUL-RGO 6/273 (section 3-4: 381) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9678A |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. H. M. Christie 13 October [1874] …
- … section 3-4: 381) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Oct [1874] William Henry Mahoney Christie …
- … letter and the letter from W. H. M. Christie, 12 October 1874 . See letter from W. …
- … H. M. Christie, 12 October 1874 and n. 1. The astronomer royal was George Biddell …
To Daniel Oliver 14 October 1874
Summary
Thanks him for specimens.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | 14 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.452) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9679 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Daniel Oliver 14 October 1874 …
- … Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.452) Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 Oct 1874 Daniel Oliver …
- … See letter from Daniel Oliver, 12 October 1874 . Oliver sent fragments of Utricularia …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Oct 14 th 1874 My dear Prof: Oliver Many thanks for all the …
To Auguste Forel 15 October 1874
Summary
Writes about AHF’s book on Swiss ants.
Recounts his own observations on ants carrying cocoons.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Auguste-Henri (Auguste) Forel |
| Date: | 15 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | Universität Zürich, Archiv für Medizingeschichte (AfM ZH PN 31.2:793) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9680 |
Matches: 17 hits
- … To Auguste Forel 15 October 1874 …
- … AfM ZH PN 31.2:793) Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 Oct 1874 Auguste-Henri (Auguste) Forel …
- … Bibliography Forel, Auguste. 1874. Les fourmis de la Suisse. Zurich: Zurcher & Furrer. [ …
- … recommended Thomas Belt’s book The naturalist in Nicaragua ( Belt 1874 ) in his letter to …
- … Forel of 28 September [1874] . He had sent a …
- … copy of the book to Fritz Müller in January 1874 (see letter to …
- … Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 ). See …
- … also letter from Fritz Müller, 20 April [1874] . …
- … Down, Beckenham, Kent. Oct 15 th 1874 My dear Sir I have now read the whole of your …
- … CD refers to Les fourmis de la Suisse (Ants of Switzerland; Forel 1874 ); see letter from …
- … Auguste Forel, 23 September 1874 . CD’ …
- … s heavily annotated copy of Forel 1874 is in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: …
- … females and much smaller in males ( Forel 1874 , p. 123). CD scored the section in his …
- … from their colony calmed them ( Forel 1874 , p. 304). See n. 6, below. In the first part …
- … see letter to Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 and n. 3. In the third part ( F. Müller …
- … letter from Fritz Müller , [ c. January 1874] and n. 7. Forel observed that the species …
- … by the workers of T. caespitum ( Forel 1874 , pp. 343–4). Formica rufa is the red wood …
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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
Summary
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,…
Matches: 16 hits
- … 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…
