To Andrew Clark 10 January [1874]
Summary
Invites AC to visit.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Andrew Clark, 1st baronet |
Date: | 10 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.436) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9236 |
To William Waring 12 January [1874]
Summary
CD requests WW to ask a large breeder of greyhounds whether the increase in litters requires that some puppies be destroyed. If so, is it sufficient to destroy merely the small and weak? Would this result in more males or females being destroyed?
CD once used the Field to tabulate ratios of female to male births in greyhounds (110: 100).
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Waring |
Date: | 12 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | Kent History and Library Centre (CKS-U1906/Z/1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9238 |
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- … To William Waring 12 January [1874] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 Down letterhead 12 Jan [1874] William Waring …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from William Waring, 9 January 1874 . See …
- … letter from William Waring, 9 January 1874 . William Bernhard Tegetmeier had sent CD …
To Charles Lyell [13 January 1874]
Summary
The coral-reef book has been invaluable [J. D. Dana, Corals and coral islands (1872); used by CD in Coral reefs, 2d ed. (1874)].
Thanks for Saturday Review.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | [13 Jan 1874] |
Classmark: | The University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections (Lyell collection Coll-203/B1/ Lyell Temp Box 3.1 Folder_6) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9240 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Charles Lyell [13 January 1874] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [13 Jan 1874] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … islands (1872); used by CD in Coral reefs , 2d ed. (1874)]. Thanks for Saturday Review . …
- … letter to Joseph Dalton Hooker of 8 January 1874 , he had asked to use a copy of the book …
- … between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 January 1874 , and by CD’s stay in …
- … London from 10 to 17 January 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … During CD’s visit, Tuesday fell on 13 January 1874. According to Emma Darwin’s diary ( …
- … fell down the stairs on Monday 12 January 1874. Saturday Review was published weekly; it …
To T. N. Staley 13 January [1874]
Summary
Has read TNS’s article ["On the geography and recent volcanic eruption of the Sandwich Islands", J. R. Geogr. Soc. 38 (1868): 361–9].
Asks for information on decline in population and infanticide in the Sandwich Islands. Seeks corroboration of A. Bishop’s reports.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Nettleship Staley |
Date: | 13 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | The Hawaiian Historical Society (MS B St1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9239 |
To C. L. Denison 14 January 1874
Summary
Seeks information on the number of Pitcairn islanders and the effect on their fertility of the transfer to Norfolk Island.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Caroline Lucy Denison |
Date: | 14 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | National Library of Australia (MS 73) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9241 |
From Robert Swinhoe 14 January 1874
Summary
Wants CD to propose him for the Royal Society.
Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 337 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9242 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Robert Swinhoe 14 January 1874 …
- … DAR 177: 337 Robert Swinhoe London, Carlyle Square, 33 14 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … presented to the Zoological Society of London in January 1874 ( Swinhoe 1873 ; Morning …
- … Post , 23 January 1874, p. 6). …
- … 33 Carlyle Sq r . | SW. 14 January, 1874 My dear M r . Darwin, You may not have heard that …
- … 1 June 1876. CD proposed him on 3 March 1874 along with (in order of signing) John Edward …
From ? [after 14 January 1874]
Author: | Unidentified |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 14 Jan 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 120 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8794 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From ? [after 14 January 1874] …
- … DAR 89: 120 Unidentified unstated [after 14 Jan 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
- … letter to T. N. Staley, 13 January [1874] , in which CD seemed unaware of census data …
- … Titus Munson Coan (see letter from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 , and letter from T. …
- … M. Coan, 14 February 1874 ) and may have sought information from others via Henry Walter …
- … letter from H. W. Bates, 7 February 1874 ) or Edward Livingston Youmans ( letter from …
- … T. M. Coan, 14 February 1874 ). The handwriting has not been recognised and may be a …
From H. T. Stainton 15 January 1874
Summary
Encloses R. McLachlan’s certificate of nomination for Royal Society. Hopes CD will sign it, as McLachlan is the most philosophic member of the Entomological Society in years.
Author: | Henry Tibbats Stainton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Manuscripts MSS DAR 25) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9243 |
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- … From H. T. Stainton 15 January 1874 …
- … Manuscripts MSS DAR 25) Henry Tibbats Stainton unstated 15 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … McLachlan’s nomination certificate of 1874 was recorded in the minutes of an ordinary …
- … the Royal Society of London held on 29 January 1874; CD was listed as having signed ‘from …
From William Dealtry 16 January 1874
Summary
On the increases in crossbred English and Tahitian population of Pitcairn islanders. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 190.] Includes copy of letter from George Hunn Nobbs about the population of Norfolk Island.
Author: | William Dealtry |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 90: 30–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9244 |
From C. L. Denison 17 January [1874]
Summary
Sends CD the number of Pitcairn islanders transferred to Norfolk Island cited in her deceased husband’s book [Sir William Thomas Denison, Varieties of a vice-regal life (1870)] but is unable to furnish additional information.
Author: | Caroline Lucy Denison |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 158 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9246 |
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- … From C. L. Denison 17 January [1874] …
- … 162: 158 Caroline Lucy Denison Observatory, East Sheen 17 Jan [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 , for the information sent to CD from the …
- … this letter and the letter to C. L. Denison, 14 January 1874 . See letter to C. …
- … L. Denison, 14 January 1874 and n. 2. The reference is to Denison 1870 . In his report …
From C.-F. Reinwald 17 January 1874
Summary
French translation of Expression sent for CD’s approval.
Author: | Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 101 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9245 |
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- … From C. -F. Reinwald 17 January 1874 …
- … DAR 176: 101 Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald Paris 17 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Paris le 17 Janvier 1874. A Charles Darwin E sq | Down Beckenham Kent Cher Monsieur Nous …
- … of Expression ( Pozzi and Benoît trans. 1874 ) is in the Darwin Library–Down. Reinwald …
- … 1859. Pozzi, Samuel and Benoît, René, trans. 1874. L’expression des émotions chez l’homme …
- … Paris 17 January 1874. Charles Darwin E sq | Down Beckenham Kent Dear Sir We are today …
To T. H. Farrer 18 January [1874]
Summary
Thanks THF for information from Colonial Office on population statistics showing the inhabitants of some areas are far from becoming sterile.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 18 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/25) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10362 |
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- … To T. H. Farrer 18 January [1874] …
- … 299/25) Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Jan [1874] Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st …
- … letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). CD had received information on the decline …
- … following contact with Europeans (see letters from H. H. Howorth, 3 January [1874] and [ …
- … 27 January 1874] ). ‘Honourable’ is a courtesy title given to the younger sons of earls, …
- … letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 . Farrer, who was secretary of the Board of …
To J. D. Hooker 18 January [1874]
Summary
Reports on a séance. "The Lord have mercy on us all if we have to believe in such rubbish."
Asks JDH to vote for his nephew, Henry Parker, for Athenaeum membership.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 18 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 311–12 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9247 |
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- … To J. D. Hooker 18 January [1874] …
- … DAR 95: 311–12 Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Jan [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … the letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 January 1874 . CD had asked to use Hooker’s copy of Coral …
- … corrections for a new edition (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 January 1874 and n. 3). …
- … had supplied his copy (see letter to Charles Lyell, [13 January 1874] ). CD stayed with …
- … Erasmus Alvey Darwin from 10 to 17 January 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). The medium …
- … present. The séance took place on 16 January 1874, and accounts written by those present …
From J. V. Carus 19 January 1874
Summary
A new German edition of Descent is planned. Would like to work on proofs before leaving for lectures at Edinburgh.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 92 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9248 |
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- … From J. V. Carus 19 January 1874 …
- … DAR 161: 92 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 19 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the second English edition, which was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). The third German edition, based on the second English …
- … of Edinburgh in the summers of 1873 and 1874, replacing Charles Wyville Thomson , who …
- … Leipzig, Jan 19, 1874 My dear Sir, The publisher wants me to prepare the new edition of …
To C. L. Denison 19 January [1874]
Summary
Finds from the Colonial Office that a census [of the Pitcairn Islands?] is expected soon, from which he will get the information he desires. [See 9241 and 9246.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Caroline Lucy Denison |
Date: | 19 Jan [1874] |
Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (Catalogue 77, 1994) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9249F |
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- … census figures ought to have arrived (see letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). …
- … To C. L. Denison 19 January [1874] …
- … Catalogue 77, 1994) Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Jan [1874] Caroline Lucy Denison …
- … this letter and the letter to C. L. Denison, 14 January 1874 . See letter from C. …
- … L. Denison, 17 January [1874] . CD had been advised by Thomas Henry Farrer (see letter …
- … to T. H. Farrer, 18 January [1874] and n. 2). William Dealtry , a clerk at the …
From J. H. Martin 19 January 1874
Summary
JHM, who has not read CD’s works, must conduct a discussion on Darwinism and theology at a local literary society. He asks CD to define briefly his position on the origin of man and on descent.
Author: | James Hales Martin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 53 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9249 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1874
Summary
An awful row at the Linnean Society. William Carruthers and Co. packed a meeting to throw out a decision of the Council. He was beaten by one vote (more than two-thirds majority needed).
Spent two hours with Lyell talking about Thomas Belt’s book [The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]: "the tropical old Glaciers beat the seance I do think".
Lyell agrees that the glacial epoch is the great geological crux of the day. Lowering of the ocean level must also be investigated.
Curious about A. C. Ramsay’s paper coming at Royal Society on 29th ["On the comparative value of certain geological ages", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 22 (1874): 145–8].
Huxley’s new book [? Critiques and addresses (1873)].
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 187–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9250 |
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- … From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 187–8 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 20 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … geological ages", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 22 (1874): 145–8]. Huxley’s new book [? Critiques …
- … s book [ The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]: "the tropical old Glaciers beat the seance I …
- … CD was in London from 10 to 17 January 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). At a …
- … Linnean Society of London held on 15 January 1874, alterations to the bylaws agreed to by …
- … Co. 1845–78. Ramsay, Andrew Crombie. 1874. On the comparative value of certain geological …
- … of geological time. [Read 29 January 1874. ] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London …
- … at Eashing park, Godalming, Surrey ( Post Office directory of the six home counties 1874). …
- … In his letter of 18 January [1874] , CD had described the séance held at Erasmus Alvey …
- … the Athenaeum Club. Parker became a member in 1874 ( Waugh [1888] ). Charles Lyell was a …
- … lowering of the sea level during the glacial period ( Belt 1874 , pp. 260–74). See letter …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] and n. 2. Hooker refers to CD’s book Coral …
- … paper ‘On the comparative value of certain geological ages’ ( Ramsay 1874 ) at the Royal …
- … Society on 29 January 1874. Thomas Henry Huxley’s most recent book was Critiques and …
From V. O. Kovalevsky 20 January 1874
Summary
Russian Expression has sold nearly 2000 copies.
Plans to come to England to study collections of vertebrate fossils from the Chalk. This will complement his work in the south of France.
Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 169: 95 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9251 |
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- … From V. O. Kovalevsky 20 January 1874 …
- … Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) Berlin 20 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … published in September 1873 and January 1874 ( V. O. Kovalevsky 1873–4 ). The dedication …
- … CUL. The final part appeared in March 1874, but no copy of it has been found in the …
- … Potsdamerstrasse III. tr. 20 January 1874. Dear Sir It is such a very long time since I …
- … Toulouse, in France, in April and May 1874 ( Davitashvili 1951 , pp. 242–3). He later …
- … to the University of Göttingen in July 1874; she was granted a doctoral degree on the …
To superintendent of a lunatic asylum 20 January 1874
Summary
Would like recipient to ask inmates whether they are offspring of cousin marriages.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Superintendent of a lunatic asylum |
Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | Bernard Quaritch (dealers) (2003, 2007) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9251F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To superintendent of a lunatic asylum 20 January 1874 …
- … 2003, 2007) Charles Robert Darwin 20 Jan 1874 Down Superintendent of a lunatic asylum …
- … his letter to James Crichton-Browne, 5 January 1874 , CD said that he planned to meet with …
- … letter to James Crichton-Browne, 5 January 1874 , CD mentioned several asylum directors …
To J. V. Carus 21 January 1874
Summary
Is glad to hear of new German edition of Descent, but owing to his extensive revisions, corrected sheets will not be ready for about three months.
Is working on a new edition of Coral reefs, which he thinks would sell in Germany.
Would like to hear "out of curiosity & vanity" how many copies of his books have been sold in Germany.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 21 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | Staatsbibilothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 110–111) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9252 |
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- … To J. V. Carus 21 January 1874 …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 110–111) Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 Jan 1874 Julius Victor Carus …
- … teaching in Edinburgh (see letter from J. V. Carus, 19 January 1874 ). Carus sent the …
- … sales figures with his letter of 15 March 1874 . …
- … See letter from J. V. Carus, 19 January 1874 and n. 1. CD was preparing a new edition …
- … edition of Descent to the printers in March 1874 and received the first proofs in May (see …
- … letters to J. V. Carus, 8 March [1874] , and …
- … 23 May [1874] ). CD was preparing a new edition of Coral reefs , published by …
- … see letter to Smith, Elder & Co , 8 January 1874). Carus translated Coral reefs in 1876 ( …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Jan 21 1874 My dear Sir I am very glad to hear of a new ed. of …
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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…
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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
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,…
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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…