To J. D. Hooker 15 [December 1871]
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Will be in London until 21st. Would rejoice if JDH could come to lunch during their stay.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 15 [Dec 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 213 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8106 |
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- … Bibliography Allan, Mea. 1972. Palgrave of Arabia. The life of William Gifford Palgrave …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
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| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
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Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … Narrative of a year’s journey through central and eastern Arabia . By the end of December, …
Books on the Beagle
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The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.
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- … Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar . . . 2 vols. London, …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
