From Sarah Owen [27–30 September 1831]
Summary
She encloses a pin with "genuine hair" and is flattered that it will go around the world with CD.
| Author: | Sarah Harriet Mostyn Owen; Sarah Harriet Williams; Sarah Harriet Haliburton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [27–30 Sept 1831] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 61 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-137 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … at the Cambridge University Library (DAR 204.4). Sarah’s address after her marriage. …
From Caroline, Catherine, and Susan Darwin 20–31 December [1831]
Summary
Family and Shropshire news.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton; Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20–31 Dec [1831] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-153 |
From Henry Matthew [2 February 1831]
Summary
Is in London living in a garret, almost penniless, and has legal and marital difficulties. He hopes to sell some verse.
| Author: | Henry Matthew |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [2 Feb 1831] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-91 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … way, I hear from Heaviside that my marriage as it is termed is made known in Cambridge. Do …
| letter | (3) |
| Darwin, Caroline | (1) |
| Darwin, Catherine | (1) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (1) |
| Haliburton, S. H. | (1) |
| Langton, Catherine | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, Caroline | (1) |
| Darwin, Catherine | (1) |
| Darwin, S. E. | (1) |
| Haliburton, S. H. | (1) |
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 different groups. Most cultures forbade consanguineous marriages to some degree, and some forbade …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
Summary
The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
Darwin’s first love
Summary
Darwin’s long marriage to Emma Wedgwood is well documented, but was there an earlier romance in his life? How was his departure on the Beagle entangled with his first love? The answers are revealed in a series of flirtatious letters that Darwin was…
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- … pragmatic world portrayed by Jane Austen, where successful marriages, even when feelings ran high, …
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 early …
Descent
Summary
There are more than five hundred letters associated with the research and writing of Darwin’s book, Descent of man and selection in relation to sex (Descent). They trace not only the tortuous route to eventual publication, but the development of Darwin’s…
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- … ascertaining by an easy method whether or not consanguineous marriages are injurious to man.’ …
