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Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … said was quite new to him ( letter to Raphael Meldola, 6 June [1879] ). In addition, after …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … evils to mankind’ ( draft letter to Charles Bradlaugh, 6 June 1877 ). Darwin enclosed an extract …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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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Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … showing his appreciation of those who were courteous. On 6 February, he wrote to Carl Semper , …
- … & many a good fight’ (letters to J. D. Hooker, 6 August 1881 and 12 August 1881 ). …
- … and approach. The geologist Thomas Reade wrote on 6 November , ‘It seems strange that the …
- … in the world’, William declared to his father on 6 January , after hearing how Darwin intended …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … (2) Appleton, T. G. (6) Arnold, F. S. …
- … (15) Bartlett, Edward (6) Bartlett, R. S. …
- … (1) Boardman, A. F. (6) Boccardo, Gerolamo …
- … (2) Bonham-Carter, E. M. (6) Bonham-Carter, …
- … (1) Browne, Walter (6) Brownen, George …
- … (17) Buckland, William (6) Buckler, William …
- … (2) Child, G. W. (6) Children, J. G. …
- … (1) Clarke, W. B. (b) (6) Claus, C. F. …
- … P. (2) Coe, Henry (6) Coghlan, John …
- … (2) Crüger, Hermann (6) Cuming, Hugh …
- … (1) Darwin, Amy (6) Darwin, Anne Eliza …
- … (47) Darwin, Sara (6) Darwin, V. H. …
- … (2) Davidson, Thomas (6) Davis, J. E. …
- … (1) Dear Friend (6) Delage, Yves (1) …
- … (13) Denny, John (6) Desmarest, Eugène …
- … (3) Elliot, Walter (6) Elliott & Fry …
- … (39) Fabre, Jean-Henri (6) Fairfax, Mary …
- … (9) Galton, E. S. (6) Galton, Erasmus …
