Stebbing, Thomas Roscoe Rede. 1869. Darwinism: a lecture delivered before the Torquay Natural History Society, Feb. 1st, 1869. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. Oxford: T & G Shrimpton. Torquay: Edward Cockrem.
To J. D. Hooker [6 July 1861]
Summary
Trip to Torquay.
Superiority of Journal of Horticulture to Gardeners’ Chronicle for CD’s purposes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [6 July 1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3200 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … DAR 115: 104 Charles Robert Darwin Torquay [6 July 1861] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … Trip to Torquay. Superiority of Journal of Horticulture to Gardeners’ Chronicle for CD’s …
- … by the endorsement and by the reference to the family’s having just arrived in Torquay. …
- … The Darwins left for Torquay on Monday, 1 July 1861 (see ‘Journal’; Appendix II). Hooker’s …
- … 2. Hesketh Crescent | Torquay Saturday My dear Hooker. Your note offering Catasetum …
To George Gordon 22 June [1861]
Summary
Thanks GG for his efforts. Corallorhiza would be most valuable.
Leaves for Torquay on 1 July.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Gordon |
| Date: | 22 June [1861] |
| Classmark: | Elgin Museum (Gordon Archive 61.8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3191 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … GG for his efforts. Corallorhiza would be most valuable. Leaves for Torquay on 1 July. …
- … Darwin’s diary, the Darwins spent the night of 1 July 1861 in Reading en route to Torquay. …
- … side till we get there; but it will be Torquay. — With very sincere thanks | Pray believe …
- … start on July 1 st . but our journey to Torquay on account of my poor daughter will take …
- … reference to the Darwins’ planned holiday in Torquay. They stayed there from 1 July to 27 …
To Charles Lyell 20 July [1861]
Summary
Mentions George Maw’s "good review" of Origin [Zoologist 19 (1861): 7577–611].
Relates remark by J. S. Mill concerning soundness of logic and method of Origin.
Is at work [on Orchids and Variation].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 20 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.258) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3215 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Mss.B.D25.258) Charles Robert Darwin Torquay 20 July [1861] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … 2. Hesketh Crescent | Torquay July 20 th My dear Lyell I sent you two or three days ago a …
- … endorsement is confirmed by CD’s stay in Torquay (see ‘Journal’; Appendix II). Maw 1861a . …
- … Darwins were visiting the seaside resort of Torquay in the hope that it would improve the …
- … to Henrietta’s recuperation while at Torquay in July and August 1861. The geologist …
- … carried out in the Brixham cave, near Torquay. Over the past three years the bones of …
Pengelly, William (1812–94)
Matches: 4 hits
- … E. Krieger Publishing. 7,8,9,10,11,16,21 FRS Torquay Natural History Society Devonshire …
- … Bovey Tracey Brixham Cave Kent’s Hole Torquay geology plant-bearing deposits Mathematical …
- … the plant-bearing deposits at Bovey Tracey, and at Brixham Cave and Kent’s Hole, Torquay. …
- … Honorary secretary of the Torquay Natural History Society, 1851–90. President of the …
From E. B. Tylor 29 September 1871
Summary
Thanks for CD’s praise of his book [Primitive culture (1871)], wonders if he should abridge part into a small popular volume.
| Author: | Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Sept 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 202 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7975 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … DAR 178: 202 Edward Burnett Tylor Torquay 29 Sept 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Roscoe Rede Stebbing was a schoolmaster in Torquay and a strong supporter of Darwinism ( …
- … Norfolk House, Higher Terrace | Torquay Sep. 29. 71 My dear Sir Your most kind and …
- … of calling to make acquaintance with him. Torquay seems so afraid of him that he must be …
To George Gordon 6 July [1861]
Summary
Apologises for trespassing on GG’s kindness again. Believes there is a new point of structure in Listera cordata and asks GG to send specimens if it is still in flower.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Gordon |
| Date: | 6 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | Elgin Museum (Gordon Archive 61.12) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3201 |
To George Gordon 4 July [1861]
Summary
Thanks GG for his great kindness about Corallorhiza. CD will try to get plants from J. H. Balfour.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Gordon |
| Date: | 4 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | Elgin Museum (Gordon Archive 61.11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3199 |
To John Tyndall 24 July [1861]
Summary
Has been idling and enjoying the scenery.
"At dinner we were all sticking bits of ice together by their points, marvelling at the phenomenon and talking of you."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | 24 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 4 (EH 88205942) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3217 |
Pengelly, Hester, ed. 1897. A memoir of William Pengelly of Torquay F.R.S., geologist, with a selection from his correspondence. London: John Murray.
Matches: 1 hit
- … 1897. A memoir of William Pengelly of Torquay F.R.S. , geologist, with a selection from …
To John Lubbock 10 July [1861]
Summary
Seeks JL’s advice on the articles of partnership in the Southampton bank. CD and his solicitor fear they will be unfavourable to William.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 10 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 43 (EH 88206487) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3205 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 43 (EH 88206487) Charles Robert Darwin Torquay 10 July [1861] John Lubbock, 4th baronet …
- … diary, William Darwin joined the family in Torquay on 9 July 1861. The Darwins had arrived …
- … 2. Hesketh Crescent | Torquay July 10 th . My dear Lubbock I am heartily sorry to trouble …
- … year is provided by the Darwins’ stay in Torquay (see n. 7, below) and by the reference …
To John Lubbock 14 July [1861]
Summary
Thanks JL and his father for advice regarding Southampton bank. Has written to Atherley for fair terms.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 14 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 44 (EH 88206488) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3209 |
To George Dickie [5 July 1861]
Summary
Thanks for Listera specimen, which arrived withered from being sent in a wooden box.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Dickie |
| Date: | [5 July 1861] |
| Classmark: | Liverpool Central Library |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3198 |
To J. D. Hooker 13 July [1861]
Summary
Has worked out homologies of orchids’ pollinia and rostellum.
On W. H. Harvey’s review ["The natural evolution of organic species considered", Dublin Hosp. Gaz. 8 (1861): 146–52].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 13 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 105 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3207 |
To John Lubbock 24 June [1861]
Summary
There have been delays, but William Darwin’s banking position is nearly settled.
Is going to Torquay, where he will write up his work on orchids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 24 June [1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 40d (EH 88206453) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3195 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … position is nearly settled. Is going to Torquay, where he will write up his work on …
- … reference to the Darwins’ holiday in Torquay (see n. 5, below). The ‘Southampton affair’ …
- … William. — We hope to start next Monday for Torquay. I wish I had any news to tell you, …
- … Darwins left for an eight-week holiday in Torquay on 1 July 1861 (see ‘Journal’; Appendix …
- … writing his paper on orchids while in Torquay (see ‘Journal’; Appendix II). Although he …
To Peter Martin Duncan? 18 July [1861]
Summary
He is no longer able to answer any of the correspondent’s questions concerning corals.
Places "much trust" in J. D. Dana.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Peter Martin Duncan |
| Date: | 18 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.257) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3212 |
To P. L. Sclater 2 June [1861]
Summary
Discusses feral rabbits of Porto Santo. Arranges for care of rabbits while the Darwins visit Torquay.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Date: | 2 June [1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.252) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3173 |
To W. D. Fox 8 July [1861]
Summary
Family news.
Henslow’s death a sad loss. Leonard Jenyns will write a biography.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 8 July [1861] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 131) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3204 |
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Glen Roy in Commentary
Darwin in letters, 1861: Gaining allies
Summary
The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. He had weathered the storm that followed the publication of Origin, and felt cautiously optimistic about the ultimate acceptance of his ideas. The letters from this year provide an…
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- … the Darwin family were in residence at the seaside resort of Torquay. Even though the trip halted a …
