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Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad

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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…

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… At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of …
… markedly, reflecting a decline in his already weak health. Darwin then began punctuating letters …
… ‘some Quadrumanum animal’, as he put it in a letter to J. D. Hooker of 24[–5] February [1863] . …
… the origin of species particularly, worried Darwin; he told Hooker that he had once thought Lyell …
… regarding species change ( letter from Charles Lyell, 11 March 1863 ). The botanist Asa Gray, …
… by descent put him ‘into despair’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 11 May [1863] ). In the same letter, he …
… lack of expertise in the subject. ‘The worst of it is’, Hooker wrote to Darwin, ‘I suppose it is …
… credit to his own research and that of Joseph Prestwich. Hooker wrote: ‘I fear L. will get scant …
… bottom of seas, lakes, and rivers ( Correspondence vol. 11, Appendix VII). Quarrels at …

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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… Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig …
… as the creator of this dramatisation, and that of the Darwin Correspondence Project to be identified …
… correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Jane Loring …
… Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles Darwin Actor 3 – In the dress of a modern day …
… of natural selection to his friend, the botanist, Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles …
… year 1839, and copied and communicated to Messrs Lyell and Hooker in 1844, being a part of …
… DARWIN: 7 January 1844. My dear Hooker. I have been …engaged in a very presumptuous work …
… the opportunity I enjoyed of making your acquaintance at Hooker’s three years ago; and besides that …
… in that little sheet of note-paper! DARWIN: 11 My dear Hooker… What a remarkably …
… 22 Hurrah I got yesterday my 41st Grass! Hooker is younger than Darwin and Gray by …
… species before… DARWIN: 24 My dear Hooker… you cannot imagine how pleased I am …
… on your bowels of immutability. Darwin passes to Hooker a brace of letters 25 …
… there is a little rap for you. GRAY: 26 Hooker [is] dreadfully paradoxical to …
… as well as any man. I send it… Darwin passes to Hooker an envelope of seeds. …
… paragraph, in which I quote and differ from you[r] 178 doctrine that each variation has been …
… ARTS AND SCIENCES, PROCEEDINGS XVII, 1882 4 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER 10 MAY 1848 …
… 10 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 24 AUGUST 1855 11 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER, 5 JUNE 1855 …
… 22 NOVEMBER 1856 29 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 11 APRIL 1861 30 A GRAY TO C …
… A GRAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 1858 58 A GRAY TO JD HOOKER, 11 OCTOBER 1858 59 A GRAY TO …
… HOOKER, 18 OCTOBER 1859 63 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 11 NOVEMBER 1859 64 JD …
… C DARWIN, 18–19 AUGUST 1862 149 C DARWIN TO J. D. HOOKER 26 JULY 1863 150 …

Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year

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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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… 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working …
… dispute over an anonymous review that attacked the work of Darwin’s son George dominated the second …
… and traveller Alexander von Humboldt’s 105th birthday, Darwin obliged with a reflection on his debt …
… by observation during prolonged intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). …
… of shooting and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences …
… looks backwards much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I …
… hope.— I feel very old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin …
… to believe in such rubbish’, he confided to Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 …
… the publishers, he applied first to his friend Joseph Dalton Hooker, and finally borrowed one from …
… for misinterpreting Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did …
… Descent was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though …
… on subsequent print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). …
… review me in a hostile spirit’ ( letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 ). Darwin was …
… Mivart (see Correspondence vol. 20, letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin …
… views. In December, he sought advice from Huxley and Hooker, sending them a draft letter that …
… had written the article ( enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 ). Huxley’s …
… in a few hours dissolve the hardest cartilage, bone & meat &c. &c.’ ( letter to W. D. …
… Sharpe for promotion at the British Museum ( letter to R. B. Sharpe, 24 November [1874] ). He …

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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… In 1865, the chief work on Charles Darwin’s mind was the writing of The variation of animals and …
… letters on climbing plants to make another paper. Darwin also submitted a manuscript of his …
… for evaluation, and persuaded his friend Joseph Dalton Hooker to comment on a paper on Verbascum …
… committed suicide at the end of April; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic …
… thriving, and when illness made work impossible, Darwin and Hooker read a number of novels, and …
… the Boys at home: they make the house jolly’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 7 January [1865] ). Darwin …
… kind friend to me. So the world goes.—’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 2 February [1865] ). However, …
… griefs & pains: these alone are unalloyed’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 3 February 1865 ). …
… Sic transit gloria mundi, with a vengeance’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 February [1865] ). …
… know it is folly & nonsense to try anyone’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 7 January [1865] ). He …
… and Darwin had given it up by early July ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] ). In …
… Darwin had received a copy of Müller’s book, Fü r Darwin , a study of the Crustacea with reference …
… crossing experiments in 1863 (see Correspondence vol. 11 , letter from John Scott, 21 September …
… … inheritance, reversion, effects of use & disuse &c’, and which he intended to publish in …
… interest in Darwin’s theory ( Correspondence vol. 11 , letter from J. D. Hooker, 10 June 1863 ) …
… He wrote to Hooker, ‘I doubt whether you or I or any one c d do any good in healing this breach. …
… Hooker’s behalf, ‘He asks if you saw the article of M r . Croll in the last Reader on the …
… ‘As for your thinking that you do not deserve the C[opley] Medal,’ he rebuked Hooker, ‘that I …

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest

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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…

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… The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now …
… and also a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwin’s neighbour, Sir John Lubbock. In …
… on publishers, decried on one occasion by Joseph Dalton Hooker as ‘Penny-wise Pound foolish, …
… Fuller consideration of Darwin’s work was given by Hooker in an evening speech on insular floras at …
… me any harm—any how I can’t be idle’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 24 August [1866] ). Towards …
… continued to refine his hypothesis in 1866. He wrote to Hooker on 16 May [1866] , ‘I … am at work …
… it was too big. ‘You must congratulate me’, he wrote to Hooker, ‘when you hear that I have sent M.S. …
… Animals & Cult. Plants” to Printers’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 24 December [1866] ). When …
… more than the belief of a dozen physicists’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [28 February 1866] ). Darwin …
… ‘Your father … entered at the same time with Dr B. J. who received him with triumph. All his friends …
… you go on, after the startling apparition of your face at R.S. Soirèe—which I dreamed of 2 nights …
… me to worship Bence Jones in future—’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 13 May 1866 ). Darwin himself …
… then went for ¾ to Zoolog. Garden!!!!!!!!!’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [28 April 1866] ). …
… so you are in for it’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c . 10 May 1866] ). Henrietta’s …
… Haeckel. The German zoologist had written to Darwin on 11 January 1866 , ‘Every time I succeed in …
… teleological development ( see for example, letter to C. W. Nägeli, 12 June [1866] ). Also in …
… common broom ( Cytisus scoparius ) and the white broom ( C. multiflorus ) in his botanical …
… and June on the subject of Rhamnus catharticus (now R. cathartica ). Darwin had become …
… (Correspondence vol. 9, letter from Asa Gray, 11 October 1861 ). Darwin wished to establish …
… of separate sexes. William gathered numerous specimens of R. catharticus , the only species of …
… diœcious’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [7 May – 11 June 1866] ). On examining more specimens later …

Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health

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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…

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… On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July …
… … of having grown older’. This portrait, the first of Darwin with his now famous beard, had been …
… exclaimed to his close friend, the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker: ‘Hurrah! I have been 52 hours …
… continue his observations indoors ( Correspondence vol. 11 ). In a letter of [27 January 1864] …
… by which leaves produce tendrils’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [8 February 1864] ). Darwin’s …
… peduncles to test sensitivity, and in his request to Hooker for another specimen: ‘I want it …
… plant morphology. Many of his other correspondents, such as Hooker and Gray, had grown accustomed to …
… the Lythrum paper was published, Darwin remarked to Hooker in a letter of 26 November [1864] …
… letter of 22 October [1864] , Darwin triumphantly wrote to Hooker: ‘I will fight you to the death, …
… with his stipend being paid by Darwin himself ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [1 April 1864] ). …
… often at odds with one another: ‘Gardeners are the very d—l, & where two or three are gathered …
… enough to play your part over them’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [2 April 1864] ). …
… … they do require very careful treatment’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 8 April 1864 ). Nevertheless …
… that in giving I am hastening the fall’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 20 April 1864 ). In his …
… a first-class cabin for the journey ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [15 August 1864] ). Darwin …
… 5 September 1864 ). Fritz Müeller sent his book, Für Darwin , and Darwin had it translated by a …
… two letters to the Athenæum ( Correspondence vol. 11 ). Darwin’s anxiety about the matter was …
… but Lyell says when I read his discussion in the Elements [C. Lyell 1865] I shall recant for fifth …
… on intellectual & moral qualities’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). …

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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… Ever since the publication of Expression , Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The …
… of these projects would culminate in a major publication. Darwin’s botany was increasingly a …
… assisted his father’s research on movement and bloom, and Darwin in turn encouraged his son’s own …
… & stigmas’, Darwin remarked to Joseph Dalton Hooker on 25 January . He had been troubling …
… the popularity of his book, writing to Robert Cooke on 11 April , ‘though I believe it is of …
… He requested a large number of plants from Hooker on 25 May , adding, ‘I often wish that I could …
… to Down if it lay in my power and you thought it w d . help you.’ ‘I declare had it not been for …
… warned Thiselton-Dyer, who seems to have shared Hooker’s suspicion of ambitious gardeners ( letter …
… for extended periods. In a letter to Thiselton-Dyer of 11 October , Darwin described how the …
… one of the young leaves with a delicate twig’ ( letter to R. I. Lynch, 14 September 1877 ). …
… fuller’s teasel ( Dipsacus sylvestris , a synonym of D. fullonum ). He thought that the …
… to the Royal Society of London by Darwin, who confessed to Hooker on 25 January , ‘I know that it …
… vibratory flagella of some Infusoria’ ( letter from F. J. Cohn, 5 August 1877 ). Francis’s paper …
… larger aim was announced in the subtitle: Zeitschrift fü r einheitliche Weltanschauung auf Grund …
… Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel). Writing to Darwin on 11 March 1877 , Krause declared the …
… ‘but found him as soft & smooth as butter’ ( letter to C. E. Norton, 16 March 1877 ). Hooker …
… & offer himself you & me to dejeuner!!!’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 14 June 1877 ). …
… I hope it may remain for centuries to come’ ( letter from C. C. Graham, 30 January 1877 ). Graham …
… the old story to be horsewhipped by a duke!’ ( letter to J. M. Rodwell, 3 June 1877 ). Back home, …
… with wicked imprecations’ (Trollope 1867; letter to G. J. Romanes, [1 and 2 December 1877] ). …
… without lying down to rest’, he explained ( letter to J. W. Clark, 12 November 1877 ). …

Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex

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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…

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… On 6 March 1868, Darwin wrote to the entomologist and accountant John Jenner Weir, ‘If any …
… he ought to do what I am doing pester them with letters.’ Darwin was certainly true to his word. The …
… and sexual selection. In Origin , pp. 87–90, Darwin had briefly introduced the concept of …
… the races of man’ (Correspondence vol. 12, letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). …
… the accursed Index-maker’, Darwin wrote to Joseph Dalton Hooker on 6 January . Darwin had sent …
… Murray to intervene, complaining on 9 January , ‘M r . Dallas’ delay … is intolerable … I am …
… ). Darwin sympathised, replying on 14 January , ‘I sh d have a very bad heart, as hard as …
… to read a few pages feel fairly nauseated’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 February [1868] ). But such …
… away’ that sparked the most discussion. Darwin wrote to Hooker on 23 February , ‘did you look at …
… thought it was by Gray himself, but Darwin corrected him: ‘D r Gray would strike me in the face, …
… editor of the London and Westminster Review . When Hooker later tried to refute the claims of the …
… a scamp & I begin to think a veritable ass’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 1 September [1868] ). …
… on 17 April 1868 . The letter was addressed to ‘the Rev d C. Darwin M.d’; Binstead evidently …
… (from ?, 6 April 1868). On 21 May , Darwin complained to Hooker, ‘I am bothered with heaps of …
… the enthusiastic breeder, who apologised in a letter of 11 –13 May 1868 for his ‘voluminuous zeal …
… information on colour changes in the canary (letters from J. J. Weir, [26] March 1868 and 3 …
… added, ‘for it is clear that I have none’ ( letter to J. J. Weir, 30 May [1868] ). Sexual …
… I did not see this, or rather I saw it only obs[c]urely, & have kept only a few references.’ …
… views differed. Of deer-hounds, Cupples wrote between 11 and 13 May , ‘much depends on the …
… Wallace that he had begun the previous year, writing to Hooker on 21 May , ‘I always distrust …
… of her two-month old daughter Katherine ( letter from C. M. Hawkshaw to Emma Darwin, 9 February …

Scientific Networks

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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…

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… activities for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his …
… tapping into the networks of others, such as Joseph Dalton Hooker and Asa Gray, who were at leading …
… when strong institutional structures were largely absent. Darwin had a small circle of scientific …
… of face-to-face contact. His correspondence with Joseph Hooker and Asa Gray illustrates how close …
… section contains two sets of letters. The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. …
… confessing a murder”. Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844] …
… Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] Darwin catches up on personal …
… Letter 3800 — Scott, John to Darwin, C. R., [11 Nov 1862] Scottish gardener John Scott notes …

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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… The year 1876 started out sedately enough with Darwin working on the first draft of his book on the …
… games. ‘I have won, hurrah, hurrah, 2795 games’, Darwin boasted; ‘my wife … poor creature, has won …
… regarding the ailments that were so much a feature of Darwin family life. But the calm was not to …
… to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 September just hours after Amy’s …
… effected by his forthcoming pamphlet, Darwin confounded (C. O’Shaughnessy 1876), which, he …
… for 3 February, Darwin reassured his close friend Joseph Hooker that he and Francis would attend the …
… naturalist Thomas Edward ( letter from F. M. Balfour, 11 December 1876 ; letter to Samuel Smiles …
… researcher, and sympathised with his close friends Joseph Hooker and Asa Gray, whose situations …
… Darwin wrote to Gray on 28 January . On 14 November, Hooker himself acknowledged he was ‘ over …
… who died at the age of 10 in 1851, but William, who was 11 years old at the time of her death, would …

Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?

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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…

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… ‘My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, ‘is so nearly closed. . . What little …
… of On the origin of species , intended to be Darwin’s last, and of Expression of the …
… books brought a strong if deceptive sense of a job now done: Darwin intended, he declared to Alfred …
… on 'so difficult a subject, as evolution’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 27 July [1872] ). …
… Darwin’s best efforts, set the final price at 7 s. 6 d. ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 …
… as I can make it’, he wrote to the translator ( letter to J. J. Moulinié, 23 September 1872 ). He …
… remained unpublished at the end of the year ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald, 23 November 1872 ). …
… anatomist St George Jackson Mivart ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). A …
… Whale & duck most beautiful’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 3 March 1872 ). I …
… am made to appear’, complained Darwin ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 5 January 1872 ). Piqued, …
… `fundamental intellectual errors’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 6 January 1872 ). Darwin …
… to think he felt friendly towards me’ ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 8 January [1872] ). Despite …
… if only `in another world’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 10 January 1872 ). Darwin, determined …
… but asked Mivart not to acknowledge it ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). 'I …
… attacks on Darwin became notorious, had written on 11 May expressing concern that his recently, …
… from his ignorance, he feels no doubts’ ( letter to F. C. Donders, 17 June 1872 ). Right up to the …
… dispute involving his close friend Joseph Dalton Hooker came to a head. Hooker, director of the …
… system in the glasshouses had escalated to the point where Hooker applied over Ayrton’s head direct …
… your enemies be cursed, is my pious frame of mind Hooker’s cause was taken up by his …
… the independence of science from bureaucratic interference. Hooker had kept Darwin well informed: …
… Darwin’s wholeheartedly partisan reply ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 May 1872 ). On 13 June, a …
… to make one turn into an old honest Tory’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 July [1872] ). …
… Charlton Bastian’s recent book on the origin of life (H. C. Bastian 1872; Wallace 1872d) left him …
… of the microscope led his head to `fail’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 29 October [1872] ) he had begun …
… by hearing about Panagæus!’ Darwin wrote ( letter to W. D. Fox, 16 July [1872] ). I …

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From J. D. Hooker 26[–7] February 1868KewFeby 26th/68Dear Darwin I have been bursting with impatience to hear what you would say of the Athenæum Review & who wrote it— I could not conceive who…

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… From J. D. Hooker 26[–7] February 1868 Kew Feby 26 th /68 Dear Darwin …
… has “covered itself with infamy”.— The G. C. article is weak, watery— It is hard to decide …
… Pangenesis as I have my crudity. Ever yr affec | J D Hooker …
… i.e. where furthest removed from the action of light air &c, (as Spermatic cells) or in the most …
… please return it.—as I have no time to copy it.— J H. CD …
… in the Athenæum to Richard Owen (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 February [1868]); the review was …
… Chronicle , 22 February 1868, p. 184, in his letter to Hooker of 23 February [1868]. f4 …
… f10 These annotations are for CD’s reply. See letter to J. D. Hooker, 28 February [1868] and nn. …
… Letter details From Hooker, J. D. To Darwin, C. R. Sent from Kew …

Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest

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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…

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… The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his …
… book out of my head’. But a large proportion of Darwin’s time for the rest of the year was devoted …
… way, and the initial reception of the book in the press. Darwin fielded numerous letters from …
… offered sharp criticism or even condemnation. Darwin had expected controversy. ‘I shall be …
… the proof-sheets, rather than waiting for the bound copies. Hooker suggested one of the reasons …
… about it, which no doubt promotes the sale’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 ). The …
… and the heavy use of their arms and legs ( letter from C. L. Bernays, 25 February 1871 ). Samples …
… letter from Arthur Nicols, 7 March 1871 ; letter from B. J. Sulivan, 11 March 1871 ; letter …
… a high aesthetic appreciation of beauty ( letter from E. J. Pfeiffer, [before 26 April 1871] ). …
… feel no shade of animosity,—& that is a thing which I sh d feel very proud of, if anyone c d …
… a good way ahead of you, as far as this goes’ ( letter to J. B. Innes, 29 May [1871] ). On …
… was achieved through ‘the medium of opinion, positive law &c’, and transmitted by culture, not …
… tell heavily against natural selection’, Darwin wrote to Hooker on 21 January . Darwin read the …
… only the ‘most guarded expressions’ ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 23 January [1871] ). …
… arrogant, odious beast that ever lived,’ Darwin wrote to Hooker on 16 September . Darwin …
… religious bigotry is at the root of it’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 September [1871] ). …
… in the world except. laughing. crying grinning pouting &c. &c’, he wrote to Hooker on 21 …
… so giddy I can hardly sit up, so no more’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 4 August [1871] ). On 23 …
… year, but he was sympathetic about the venture: ‘it w d be almost superhuman virtue to give it up …
… ( letter to Asa Gray, 16 July [1871] , letter to S. R. S. Norton, 23 November [1871] ). …
… in June, and was married on 31 August. Darwin remarked to Hooker on 23 July , ‘her loss will be …
… resemblance to a ‘venerable old Ape’ ( letter from D. Thomas, [after 11 March 1871] ). …

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…

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… lessen injury to leaves from radiation In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to …
… in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of experiments to …
… plant laboratories in Europe. While Francis was away, Darwin delighted in his role as …
… from botanical research was provided by potatoes, as Darwin took up the cause of an Irish …
… would rid Ireland of famine. Several correspondents pressed Darwin for his views on religion, …
… closed with remarkable news of a large legacy bequeathed to Darwin by a stranger as a reward for his …
… birthday ( letter to Ernst Haeckel, 12 February [1878] ), Darwin reflected that it was ‘more …
… is to lessen injury to leaves from radiation’, he wrote to Hooker on 25 March ; ‘this has …
… sensitiveness of apex’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [11 May 1878] ). Having found plants …
… to expertise. ‘It is funny’, he wrote to Huxley on 11 August , ‘the Academy having elected a man …
… whatever he earnestly desires’ ( letter to James Grant, 11 March 1878 ). The question of …
… he made a fool of himself at Belfast,’ Darwin wrote to Hooker on 3 or 4 March . ‘I have often …
… oddest thing that ever happened to me’, Darwin wrote to Hooker on 14 December. Mindful of the lack …

Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network

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The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…

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… results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but throughout these …
… species and varieties. In contrast to the received image of Darwin as a recluse in Down, the letters …
… Down House was altered and extended to accommodate Darwin’s growing family and the many relatives …
… The geological publications In these years, Darwin published two books on geology, Volcanic …
… papers for all these organisations. Between 1844 and 1846 Darwin himself wrote ten papers, six of …
… specimens by the young botanist and traveller, Joseph Dalton Hooker. More than 1200 letters between …
… and Richard Owen shows. These friends, with the addition of Hooker, were important to Darwin for …
… Darwin discussed his ideas on species mutability with Hooker, Horner, Jenyns, Lyell, Owen, and …
… after their first exchange, early in 1844, Darwin told Hooker that he was engaged in a ‘very …
… (it is like confessing a murder) immutable’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [11 January 1844] ). Nine …
… heterodox opinions and later in the year both Jenyns and Hooker were invited to read a manuscript …
… In the event, it was not until the beginning of 1847 that Hooker was given a fair copy of the essay …
… attributed the book to him. But, as his letters to Hooker show, Darwin carefully considered and then …
… Forbes, and Owen were deleted, Henslow’s was queried, and J. D. Hooker’s was added. Much later, by …
… on species ( Natural selection ), he had decided that Hooker was by far the best man for the task …
… an argument against the French palaeontologist Alcide d’Orbigny, insisting that the vast pampas …
… Journal of researches , and his species work. Joseph Hooker and the Beagle plant …
… and apparently relieved to handover Darwin’s plants to Hooker, who had just returned from …
… of the Southern Hemisphere. Darwin was quick to spot in Hooker a man he judged could become

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