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List of correspondents

Summary

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,…

Matches: 22 hits

  • … James (c) (3) Anderson-Henry, Isaac (17) …
  • … (2) Appleton, T. G. (6) Arnold, F. S. …
  • … (15) Bartlett, Edward (6) Bartlett, R. S. …
  • … A. A. van (2) Bence Jones, Henry (8) …
  • … (1) Boardman, A. F. (6) Boccardo, Gerolamo …
  • … (2) Bonham-Carter, E. M. (6) Bonham-Carter, …
  • … Charles (2) Bradshaw, Henry (1) …
  • … (1) Browne, Walter (6) Brownen, George …
  • … (17) Buckland, William (6) Buckler, William …
  • … Cattell, John (3) Cecil, Henry (2) …
  • … (2) Child, G. W. (6) Children, J. G. …
  • … (1) Clarke, W. B. (b) (6) Claus, C. F. …
  • … A. A. L. P. (2) Coe, Henry (6) …
  • … (2) Crüger, Hermann (6) Cuming, Hugh …
  • … (1) Darwin, Amy (6) Darwin, Anne Eliza …
  • … Denison, C. L. (3) Denny, Henry (13) …
  • … Dorrell, Mr. (2) Doubleday, Henry (13) …
  • … Edwards, Ernest (1) Edwards, Henry (5) …
  • … Farrer, William (1) Faulds, Henry (2) …
  • … Gill, T. N. (1) Gillman, Henry (2) …
  • … Grove, W. R. (12) Groves, Henry (3) …
  • … Hennell, S. S. (1) Hennessy, Henry (1) …

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…

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  • … were concerned about the consequences of Wallace’s book. Henry Walter Bates urged Darwin to respond …
  • … zoologist St George Jackson Mivart. A protégé of Thomas Henry Huxley, Mivart had established a …
  • … Darwin commented on Mivart’s essay in a letter to William Henry Flower: ‘I am glad you noticed the …
  • … Dalton Hooker, Darwin discussed the recent experiments of Henry Charlton Bastian, which Bastian …
  • … were injurious to offspring. He wrote initially probably to Henry Hussey Vivian, an MP and fellow of …
  • … May 1870?] ). Vivian contacted the home secretary, Henry Austin Bruce, about the possibility …
  • … confided to his cousin William Darwin Fox, ‘I never pass 6 hours without a fit of extreme discomfort …
  • … Darwin’s health was generally good. He did consult Henry Bence Jones, his physician since 1865, …