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Darwin’s queries on expression

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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…

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… When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect …
… ease of distribution sometime in late 1867 or early 1868. Darwin went over his questions, refining …
… was the collection of observations on a global scale. Darwin was especially interested in peoples …
… cultural and conventional, or instinctive and universal. Darwin used his existing correspondence …
… and with the mouth a little drawn back at the corners?” Darwin’s questionnaire was an extension of …
… was also carefully devised so as to prevent the feelings of Darwin’s remote observers from colouring …
… The Scottish botanist John Scott wrote from Calcutta, 4 May 1868 : “Shame is … expressed by an …
… and not the susceptibilities of a moral nature.” Darwin did not typically countenance such …
… the collection of information to its display in print. After Darwin received all of the replies to …
… except “yes” or “no.” “The same state of mind” Darwin would later assert in Expression of the …
… uniformity.” Table of Correspondence about Darwin’s Questionnaire (click on the letter …
… could available online ahead of schedule as part of the “Darwin and Human Nature” project, funded by …
… Southampton, England letter to W.E. Darwin shrugging/pouting of …
… blushing Darwin, Francis 20 June 1867 …
… Bartlett and S. Sutton Darwin, Francis …
… pouting Darwin, W.E. [after 29 March 1868] …
… blushing in blind students Darwin, W.E. [7 …
… blushing Darwin, W.E. [22? April 1868] …
… 13 June 1870 Portman Square, London W., England (about Auracania, Peru) …
… Foster, Michael 4 June [1871] Trinity College, …
… Geach, F.F. 4 July 1868 Johore, Malaysia …
… (about Puget’s Sound, Oregon,USA) N. W. Indians …
… Haast, J.F.J. von 4 Dec 1867 Christchurch, New …
… aborigines Lubbock, E.F. [1867-8?] …
… 32 Queen Anne St. Cavendish Square W, London, England Enclosed letter from Dr. …

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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… In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began …
… a very old man, who probably will not last much longer.’ Darwin’s biggest fear was not death, but …
… sweetest place on this earth’. From the start of the year, Darwin had his demise on his mind. He …
… provision for the dividing of his wealth after his death. Darwin’s gloominess was compounded by the …
… and new admirers got in touch, and, for all his fears, Darwin found several scientific topics to …
… Evolution old and new when revising his essay on Erasmus Darwin’s scientific work, and that Darwin …
… Butler, as he told his daughter Henrietta Litchfield on 4 January , ‘would like its publication …
… as for its success’, Darwin told Arabella Buckley on 4 January . Buckley had suggested …
… decided to print ‘500 more, making 2000’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January 1881 ). Unlike …
… publish, although he was sending his printers ‘in 3 or 4 weeks the M.S. of a quite small book of …
… & very surprising the whole case is to me’ (letters to W. E. Darwin, 31 January [1881] and …
… suggestions of such plants, especially annuals ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 21 March [1881] ) …
… with you’, a Swedish teacher told him ( letter from C. E. Södling, 14 October 1881 ), while H. M. …
… little, to the general stock of knowledge’ ( letter to E. W. Bok, 10 May 1881 ). Josef Popper, an …
… of the nature & capabilities of the Fuegians’ ( letter to W. P. Snow, 22 November 1881 ). …
… pointing out that in science he considered ‘2nd, 3rd and 4th rate men of very high importance’. …
… ‘an excellent Journal’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 4 July [1881] ). In these ways, Darwin kept up …
… [1881] ). Feeling ‘awfully guilty’ for doing so, on 4 August Hooker sent Darwin a list of queries …
… ‘I was a fool to go,’ he told William Darwin on 4 August , ‘but I could hardly have declined.’ He …
… ‘not absurd for one with no pretensions’ (l etter from W. E. Darwin, 13 January [1881 ]), Darwin …
… after expressing their wish to visit Darwin ( letter from E. B. Aveling, 27 September [1881] ). …
… new investigations’. Thanking Wiesner for the book on 4 October , Darwin warned him, ‘I read …

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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… Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
… (1) Alberts, Karl (4) Alberts, Maurice …
… (2) Allman, G. J. (4) Althaus, Julius …
… (1) Atkinson, Edward (4) Aubertin, J. J. …
… (1) Bary, Anton de (4) Bashford, Frederick …
… (1) Behrens, Wilhelm (4) Beke, C. T. …
… (1) Bianconi, G. G. (4) Bibliogr. Inst. …
… (8) Blackwall, John (4) Blackwell, A. L. B. …
… (7) Blair, R. H. (4) Blake, C. C. (3 …
… Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …

Diagrams and drawings in letters

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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…

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… his geological work in N. Wales since he and CD parted, 4 September 1831 Thomas Sutcliffe …
… Forbes's "Atlantis" theory, [25 February 1846] E. A. Darwin's …
… on the age and divisions of the Palaeolithic period, 4 March 1878 C. B. Clarke's …
… containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's drawings of Thalia dealbata …
… californica , enclosed in a letter from Asa Gray, 4 April 1880 Adolf Ernst's …

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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… There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
… 27 of the print edition of The correspondence of Charles Darwin , published by Cambridge …
… to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an …
… the sensitivity of the tips. Despite this breakthrough, when Darwin first mentioned the book to his …
… 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his account of Erasmus Darwin, declaring, ‘My little biography …
… a holiday in the Lake District in August did little to raise Darwin’s spirits. ‘I wish that my …
… he fretted, just days before his departure ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] …
… all over like a baked pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year …
… to complete Horace’s marriage settlement ( letter from W. M. Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). …
… & would please Francis’, he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 ]). …
… thought ‘perfect in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). She suggested that …
… me’, Darwin wrote enthusiastically to Reginald Darwin on 4 April , declaring that reading it was …
… and he regretted going beyond his ‘tether’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and …
… independent of him as possible’, Francis told Darwin on 4 July, after reporting that he had …
… with Ubba about your return’, Darwin wrote to Francis on 4 July , ‘He said “it is likely he will …
… traveller … neither cross nor ennuied’ (Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: 125 …
… & that it was suppressed gout. Also how well off he wd be, w. is a matter of some consequence …
… to say that he has opposed it’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: …
… get home ‘& began drumming at once’ (Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [27 August 1879] (DAR 219 …
… ‘to be planted in my honour!’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 4 November [1879] ). While in Coniston, …
… it dominated the picture (letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [17 July 1879] (DAR 219.9: …
… frog be published in Nature ( letter to J. N. Lockyer, 4 and 6 March [1879] ). When Darwin’s …
… German men of science quarrelled (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [6 September 1879] (DAR …

Henrietta Darwin's diary

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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…

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… Charles Darwin’s daughter Henrietta wrote the following journal entries in March and …
… 1871 in a small lockable, leather-bound notebook now in the Darwin Archive of Cambridge University …
… excised within it, presumably by Henrietta herself. Darwin’s letters in 1870 and 1871 ( …
… scepticism; many of her arguments are reminiscent of Darwin’s own discussion of religious belief in …
… of the theory of natural selection. Snow occasionally sent Darwin information relating to his …
… one of Descent (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood, [March 1871?], and …
… period of their courtship. We are grateful to William Darwin for permission to publish the …
… Two Mission priests Mr. Maclagan 3 & Mr. Wilkinson 4 had the bulk of the work. …
… whom of course was Lena had any knowledge of it. M r . W. spoke or preached as u like to call it …
… & of course everybody was unrevived, but Lena describes Mr. W. as having a definite physical …
… but as for any ennobling effect I think in her heart she w d allow he had none. Mr. Maclagan on …
… them of a higher life— The plan of the Mission is 3 or 4 services every day in the church with one …
… of the excitement— There was a special service which began w a hymn sung kneeling. Screaming was …
… an agitated manner that she must go home to her Father who w d be waiting for her—when down came …
… this but how many misunderstandings & wounded feelings w d . be prevented if it was realised …
… of words. March 26th/71 Had a long talk w Sno on education first in which Sno quoted G …
… individual. Free will she has to give up in many regions & w d be prepared to give it up …
… taking away what they have no equivalent for. July 4th 1871. How hard it is to wait …
… came in seemed so long—I don’t think the next 21 hours w d ever have gone—& then came my …
… his voice 10 years on how will it be when we are 50 & 40 respectively. Supposing we do not …
… ones to cultivate a habit of mind above & beyond I think w d be possible. If the girls & …
… Hampshire Advertiser , 21 January 1871, p. 7. 4 Probably John Bourdieu Wilkinson . …

Darwin’s reading notebooks

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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…

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… In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished …
… used these notebooks extensively in dating and annotating Darwin’s letters; the full transcript …
… *128). For clarity, the transcript does not record Darwin’s alterations. The spelling and …
… book had been consulted. Those cases where it appears that Darwin made a genuine deletion have been …
… a few instances, primarily in the ‘Books Read’ sections, Darwin recorded that a work had been …
… of the books listed in the other two notebooks. Sometimes Darwin recorded that an abstract of the …
… own. Soon after beginning his first reading notebook, Darwin began to separate the scientific …
… the University of Cambridge. These works, catalogued by H. W. Rutherford ( Catalogue of the library …
… published in Paris (in 2 vols.), so long ago as 1839 4 [Pierquin de Gembloux 1839]. Said to …
… 1838] Prichard; a 3 d . vol [Prichard 1836–47] Lawrence [W. Lawrence 1819] read Bory …
… 1822] Falconers remark on the influence of climate [W. Falconer 1781] [DAR *119: 2v. …
… et anim: on sleep & movements of plants £ 1 ..s 4 . [Dutrochet 1837] Voyage aux …
… observations on increase & decrease of different diseases 4 to . 1801 [Heberden 1801] quoted …
… worth reading [Dampier 1697] Sportsman’s repository 4 to . [W. H. Scott 1820]— contains …
… Audubons Ornithol: Biography [Audubon 1831–9]— 4 Vols. well worth reading [DAR *119: 4v.] …
… of variation in animals in the different isl ds of E Indian Archipelago— [DAR *119: 6v.] …
… [DAR *119: 8v.] A history of British Birds by W. Macgillivray [W. Macgillivray 1837–52].— I …
… The Highlands & Western Isl ds letter to Sir W Scott [MacCulloch 1824] at Maer? W. F. …
… 2 vols. 8vo. avec 2 atlas 4to. ibid, 1818–23. £1 2 s [E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818–23] …
… said to be Poor Sir. J. Edwards Botanical Tour [?J. E. Smith 1793] Fabricius (very old …
… at Maer.— Lives of Kepler & Galileo. Drinkwater [J. E. Drinkwater] 1833]— Prof. …
… on Aurochs [Weissenborn 1838] Smiths grammar [J. E. Smith 1821] & introduct of Botany [J. …

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 …
… a bare-faced manner.”‘ The most lively debate centred on Darwin’s evolutionary account of the …
… taste. Correspondence with his readers and critics helped Darwin to clarify, and in some cases …
… year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression. Darwin continued to investigate the …
… also brought a significant milestone for the family, as Darwin’s eldest daughter Henrietta was …
… during several past years, has been a great amusement’. Darwin had been working fairly continuously …
… work on species theory in the late 1830s. In recent years, Darwin had collected a wealth of material …
… to human evolution was comparatively small, reflecting Darwin’s aim of showing kinship with animals …
… he is “torn to pieces” by people wanting copies’, Darwin wrote to his son Francis on 28 February …
… letter from J. D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 ). The profits for Darwin were considerable. After …
… man.’ Promoting the book As usual, Darwin did his best to obtain a wide and favourable …
… (see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix IV). Four of Darwin’s five sons received a copy, and his …
… liking, ‘to keep in memory of the book’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Reaction …
… to be the truth, whether pleasant or not’ (letter from W. W. Reade, 21 February 1871). The geologist …
… Oldham … They club together to buy them’ ( letter from W. B. Dawkins, 23 February 1871 ). Thomas …
… to make it darker than the hair on his head ( letter from W. B. Tegetmeier, [before 25 April 1871] …
… a high aesthetic appreciation of beauty ( letter from E. J. Pfeiffer, [before 26 April 1871] ). …
… most deep and tender religious feeling’ ( letter from F. E. Abbot, 20 August 1871 ). The Anglican …
… produce physiological changes ( letter from Michael Foster, 4 June [1871] ). Pangenesis …
… can hardly sit up, so no more’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 4 August [1871] ). On 23 September he …
… year, but he was sympathetic about the venture: ‘it w d be almost superhuman virtue to give it up …
… who was ‘as good as twice refined gold’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 September [1871] ). …

Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small

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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…

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… In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous …
… for scientific colleagues or their widows facing hardship. Darwin had suffered from poor health …
… of his scientific friends quickly organised a campaign for Darwin to have greater public recognition …
… Botanical observation and experiment had long been Darwin’s greatest scientific pleasure. The year …
… Müller, 1 January 1882 , and letter to Fritz Müller, 4 January 1882 ). These were topics that …
… working at the effects of Carbonate of Ammonia on roots,’ Darwin wrote, ‘the chief result being that …
… for some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. Darwin’s interest in root response and the …
… London on 6 and 16 March, respectively. In January, Darwin corresponded with George John …
… letter from Arthur de Souza Corrêa, 28 December 1881 ). Darwin had a long-running interest in such …
… experiments had been conducted to lend support to Darwin’s theory of pangenesis (see …
… in apposition’, was read at the Linnean Society on 4 May, but not published. Darwin carried …
… the flowers & experimentising on them’ ( letter to J. E. Todd, 10 April 1882 ). While …
… of the newspaper press’ ( letter from A. T. Rice, 4 February 1882 ). Rice looked to Darwin to …
… Jamaica ‘for complete rest’ ( letter to Anthony Rich, 4 February 1882 ). Horace had settled in …
… and a ‘Glycerin Pepsin mixture’ (letters to W. W. Baxter, 11 March 1882 and 18 March [1882 ]) …
… he is a good deal depressed about himself’ (letter from H. E. Litchfield to G. H. Darwin, 17 March …
… is very calm but she has cried a little’ (letter from H. E. Litchfield to G. H. Darwin, [19 April …
… overflowing in tenderness’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, 10 May 1882 (DAR 219.1: 150)). …
… he had witnessed an earthquake in 1835 ( letter from R. E. Alison, [March–July 1835 ]). …
… without any mercy’ ( letter from Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [28 October 1836] , letter …
… pains)… would be very interesting to me’ ( letter to E. W. V. Harcourt, 24 June [1856] ). In a …

Women’s scientific participation

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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…

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… | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
… community. Here is a selection of letters exchanged between Darwin and his workforce of women …
… Women: Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin …
… peculiarities in inheritance. Letter 3787 - Darwin, H. E. to Darwin, [29 October …
… fertilise plants in her garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June …
… officinalis . Letter 5745 - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] …
… 6535 - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] Darwin’s …
… Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November1872] Anne Jane Cupples, …
… her niece’s ears. Letter 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen …
… insects. Men: Letter 2221 - Blyth, E. to Darwin, [22 February 1858] …
… “enthusiasm and indomitable patience”. Letter 4242 - Hildebrand, F. H. G. to Darwin …
… contained in “a little treatise”. Letter 4436 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [26-27 …
… Letter 5705 - Haast, J. F. J. von to Darwin, [4 December 1867] Explorer and geologist …
… New Zealand. Letter 6453 - Langton, E. to Wedgwood, S. E., [9 November 1868] …
… Letter 3681 - Wedgwood, M. S. to Darwin, [before 4 August 1862] Darwin’s niece, …
… her sisters while on holiday in Llandudno. Letter 4823 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, …
… steep slopes with blunt knitting needles. Letter 4235 - Becker, L. E. to Darwin, [8 …
… through the Sikkim Himalaya and Tibet. Letter 4139 - Darwin, W. E. to Darwin, [4 …
… detail. Family letter: Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E., [January 23rd 1887]: Emma …
… of his garden. Letter 4233 - Tegetmeier, W. B. to Darwin, [29 June - 7 July 1863] …
… and edited by “a lady”. Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E. , (March, 1862 - DAR 219.1:49) …
… over. Letter 8153 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [9 January 1872] Darwin …

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 …
… four days later. ‘I cannot bear to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 …
… once, the labour of checking proofs proved a blessing, as Darwin sought solace for the loss of his …
… and his baby son Bernard now part of the household, and Darwin recasting his work on dimorphic and …
… had involved much time and effort the previous year, and Darwin clearly wanted to focus his …
… When Smith, Elder and Company proposed reissuing two of Darwin’s three volumes of the geology of …
… single-volume edition titled Geological observations , Darwin resisted making any revisions at …
… volume, Coral reefs , already in its second edition. Darwin was nevertheless ‘firmly resolved not …
… to exclaim “nunc dimittis.”’ (‘Recollections’, pp. 418–19). Darwin remained firm in his …
… been cast by the ‘poorest curs in London’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [4 February 1876] ). …
… as stemming a torrent with a reed’, he told Romanes on 4 June , but added, ‘Frank … who sputters …
… hypothesis, first published in 1868 ( Variation 2: 357–404). Others had attempted but failed to …
… the previous year ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [after 4 September 1876] ). ...all sorts of …
… say is do not commit suicide’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [4 June 1876] ). By midsummer, Darwin …
… of illness & misery there is in the world’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 26 May [1876] ). A …
… we have & you are one of the best of all’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 11 September [1876] ). …
… she confided to Henrietta (letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [31 August 1876] (DAR 219.9: …
… herself & is so tender’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [13 September 1876] (DAR 210.6 …
… completed autobiography (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [13 September 1876] (DAR 210.6: …
… horticulturists and agriculturists in France ( letter from E. M. Heckel, 27 December 1876 ). In …
… size of pollen grains & state of stigma’, he told Gray on 4 December. Darwin also adopted …

Volume 29 (1881) is published!

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In October 1881, Darwin published his last book, The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. A slim volume on a subject that many people could understand and on which they had their own opinions, it went…

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… From the start of 1881, Darwin had his demise on his mind. He increasingly relied on his son William …
… provision for the dividing of his wealth after his death. Darwin’s gloominess was compounded by the …
… and new admirers got in touch, and, for all his fears, Darwin found several scientific topics to …
… the book has been received. Letter t o Francis Darwin, 9 November [1881] In …
… Letter to A. B. Buckley, 4 January 1881 In January, Darwin heard …
… Arabella Burton Buckley had suggested the possibility, and Darwin, with her help, wrote a memorial …
… spent June in the Lake District, a family holiday which Darwin contemplated with his customary …
… Letter to W. E. Darwin, 4 August [1881] In early …
… Letter to T. H. Farrer, 28 August 1881 Darwin’s elder brother, Erasmus, died in …

New material added to the American edition of Origin

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A ‘revised and augmented’ American edition of Origin came on the market in July 1860, and was the only authorised edition available in the US until 1873. It incorporated many of the changes Darwin made to the second English edition, but still contained…

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… US ed., pp. i–xi) New material added to chapter 4 on ‘Natural selection’ ( ibid ., pp. …
… changes added as a Supplement to the volume ( ibid ., pp. 426–32) Introduction …
… book and to secure the author a share in possible profits. Darwin responded favourably to Gray’s …
… the new Edit to be reprinted, & not the old.— Darwin was motivated by more than …
… edition— and were preparing for distribution. Acting on Darwin’s behalf, Gray duly contacted D. …
… the second English edition, transmitting their response to Darwin (see letters from Asa Gray, [10 …
… States law to honour foreign copyright, they agreed to grant Darwin a share of the profits from …
… preparing a new edition at some future date and asked Darwin to provide them with any changes he …
… of species (two letters to Baden Powell, 18 January 1860), Darwin subsequently changed his mind. On …
… espousing favourable views of the transmutation of species; Darwin sent this off to Gray enclosed in …
… A month later, in his letter of 8 March [1860], Darwin sent Gray several more substantive …
… Cottrell Watson in his letter of [3? January 1860]) that Darwin wanted inserted at the conclusion of …
… edition in the letter to Lyell, 18 [and 19 February 1860]. Darwin suggested to Gray that the title …
… augmented’ American edition. Most of the emendations that Darwin had sent were incorporated into the …
… edition, yet it incorporated many of the other changes Darwin made to the second edition; it also …
… prise sur lui.’’ In England, the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, afterwards Dean of Manchester, in …
… have produced all our existing species. In 1843–44, Prof. Haldeman (in the Boston (U. S.) …
… animaux sauvages démontre déjà la variabilité limitée des espèces. Les expériences sur les …
… of finality, ‘‘puissance mystérieuse, indéterminée; fatalité pour les uns; pour les autres, volonté …
… de l’existence du monde, la forme, le volume et la durée de chacun d’eux, en raison de sa destinée …
… the world. Hooker has recently shown that in the S. E. corner of Australia, where apparently there …
… incorporated in their proper places. Page 46, 1 eight lines from bottom, …
… and bearing in mind, &c., &c. Page 169, 4 tenth line from top, after ‘ …
… have recently spread over New Zealand, &c., &c. Page 417, 8 25th line, after ‘ …
… A celebrated author and divine, &c., &c. Page 420, 9 fifteen lines from top, …

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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… Editions Plants always held an important place in Darwin’s theorising about species, and …
… his periods of severe illness. Yet on 15 January 1875 , Darwin confessed to his close friend …
… way to continuous writing and revision, activities that Darwin found less gratifying: ‘I am slaving …
… bad.’ The process was

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