From Francis Darwin [after August 1872?]
Summary
Sends quotation from Armand Trousseau, Lectures on clinical medicine [1868–72] 5: 213, on interruption of menstruation in young girls upon changing schools, as an example of the effect of changed conditions of life.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after Aug 1872?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13795 |
From Francis Darwin [before 22 August 1872]
Summary
Sutton says monkeys often vomit, but cannot say whether they do it voluntarily.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 22 Aug 1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 195.3: 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5556 |
To Francis Galton 1 August [1872]
Summary
George Snow, the carrier, now leaves Nag’s Head on Thursday mornings.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 1 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8442 |
From D. Appleton & Co. 1 August 1872
Summary
Statement of sales of U. S. editions of Origin and Descent.
| Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8443 |
From R. F. Cooke 1 August 1872
Summary
Answers CD’s questions on arrangements for forthcoming publication of Expression – including cost of stereotypes, woodcuts, and photo reproductions for foreign translations.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 411 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8444 |
From A. S. Packard Jr 1 August 1872
Summary
CD’s letter inviting him to visit did not reach him till he returned home.
| Author: | Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8445 |
To J. V. Carus 3 August [1872]
Summary
Has sent sheets of Expression.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 3 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 86–87) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8446 |
To A. R. Wallace 3 August [1872]
Summary
Encloses a letter to Nature [see 8448] correcting Dr Bree, who has accused ARW of "blundering". ARW should tear up CD’s letter if he does not like it or plans to reply himself.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 3 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | Waddington Auction (dealers) (July 1998) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8447 |
To Nature 3 August [1872]
Summary
Replies to C. R. Bree’s letter of 27 July [Nature 6 (1872): 260] contending that CD was wrong about early pedigree of man.
Defends the statement of CD’s view in Wallace’s review [Nature 6 (1872): 237–9] of Bree’s book [Exposition of fallacies … of Darwin (1872)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 3 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 8 August 1872, p. 279 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8448 |
To J. D. Hooker 4 August [1872]
Summary
CD hopes the Times abstract of minutes of Lords of the Treasury will make JDH’s position more comfortable.
The "wretched Lords" make CD indignant, but "nothing equals Owen’s conduct. – I used to be ashamed of hating him so much, but now I will carefully cherish my hatred & contempt to the last day of my life."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 4 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 225–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8449 |
From A. R. Wallace 4 August 1872
Summary
Has sent CD’s letter to Nature [see 8448].
Expresses admiration for H. C. Bastian’s The beginnings of life [1872] and comments on its bearing upon Origin.
| Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: B111–12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8450 |
To R. F. Cooke 4 August 1872
Summary
Asks whether he can tell Appleton that Murray will supply clichés and stereotypes [for Expression] at only a small profit. Will make same offer to other foreign editors. Prefers that W. S. Dallas prepare the index.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 258–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8451 |
From R. F. Cooke 6 August 1872
Summary
Sends Murray’s cheque for £315 for the last issue of Descent.
Details regarding foreign editions of Expression.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 412 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8452 |
From J. T. Gulick 6 August 1872
Summary
Sends synopsis of his paper "On diversity of evolution" [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 11 (1873): 496–505] in which he attempts to show some of the means, other than natural selection, of modification of species.
| Author: | John Thomas Gulick |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 240 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8453 |
To Oswald Heer 4 August [1872–4]
Summary
Thanks OH for two memoirs on the fossil flora of Bear Island and Spitzbergen [K. Svensk. Vetensk. Akad. Handl. 8 (1869) no. 7; 9 (1870) no. 5].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Oswald Heer |
| Date: | 4 Aug [1872-4] |
| Classmark: | Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Nachlass Oswald Heer 213.2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8454 |
To R. F. Cooke 7 August 1872
Summary
On arrangements for paying for stereotyped plates for Expression. D. Appleton will be told not to publish "an hour before" Murray.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 7 Aug 1872 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 255–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8455 |
From V. O. Kovalevsky [before 8 August 1872]
Summary
So far VOK has lost money on his translation of Descent because of pirate editions.
Agrees to share profits on Expression.
| Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 8 Aug 1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 56 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8456 |
To J. T. Gulick 8 August [1872]
Summary
Discusses a paper JTG wanted to read at a BAAS meeting.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Thomas Gulick |
| Date: | 8 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.423) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8457 |
To R. F. Cooke 8 August [1872]
Summary
Cannot understand the estimate of the Heliotype Company [for plates for Expression]. Discusses the original agreement as he understood it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 8 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 150–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8458 |
From V. O. Kovalevsky 8 August [1872]
Summary
Wishes to come to Down to make arrangements for Russian translation of Expression.
| Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 91 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8459 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (32) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (9) |
| John Murray | (9) |
| Kovalevsky, V. O. | (5) |
| D. Appleton & Co | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (38) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (8) |
| John Murray | (8) |
| Galton, Francis | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (70) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (17) |
| John Murray | (17) |
| Kovalevsky, V. O. | (7) |
| Galton, Francis | (4) |
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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…
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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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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- … more grateful I shall be’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] ). She had previously read …
- … that I shd. turn parson?’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] ). Henrietta disagreed: …
- … as the mind of man!’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [after 8 February 1870] ). Darwin was also …
- … he will not succeed’ ( letter to James Crichton-Browne, 8 June [1870] ). Darwin’s queries …
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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Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
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Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
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- … greenhouse for experiments (see Correspondence vols. 8–10). Though his greenhouse was probably …
- … ( Correspondence vol. 3, letter to Charles Lyell, 8 October [1845] ). Having indulged …
- … plants drawn up by Darwin; these lists are in DAR 255: 8 and DAR 255: 2–5. The first is a list that …
- … Get Edwardsia tetraptera mentioned by Treviranus Honey. 8 Acropera …
- … —— pictus . 13 8 s …
- … chæmæcistus 20 Provenance: DAR 255: 8 Notes 1. Hugh Low & …
- … 7. Melastoma trinerve or M. trinervium. 8. This sentence added in pencil. The reference is …
- … 5 s .’ deleted in ink. 13. ‘—— pictus 8 s .’ deleted in ink. 14. ‘Drosera’ …
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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- … Letter 6736 - Gray, A. & J. L to Darwin, [8 & 9 May 1869] Jane Loring Gray, …
- … Letter 7223 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [8 June 1867 - 72] Darwin asks his niece, …
- … Letter 5602 - Sutton, S. to Darwin, [8 August 1867] Sutton, the keeper of the …
- … Letter 4235 - Becker, L. E. to Darwin, [8 July 1863] Lydia Becker sends Darwin a …
- … Letter 12745 - Darwin to Wedg wood, K. E. S., [8 October 1880] Darwin asks his …
- … . Letter 9485 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [8 June 1874] Mary Treat details her …
- … . Letter 7124 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [8 February 1870] Darwin seeks …
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
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In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
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- … extinct species such as the mammoth ( Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 4 May [1860 …
- … what he thought about ‘the derivation of Species’. 8 Darwin continued to feel aggrieved about …
- … theory of transmutation, see Bartholomew 1973. 8. See Correspondence vol. 11, …
- … Letters from Charles Lyell to T. H. Huxley, 7 June 1865, and 8 June 1865 (Imperial College, Huxley …
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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- … letter about Darwin in the St James’s Gazette on 8 December. Krause countered Butler’s …
- … vol. 28, Appendix VI). When Huxley heard on 8 January that Wallace would receive £200 a year, …
- … totally & entirely’. Wallace also received the news on 8 January (his 58th birthday) and …
- … behaviour were trustworthy ( letter to Francis Galton, 8 March [1881] ). Although results from …
- … now wish that I had not done so’ ( letter to J. V. Carus, 8 December 1881 ). The …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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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- … 39. tom. 4. p. 273. Latreille Geographie des Insectes 8 vo p 181 [Latreille 1819]. see p. …
- … de Serres Cavernes d’Ossements 7 th Ed. 10 8 vo . [Serres 1838] good to trace Europ. forms …
- … by Loudon [Loudon 1831]. Book I. ch. 7 & Book II. Ch. 8. Book. VII. ch 8, 11. read 1 st …
- … Lacordaire Introduction Entomologique [Lacordaire 1834–8]: Reptiles [Duméril and Bibron 1834–54]: …
- … Mem. of Helvetic Soc. of Neuchatel on Jura. 1846, or 7, or 8 [?Marcou 1845]. 46 Morris good …
- … 1838] Walter Scott’s life [Lockhart 1837–8] 1 st 2 nd & 7 th vols. …
- … on Geology of France [Dufrénoy and Élie de Beaumont 1830–8] & C Prevost on l’Ile Julie [Prévost …
- … 1839 Jan 10 All life of W. Scott [Lockhart 1837–8] except 5 th vol. 19 Mungo …
- … hermaphroditism—good letters of M r Knight July 8 th M.S. Voyage of Kolff to the …
- … Works & several reviews [Carlyle 1838–9] Nov 8 th Murchison Silurian System [Murchison …
- … of the Bath and West of England Society ]. 1 st to 8 th vol. inclusive 1 st . series …
- … Pallas Travels [Pallas 1802–3] (wretched) ——8 th Brand’s dissert. [Linnaeus 1781c] …
- … E. Ferrier] 1824 and 1818].— 18 th . 7 th & 8 th . Vol of Hume’s England [Hume …
- … Botanica [Linnaeus 1751] (references at end) June 8 th . Evelyn’s Sylva [Evelyn 1664]. …
- … 1825] & Liebers remains of Niebuhr [Lieber 1835]. 8 Paley’s Evidence. of Christ. [Paley …
- … Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement ] Vol 7 th . & 8 th . vol. April 8 th …
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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- … I shall look rather blank’ ( letter from W. S. Dallas, 8 January 1868 ). Darwin sympathised, …
- … enemies of Nat. Selection’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 8 [April] 1868 ). Researching …
- … cry (letters to W. E. Darwin, [15 March 1868] and 8 April [1868] ). Such facts proved …
- … omnipotent and omniscient Creator’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 8 May [1868] ). Others were concerned …
Darwin’s earthquakes
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Darwin experienced his first earthquake in 1834, but it was a few months later that he was really confronted with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, were confronted with a series of…
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- … having happened Darwin to his sister Catherine, 8 November 1834 Darwin …
The writing of "Origin"
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From a quiet rural existence at Down in Kent, filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on the transmutation of species, Darwin was jolted into action in 1858 by the arrival of an unexpected letter (no longer extant) from Alfred Russel Wallace outlining a…
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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…
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…
Darwin and Fatherhood
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Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten children. It is often assumed that Darwin was an exceptional Victorian father. But how extraordinary was he? The Correspondence Project allows an unusually…
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- … lines were built to the area (Darwin to J. D. Hooker, 8 April [1856] ). This meant that most of …
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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- … on the structure of bees’ cells, [before 8 June 1858] , and their geometry, [19 June 1858] . …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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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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
