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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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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early …
- … admired in his youth: ‘I have always looked on him as one of the greatest men the world has ever …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … university days together, and the long-abandoned pleasures of shooting and collecting beetles ( …
- … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … perform his antics’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 29 January [1874] ). This did not stop word getting …
- … at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old ground New …
- … 3 March [1874] ). He wrote letters to friends at the Athenaeum Club to support the election of his …
- … pour in from all quarters. He was elected a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts …
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 to …
- … these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks …
- … they were written. The reader should keep in mind that many of the comments about the works were …
- … that a work had been entered in an alphabetical listing of books read. This notebook (DAR 120) is a …
- … at index— about breeding of animals— Sir J. Lubbock. member Ferguson on Poultry [Ferguson …
- … 22 Robert Waring Darwin. 23 The Athenaeum , no. 632, 7 December 1839, p. 933, …
- … 24 Announced in the same issue of the Athenaeum , p. 932, as D. Low 1842 (see n. 23, above). …
- … design . (Bridgewater Treatise no. 4.) London. [9th ed. (1874) in Darwin Library.] 119: 5a …
- … Charles. 1837. The postumous papers of the Pickwick Club . 2 vols. London. [Other eds.] 119 …
