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To Francis Darwin [21 November 1878]

Summary

Instructs FD to make some observations on movement in Trifolium and Impatiens. Sends some seeds to be sown.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Francis Darwin
Date:	[21 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	DAR 211: 47
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11754

Matches: 15 hits

… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Francis …
… To Francis Darwin [21 November 1878] …
… DAR 211: 47 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 4 [ …
… 21 Nov 1878] Francis Darwin …
… Bibliography Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. …
… Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
… 1878] ). On 9 December 1878, Francis Darwin gave a lecture at the London Institution …
… attended ( Royal Cornwall Gazette , 20 December 1878, p. 2; Emma Darwin to H. E. …
… Litchfield, [10 December 1878] (DAR 219.9: 185), and Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [10 December 1878] (DAR 219.1: 119)). …
… them to sleep, see the letter to Francis Darwin, 2 July [1878] and n. 8. CD had asked …
… at night (see letter to Francis Darwin, 14 [August 1878] ). For CD’s conclusions on the …
… T. Thiselton-Dyer, 21 November [1878] . Emma Darwin attended a concert at Bryanston Square …
… in London on 19 November 1878 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); CD and Emma were staying …

From Francis Darwin [23 November 1878]

Summary

Many thnks for the pelargonium letter.

Author:	Francis Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	[23 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	DAR 274.1: 43
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11755F

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… Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, C. R. …
… From Francis Darwin [23 November 1878] …
… DAR 274.1: 43 Francis Darwin - [23 Nov …
… 1878] Charles Robert Darwin …
… Bibliography Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. …
… Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
… this letter and the letter to Francis Darwin, [22 November 1878] , and by the reference to …
… n. 6, below). See letter to Francis Darwin, [22 November 1878] and nn. 1 and 3. Nicotiana …
… wood sorrel); see letter from Francis Darwin, [before 22 November 1878] and n. 3. For CD’s …
… in plants , pp. 116 and 118, and letter to Francis Darwin, [21 November 1878] and n. …
… 2. See letter from Francis Darwin, [before 22 November 1878] and n. 2. A note by Francis …
… were ‘sliced with razor’ (DAR 209.5: 113). Bernard Darwin . The letter has not been found. …

From G. H. Darwin 7 November 1878

Summary

Encloses William Thomson’s report on GHD’s paper. Some of it was written in Rayleigh’s hand.

Author:	George Howard Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	7 Nov 1878
Classmark:	DAR 210.2: 71, The Royal Society (RR/8/91)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11738

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… From G. H. Darwin 7 November 1878 …
… Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, C. R. …
… 210.2: 71, The Royal Society (RR/8/91) George Howard Darwin Trinity College, Cambridge 7 …
… Nov 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
… Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Darwin, George Howard. 1907–16. Scientific papers. 5 …
… 7): 46–54. Kushner, David. 1993. George Darwin and a British school of geophysics. Osiris …
… George Darwin was working on a series of connected papers modelling the effects of lunar …
… for its structure and behaviour ( G. H. Darwin 1878b , 1878d, and 1878e). The referees’ …
… ocean tides upon a yielding nucleus’ ( G. H. Darwin 1878b ). The paper had been read at a …
… family word for ‘shoptalk’ (see also Correspondence vol. 27, letter from Francis Darwin to …
… Emma Darwin, 30 June 1879 , …
… and letter to Francis Darwin, [2 August 1879] ). No record has …
… been found of a visit at this time to Cambridge by Francis Darwin or …
… by Horace Darwin , whose nickname was Jim. In section 797 of their Treatise of natural …
… Please return Sir W. T. — Your affec son | G H Darwin I have read with much interest M …
… r . George Darwin’s paper “on the bodily tides of viscous and semi-elastic spheroids and …
… elasticity to be improbable, (& indeed M r . Darwin himself expresses a similar opinion on …
… The published paper included a remark by Rayleigh ( G. H. Darwin 1878b , p. 27 n. ). …
… See also letter to G. H. Darwin, 17 [August 1878] and n. 3, and letter …
… to G. H. Darwin, 29 October [1878] . For George’s later account of the development …
… of his ideas, see G. H. Darwin 1907–16 , 2: v–viii; see also Kushner 1993 . Thomson’s …
… not discussed in the main body of G. H. Darwin 1878b , but is worked out at length in G. …
… H. Darwin 1878d , which had been received by the Royal Society on 22 July 1878 but had not …
… fortnightly oceanic tide’ was added on 7 November 1878 to G. H. Darwin 1878b (pp. 31–6). …
… See letter to G. H. Darwin, 2 November [1878] and n. 2. CD had sent George a copy of Jules …
… complete analysis of the results. M r . Darwin in p 62 refers to the determination from …
… elasticity, in one or other of M r . Darwin’s theories, estimated somewhat as I estimated …
… with the question raised by M r . Darwin. Will it not give so rapid a diminution of the …

From Francis Darwin [25–7 November 1878]

Summary

He has had no success with horse or Spanish chestnuts.

Author:	Francis Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	[25–7 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	DAR 274.1: 41
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11768H

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… Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, C. R. …
… From Francis Darwin [25–7 November 1878] …
… DAR 274.1: 41 Francis Darwin [25–7 Nov …
… 1878] Charles Robert Darwin …
… Braumüller. Preyer, William. 1879. Charles Darwin. Eine biographische Skizze. Kosmos 4 ( …
… creeping wood sorrel) (see letter from Francis Darwin, [before 22 November 1878] and n. …
… 3. ) See also letter from Francis Darwin, [23 November 1878] . CD planned to visit …
… 26 November 1878 (see letter to Francis Darwin, [22 November 1878] , and letter to Edward …
… Frankland, 22 November [1878] ). Bernard Darwin . …
… see n. 7, below). See letter from Francis Darwin, [before 22 November 1878] and n. …
… 2, and letter to Francis Darwin, [22 November 1878] . William Ogle’s translation of Anton …
… among plants’ (see letter to Francis Darwin, [21 November 1878] , n. 6). The American …

From Francis Darwin [before 22 November 1878]

Summary

Horse chestnut roots have not acted at all well.

Author:	Francis Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	[before 22 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	DAR 274.1: 42
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11754F

Matches: 14 hits

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… Francis Darwin, C. R. …
… From Francis Darwin [before 22 November 1878] …
… DAR 274.1: 42 Francis Darwin Down [before 22 …
… Nov 1878] Charles Robert Darwin …
… this letter and the letter to Francis Darwin, [22 November 1878] . CD and Francis were …
… Spanish chestnut). See letter to Francis Darwin, 3 August [1878] and n. 6. Francis’s notes …
… Bibliography Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. …
… Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Post Office London directory : …
… and without bloom (see letter from Francis Darwin, [4–7 August 1878] and nn. 4 and 8). …
… and Pelargonium . Ubbadubba: Bernard Darwin , Francis’s son. Idy: Emma Cecilia (Ida) …
… The German zoologist Oskar Schmidt was a supporter of Darwin; his most recent article ( …
… Schmidt 1878 ) is in Darwin Pamphlet Collection CUL. The other pamphlet has not been …
… see, for example, letter to Francis Darwin, 12 September [1878] ). Francis may have been …

To G. H. Darwin 8 November [1878]

Summary

Delighted with [William Thomson’s] report. "There can be no doubt now about the value of your work." CD has "not been so much pleased for a long time".

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	George Howard Darwin
Date:	8 Nov [1878]
Classmark:	DAR 210.1: 75
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11740

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… To G. H. Darwin 8 November [1878] …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, G. H. …
… DAR 210.1: 75 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Nov [ …
… 1878] George Howard Darwin …
… with money. — —I have not been so much pleased for a long time Yours affect C. Darwin …
… Society grant in order to do so (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 7 November 1878 and n. 2). …
… this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 7 November 1878 . George had sent CD a …
… he had submitted to the Royal Society of London ( G. H. Darwin 1878b ; see letter from G. …
… H. Darwin, 7 November 1878 , enclosure and n. 1). Thomson had proposed building a machine …

To Francis Darwin [22 November 1878]

Summary

Suggests experiment to detect salts deposited on surface of leaves.

Wants FD to have another go at horse-chestnut radicles.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Francis Darwin
Date:	[22 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	DAR 211: 48
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11755

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Francis …
… To Francis Darwin [22 November 1878] …
… DAR 211: 48 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 4 [ …
… 22 Nov 1878] Francis Darwin …
… 4 and 8). See letter from Francis Darwin, [before 22 November 1878] and n. …
… 2. Bernard Darwin . …
… the leaf was immersed in water (see letter from Francis Darwin, [4–7 August 1878] and nn. …

To G. H. Darwin 2 November [1878]

Summary

Forwards pamphlet (Jules Carret 1878) to GHD.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	George Howard Darwin
Date:	2 Nov [1878]
Classmark:	Institute of Astronomy Library, University of Cambridge (Jules Carret 1878: R.c.1473)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11733F

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… To G. H. Darwin 2 November [1878] …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, G. H. …
… University of Cambridge (Jules Carret 1878: R.c.1473) Charles Robert Darwin 2 Nov [ …
… 1878] George Howard Darwin …
… the effects of gravitational forces over time ( G. H. Darwin 1878b , 1878d, and 1878e). …
… this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 7 November 1878 . CD’s letter is written …
… in the earth’s axis by George Howard Darwin and others. George was writing a series of …

To Emil du Bois-Reymond 12 November 1878

Summary

Sends thanks [for election to Prussian Academy of Sciences].

Appreciates the copy of address [Darwin versus Galiani (1876)].

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Emil Heinrich (Emil) Du Bois-Reymond
Date:	12 Nov 1878
Classmark:	Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 214–215)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11742

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… Darwin, C. R. Du Bois-Reymond, Emil …
… zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. …
… 214–215) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Nov 1878 Emil Heinrich (Emil) Du Bois-Reymond …
… Academy of Sciences]. Appreciates the copy of address [ Darwin versus Galiani (1876)]. …
… Believe me, my dear Sir, with cordial thanks & respect | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin …
… Bibliography Du Bois-Reymond, Emil. 1876. Darwin versus Galiani. Berlin: Verlag von August …
… Hirschwald. Du Bois-Reymond, Emil. 1879. Darwin vs. Galiani. Popular Science Monthly 14: …
… had sent CD a copy of his German address Darwin versus Galiani ( Du Bois-Reymond 1876 ); …

To A. C. Ramsay 3 November 1878

Summary

Thanks for ACR’s Physical geology [5th ed. (1878)]; delighted with its success, proving there is a large body of men in England capable of appreciating sound geological science.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Andrew Crombie Ramsay
Date:	3 Nov 1878
Classmark:	DAR 261.9: 10 (EH 88205983)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11735

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… I am heartily glad of the success of this book. — Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin …
… Darwin, C. R. Ramsay, A. C. …
… DAR 261.9: 10 (EH 88205983) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Nov 1878 Andrew Crombie Ramsay …
… Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
… a manual of British geology ( Ramsay 1878 ) is not in either the Darwin Library–CUL …
… or the Darwin Library–Down. The book was based on a series of lectures to working men …
… July 1864 ), and a copy of the first edition ( Ramsay 1863 ) is in the Darwin Library–CUL. …

To Raphael Meldola 19 November [1878]

Summary

Invites RM to luncheon.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Raphael Meldola
Date:	19 Nov [1878]
Classmark:	Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11748

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… Darwin, C. R. Meldola, Raphael …
… History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) …
… Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 4 19 Nov [1878] Raphael Meldola …
… will suit you, on account of other engagement. My dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin …
… had suggested meeting next time CD was in London. According to Emma Darwin’s diary ( …
… DAR 242) the Darwins arrived at Bryanston Street, the home of their daughter Henrietta …

To B. J. Sulivan 5 November [1878]

Summary

Thanks for account of Fuegians

and news about old "Beaglers".

Has been reading A. A. Brassey [Around the world in the yacht "Sunbeam" (1878)].

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Bartholomew James Sulivan
Date:	5 Nov [1878]
Classmark:	American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11736

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… Darwin, C. R. Sulivan, B. J. …
… Society (Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 Nov [1878] Bartholomew James Sulivan …
… people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
… dear Sulivan | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin I will keep back this note for a day that …
… Correspondence vol. 25). William Erasmus Darwin and his American wife Sara Sedgwick sailed …
… on 14 September 1878 to visit her family in Massachussetts ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR …
… 242); letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, 17 September [1878] (DAR 219.1: 115)). Annie Brassey had recently published an …

To William Ogle [after 27 November 1878]

Summary

Thanks for his translation of [Anton] Kerner [Flowers and their unbidden guests: the translation revised and edited by W. Ogle (1878)].

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	William Ogle
Date:	[after 27 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	Christie’s, New York (dealers) (October 1996)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11768F

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… Darwin, C. R. Ogle, William …
… the book to prepare for a lecture (see letter from Francis Darwin, [25–7 November 1878] ). …
… York (dealers) (October 1996) Charles Robert Darwin Down [after 27 Nov 1878] William Ogle …
… I have not yet had time to look at it, as Frank was using it. Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin …
… to 27 November 1878 ( letter from Francis Darwin, [25–7 November 1878] ; CD’s ‘Journal’ ( …

To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 21 November [1878]

Summary

CD hopes his book [Movement in plants] will be worth the effort WTT-D has put into getting plants for him; fears he has achieved little.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:	21 Nov [1878]
Classmark:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 207–8)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11753

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… Darwin, C. R. Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. …
… Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. , Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 207– …
… 8) Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 4 21 Nov [1878] William Turner Thiselton- …
… gasp. — I shall be glad when he is no longer President. Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin …
… Bibliography Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. …
… Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. ODNB : Oxford dictionary of …
… October [1878] . See also letter to Francis Darwin, [21 November 1878] . Thistelton-Dyer’s …

To Raphael Meldola 26 November [1878]

Summary

Regrets he cannot compare his work with Weismann’s in his preface as he feels “an author is never a fit judge of his own work”. [Appended note explains that RM wished CD’s work to be fully acknowledged, which was frequently not the case in continental writings.]

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Raphael Meldola
Date:	26 Nov [1878]
Classmark:	Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11759

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… Darwin, C. R. Meldola, Raphael …
… colour, whatever the æsthetics may say— My dear Sir | yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin …
… History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) …
… Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 4 26 Nov [1878] Raphael Meldola …
… in some cases even explicitly stated by Darwin had been re discovered & published as …

From R. F. Cooke 27 November 1878

Summary

Sends report on annual trade sale [missing]. New printings of Journal of researches and Descent are needed.

Author:	Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	27 Nov 1878
Classmark:	DAR 171: 501
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11764

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… Cooke, R. F. John Murray Darwin, C. R. …
… good health. With kind compliments | Yours faithfully | Rob t . Cooke Cha s . Darwin Esq r …
… Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 27 Nov 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
… and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
… Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. …
… printed list of the ‘uniform edition of Mr. Darwin’s works’ in DAR 210.14 annotated by CD …
… of Captain FitzRoy, RN, from 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
… Murray, John. 1908–9. Darwin and his publisher. Science Progress in the Twentieth Century …

To G. J. Romanes 20 [November 1878]

Summary

CD will visit tomorrow.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	George John Romanes
Date:	20 [Nov 1878]
Classmark:	American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.552)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11750

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… Darwin, C. R. Romanes, G. J. …
… Society (Mss.B.D25.552) Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 4 20 [Nov 1878] George …
… visited Romanes on 21 November 1878 (see letter to Francis Darwin, [21 November 1878] ). …
… send me a card; otherwise, if I am well, I will come. — C. Darwin Wednesday 20 th . — …

From Emil du Bois-Reymond 7 November 1878

Summary

CD elected foreign associate of the Royal Academy of Sciences [K. Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften].

EdB-R’s paper will be available in English in the New York periodical, Popular Science Monthly, and he hopes CD will read it. [See 11742 and 11842.]

Author:	Emil Heinrich (Emil) Du Bois-Reymond
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	7 Nov 1878
Classmark:	DAR 230: 68
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11739A

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… Du Bois-Reymond, Emil Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 230: 68 Emil Heinrich (Emil) Du Bois-Reymond Berlin 7 Nov 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
… 1985–. Du Bois-Reymond, Emil. 1876. Darwin versus Galiani. Berlin: Verlag von August …
… Hirschwald. Du Bois-Reymond, Emil. 1879. Darwin vs. Galiani. Popular Science Monthly 14: …
… Believe me, my dear Sir, | Yours, sincerely, | E du Bois Reymond. Charles Darwin, Esq re . …
… Bois-Reymond’s secretarial address, ‘Darwin versus Galiani’, delivered to the Königliche …

To Benjamin Disraeli [15–18 November 1878]

Summary

A memorial signed by CD and many others, calling upon the Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, to convene Parliament to discuss the ultimatum addressed to the Amir of Afghanistan, Sher Ali Khan, by the Viceroy of India, E. R. Bulwer-Lytton.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield
Date:	[15–18 Nov 1878]
Classmark:	Manchester Guardian, 19 November 1878, p. 8
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11744F

Matches: 6 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Disraeli, Benjamin …
… 19 November 1878, p. 8 Charles Robert Darwin [15–18 Nov 1878] Benjamin Disraeli, earl of …
… Bibliography Emma Darwin (1904): …
… Emma Darwin, wife …
… of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by Henrietta Litchfield. 2 vols. …
… of this and other petitions, see Emma Darwin (1904) 2: 293. The memorial was drawn up by a …

From B. J. Sulivan 3 November 1878

Summary

Encloses a letter [missing] on the progress of the Fuegians.

His eldest son has married.

Author:	Bartholomew James Sulivan
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	3 Nov 1878
Classmark:	DAR 177: 306
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11734

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… Sulivan, B. J. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 177: 306 Bartholomew James Sulivan Bournemouth 3 Nov 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
… people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
… Bournemouth. Nov r . 3 | 78 My dear Darwin I think the enclosed letter will interest you …
… account of your health I hope M rs . Darwin and all your party are well. We have been …
… well With our united kind regards to M rs . Darwin and all your party | Believe me very …

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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

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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 …
… Agassiz, Adam Sedgwick, A Friend of John Stuart Mill, Emma Darwin, Horace Darwin… and acts as a sort …
… the play unfolds and acting as a go-between between Gray and Darwin, and between the audience and …
… this, he sends out copies of his Review of the Life of Darwin. At this time in his life, Asa …
… friends in England, copies of his ‘Review of the Life of Darwin’… pencilling the address so that it …
… Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border of the little …
… are kept in check by a constitutional weakness. DARWIN: A plain but comfortable brick …
… by every blessing except that of vigorous health… DARWIN: 4 My confounded stomach …
… pursuits and the simplicity of his character. DARWIN: 5 I am allowed to work now …
… own house, where he was the most charming of hosts. DARWIN: 6 My life goes on …
… being a part of [an unpublished] manuscript. Darwin settles down to write. His tone is …
… THE CONCURRENCE OF BOTANISTS: 1855 In which Darwin initiates a long-running correspondence …
… gossip about difficult colleagues (Agassiz). Gray realizes Darwin is not revealing all of his …
… man, more formally attired and lighter on his feet than Darwin. He has many more demands on his time …
… catches his attention. He opens the letter. DARWIN: 8 April 25 th 1855. My …
… filled up the paper you sent me as well as I could. DARWIN: 10 My dear Dr Gray. I …
… is condensed in that little sheet of note-paper! DARWIN: 11 My dear Hooker… What …
… surprising good. GRAY: 12 My dear Mr Darwin, I rejoice in furnishing facts to …
… of the sort to the advancement of science… DARWIN: 13 I hope… before [the] end of …
… reasonably expect… Yours most sincerely Asa Gray. DARWIN: 16 My dear Gray… Your …
… Journal, as a nut for [Professor] Agassiz to crack. Darwin and Gray share a joke at the …
… will turn up that he cannot explain away… DARWIN: 22 Hurrah I got yesterday my …

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 …
… garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] Darwin’s …
… . Letter 5745 - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber …
… Letter 6535 - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] …
… Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November1872] Anne Jane Cupples, …
… observations on the expression of emotion in dogs with Emma Darwin. Letter 8676 - …
… and offers to observe birds, insects or plants on Darwin’s behalf. Letter 8683 - …
… ears. Letter 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen Lubbock, …

Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots

Summary

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 …
… W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional worry: the …
… that his grandfather had felt the same way. In 1792, Erasmus Darwin had written: ‘The worst thing I …
… contained a warmer note and the promise of future happiness: Darwin learned he was to be visited by …
… Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 …
… the veteran of Modern Zoology’, but it was in Germany that Darwin was most fêted. A German …
… ). The masters of Greiz College in Thuringia venerated Darwin as ‘the deep thinker’, while …
… accepted in Germany. ‘On this festive day’, Haeckel told Darwin, ‘you can look back, with justified …
… Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and serene evening of life’. This …
… on the theory of development in connection with Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel. Kosmos was, as …
… March, with encouragement from his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, Darwin decided to publish an …

Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions

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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...

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… Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive …

Darwin and working from home

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Ever wondered how Darwin worked? As part of our For the Curious series of simple interactives, ‘Darwin working from home’ lets you explore objects from Darwin’s study and garden at Down House to learn how he worked and what he had to say about it. And not…

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… fixed on the spot where I shall end it . Charles Darwin to Robert FitzRoy, 1 October 1846 …
… collaboration of his family. ► Darwin's Study Explore Darwin& …
… is the study that can be seen at Down House today. Darwin's daily routine …
… 6 pm Rested again in bedroom with ED [Emma Darwin] reading aloud. 7 …
… him. Account summarised in Charles Darwin: A Companion by R.B. Freeman, …

Language: key letters

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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…

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… human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the …
… he first began to reflect on the transmutation of species. Darwin’s correspondence reveals the scope …
… he exchanged information and ideas. Letter 346: Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, C. S., 27 Feb 1837 …
… one stock.” Letter 2070: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [before 29 Sept 1857] …
… down of former continents.” Letter 3054: Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 2 Feb [1861] …
… that languages, like species, were separately created. Darwin writes to the geologist Charles Lyell …
… I tell him is perfectly logical.” Letter 5605: Darwin, C. R. to Müller, J. F. T., 15 Aug …
… loud noise?” Letter 7040: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [1868-70?] As …
… gradually growing to such a stage” Letter 8367: Darwin, C. R. to Wright, Chauncey, 3 June …
… unconsciously altering the breed. Letter 8962: Darwin, C. R. to Max Müller, Friedrich, 3 …
… Letter 10194: Max Müller, Friedrich to Darwin, C. R., 13 Oct [1875] For Müller, human and …
… Language […]” Letter 9887: Dawkins, W. B. to Darwin, C. R., 14 Mar 1875 The …
… of race […]” Letter 11074: Sayce, A. H. to Darwin, C. R., 27 July 1877 Darwin’s …
… and comparative philologist Archibald Sayce wrote to Darwin with a series of detailed questions …
… how a child first uttered the word ‘mum’. In his reply, Darwin told Sayce “that ‘mum’ arose from …

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…

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… Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
… a broad variety of women had access to, and engaged with, Darwin's published works. A set of …
… women a target audience? Letter 2447 - Darwin to Murray, J., [5 April 1859] …
… that his views are original and will appeal to the public. Darwin asks Murray to forward the …
… and criticisms of style. Letter 2461 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [11 May 1859] …
… it had been proofread and edited by “a lady”. Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E. , (March 1862 …
… typically-male readers. Letter 7124 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [8 February 1870] …
… and style. Letter 7329 - Murray , J. to Darwin, [28 September 1870] …
… impeding general perusal. Letter 7331 - Darwin to Murray, J., [29 September …
… content. Letter 8335 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [16 May 1872] Reade …
… of women. Letter 8341 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [20 May 1872] Reade …
… women. Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November 1872] …
… Cupples got hold of it first. Darwin’s female readership …

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 …
… memory in November 1880 and in an abusive letter about Darwin in the St James’s Gazette on 8 …
… in a review of Unconscious memory in Kosmos and sent Darwin a separate letter for …
… Butler wished to boast publicly that his quarrel was with Darwin, agreed. Unsure how to address …
… gone mad on such a small matter’. The following day, Darwin himself wrote to Stephen, admitting that …
… a slap in the face as he would have cause to remember’. Darwin was enormously relieved. ‘Your note …
… wrote such a savage review of Unconscious memory that Darwin feared he had redirected Butler’s …
… so much for anything in my life as for its success’, Darwin told Arabella Buckley on 4 January . …
… that Wallace would receive £200 a year, he wrote to Darwin, ‘I congratulate you on the success of …
… on 8 January (his 58th birthday) and immediately wrote to Darwin to thank him for his ‘constant …
… he had done. Buckley’s delight was evident when she told Darwin on 13 January : ‘I have always …
… of 1881. This book had been a major undertaking for both Darwin and his son Francis, who assisted in …
… ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January 1881 ). Unlike Darwin’s other books, Movement in plants …
… those who had received presentation copies who complimented Darwin, made suggestions, and pointed …
… of the technical terms used in the book particularly pleased Darwin because, he told Candolle on …
… Brazil on the movements of leaves that were so original that Darwin sent them to Nature for …

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 …
… when strong institutional structures were largely absent. Darwin had a small circle of scientific …
… section contains two sets of letters. The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. …
… about Hooker’s thoughts. Letter 729 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [11 Jan 1844] …
… is like confessing a murder”. Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844 …
… of wide-ranging species to wide-ranging genera. Darwin and Gray Letter 1674 …
… of the species. Letter 1685 — Gray, Asa to Darwin, C. R., 22 May 1855 Gray …
… of alpine flora in the USA. Letter 2125 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 20 July [1857] …
… have in simple truth been of the utmost value to me.” Darwin believes species have arisen, like …
… or continuous area; they are actual lineal descendants. Darwin discusses fertilisation in the bud …
… exchange This collection of letters between Darwin and Hooker, while Darwin was writing his …
… to information exchange. Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] …
… followed automatically. On the issue of nomenclature reform, Darwin opposes appending first …

Darwin’s Photographic Portraits

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Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the study of Expression and Emotions in Man and Animal, but can be witnessed in his many photographic portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that…

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… Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of …
… portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that Darwin undertook throughout his lifetime …
… was jokingly lamenting his role as an intermediary for Darwin and his correspondents from around the …
… of friends and relatives was not a pursuit unique to Darwin (the exchange of photographic images was …
… reinforced his experimental and scientific network. Darwin’s Portraits Darwin sat for …
… famous photographers to studio portraitists looking to sell Darwin’s image to the masses. Between …
… in nineteenth-century photography. Darwin’s first photo-chemical experience …
… This particular daguerreotype is unique in terms of Darwin’s collection of photographs – it is the …
… exchanged, but rather was an object of display placed on a Darwin family mantlepiece. The image …
… in London and made at least four different exposures of Darwin between 1853 and 1857. They …
… While this image is notable as the first popular image of Darwin, the extent to which Darwin …
… me look atrociously wicked.” Image: Charles Darwin, by Maull & Polyblank, albumen …
… Portrait Gallery, London (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Darwin’s next experience with the …
… with the results. In 1860-61 and again in 1864 Charles Darwin sat for his eldest son, William Darwin …

Home learning: 7-11 years

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Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun activities for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters.

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… for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters. Here are a few …
… family discussion: If you were going to interview Darwin about his life and work, what …
… Follow-up family discussion: Darwin sent back rocks, soils, plants and animal specimens …
… world without going on a voyage? More Darwin and the Beagle Voyage activities …
… Follow-up family discussion: If you were Darwin how would you send back a rare …
… on a plant hunting trip today? More Darwin the Collector activities …
… and why does it still happen today? More Darwin and Evolution activities …

Religion

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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…

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… the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same …
… nineteenth century were different in important ways. Many of Darwin's leading supporters were …
… their religious beliefs with evolutionary theory. Darwin's own writing, both in print and …
… much as possible. A number of correspondents tried to draw Darwin out on his own religious views, …
… political contexts. Design Darwin was not the first to challenge …
… on the controversial topic of design. The first is between Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray, …
… second is a single letter from naturalist A. R. Wallace to Darwin on design and natural selection. …
… result of “brute force”. Letter 2855 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 3 July [1860] …
… a “muddle” on this issue. Letter 3256 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 17 Sept [1861] …
… experiment about an angel. Letter 3342 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 11 Dec [1861] …
… some questions about design. Letter 6167 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 8 May [1868] …
… of each fragment at the base of my precipice”. Darwin and Wallace Letter 5140 …
… of natural selection. He worries about the accusation in Darwin & his teachings “ Natural …
… fittest” instead of “Natural Selection”. Wallace urges Darwin to stress frequency of variations. …
… Personal Belief This collection of letters explores Darwin’s reluctance to take a definitive …
… own family. Letter 441 — Wedgwood, Emma to Darwin, C. R., [21–22 Nov 1838] In this …

Language: Interview with Gregory Radick

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Darwin made a famous comment about parallels between changes in language and species change. Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University, talks about the importance of the development of language to Darwin, what…

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… the interview. 1. According to Darwin, how did language begin? …
… a bit more about that? 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
… is the power of language. And the most important element in Darwin’s account of the origin of …
… the world or standing for feelings, begin to accumulate, and Darwin says these signs gave advantages …
… predators that might attack them, whatever it might be, Darwin thinks had an advantage in the …
… So language begins to accumulate like that. Likewise, Darwin thinks, in the courtship competition …
… better functioning brains. And a very important part of Darwin’s account of the origin of language …
… become more intelligent. And with larger intelligence comes, Darwin thinks, so many things—the …
… and so forth. 2. Was this an important topic for Darwin? And if so, why? It was hugely …
… systems of nonhuman animals, and human language. And so Darwin saw himself as trying to combat that …
… Darwinian account of the origin of language. 3. Darwin made a famous comment about parallels …
… that? Well, there’s a famous passage at the end of Darwin’s discussion of the evolutionary …
… ten of these. And a question has arisen, quite what was Darwin getting up to in pointing out these …
… debate, and on the one side are people who say that Darwin couldn’t resist an opportunity to review …
… but I also think something more is going on there. Darwin was very concerned to defend his position …
… the languages still show the formerly high state. So Darwin’s concerned, in my view, to …
… people who like to think of themselves as fans of Charles Darwin because, of course, we don’t …
… that, equality of languages. But that wasn’t the case for Darwin, that wasn’t how he understood his …
… him and us, however uncomfortable. 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
… topics, I learned that there was a story around about how Darwin, very late in life, had changed his …
… of study of all this, and it turns out that from the time of Darwin’s death through till now, …
… not quite at the deathbed, but in 1881, a letter in which Darwin wrote to a friend of his that he …

Controversy

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The best-known controversies over Darwinian theory took place in public or in printed reviews. Many of these were highly polemical, presenting an over-simplified picture of the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely…

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… Disagreement & Respect | Conduct of Debate | Darwin & Wallace The best-known …
… the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely variable. Many of …
… was itself an important arena of debate, one that Darwin greatly preferred to the public sphere. …
… and support sustained in spite of enduring differences. Darwin's correspondence can thus help …
… Disagreement and Respect Darwin rarely engaged with critics publically. Letters exchanged …
… Richard Owen, the eminent comparative anatomist, show how Darwin tried to manage strong disagreement …
… were less severe, the relationship quickly deteriorated and Darwin came to regard him as a bitter …
… of respect. Letter 2548 — Sedgwick, Adam to Darwin, C. R., 24 Nov 1859 Adam …
… which can neither be proved nor disproved”. He says that Darwin’s “grand principle natural …
… and as his true-hearted friend. Letter 2555 — Darwin, C. R. to Sedgwick, Adam, 26 Nov …
… have influenced the conclusions at which he has arrived. Darwin does not think the book will be …
… and incoming of living species” and so could not regard Darwin’s attempt to demonstrate the nature …
… at length a conversation with Owen concerning Origin . Darwin notes “that at bottom he goes …
… he thinks a sort of Bear was the grandpapa of Whales!” Darwin has heard Herschel considered his book …

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 …
… meticulous correction of errors in the German editions made Darwin less anxious about correcting the …
… to Carus. ( Letter to J. V. Carus, 24 April 1876. ) Darwin focused instead on the second …
… concentrated on the ‘means of crossing’, was seen by Darwin as the companion to Cross and self …
… return to old work than part of the future work outlined by Darwin in his ‘little Autobiography’ ( …
… holiday after finishing Cross and self fertilisation , Darwin took up the suggestion made by a …
… for his family only. Writing for an hour every afternoon, Darwin finished his account on 3 August …
… dimittis.”’ (‘Recollections’, pp. 418–19). Darwin remained firm in his resolution to …
… ever return to the consideration of man.’ In particular, Darwin seemed eager to avoid issues that …
… wrote with the good news that he could restore Darwin to a religious life. This transformation would …
… that used to be called transmigration, Nemo pointed out to Darwin, adding, ‘the term nowadays is …
… enemies... Views such as these were easy enough for Darwin to dismiss, but it was more …
… St George Jackson Mivart in his Lessons from nature that Darwin had ‘at first studiously …
… unjust, but it was also the latest attack by the one man who Darwin felt had treated him ‘basely’ …

Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms

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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…

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… heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old …
… to adapt to varying conditions. The implications of Darwin’s work for the boundary between animals …
… studies of animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwin’s early observations of infants, …
… of evolution and creation. Many letters flowed between Darwin and his children, as he took delight …
… Financial support for science was a recurring issue, as Darwin tried to secure a Civil List pension …
… with Samuel Butler, prompted by the publication of Erasmus Darwin the previous year. …
… Charles Harrison Tindal, sent a cache of letters from two of Darwin’s grandfather’s clerical friends …
… divines to see a pig’s body opened is very amusing’, Darwin replied, ‘& that about my …
… registry offices, and produced a twenty-page history of the Darwin family reaching back to the …
… the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwin’s sons George and Leonard also …
… and conciliate a few whose ancestors had not featured in Darwin’s Life . ‘In an endeavour to …
… think I must pay a round of visits.’ One cousin, Reginald Darwin, warmed to George: ‘he had been …
… an ordinary mortal who could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July …
… whose essay on Erasmus’s scientific work complemented Darwin’s biographical piece. Krause’s essay …
… Kosmos in February 1879, an issue produced in honour of Darwin’s birthday. Krause enlarged and …
… superficial and inaccurate piece of work’, although Darwin advised him not to ‘expend much powder …
… in the last sentence. When Butler read Erasmus Darwin , he noted the reference to his work, and …
… the position I have taken as regards D r Erasmus Darwin in my book Evolution old & New, and …
… 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butler’s letter, Emma Darwin wrote: ‘it means war we think’. …
… a grievance to hang an article upon’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [28 January 1880] ). …

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 …
… ). The death of a Cambridge friend, Albert Way, caused Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, to …
… from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to the self-assessment, ‘as for one …
… I feel very old & helpless The year started for Darwin with a week’s visit to …
… Andrew Clark, whom he had been consulting since August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that …
… ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor health so frequently in …
… 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and sceptics Darwin excused himself for reasons of …
… by George Henry Lewes and Marian Evans (George Eliot), but Darwin excused himself, finding it too …
… the month, another Williams séance was held at the home of Darwin’s cousin Hensleigh Wedgwood. Those …
… imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all imposture’ …
… stop word getting to America of the ‘strange news’ that Darwin had allowed ‘a spirit séance’ at his …
… the first three months of the year and, like many of Darwin’s enterprises in the 1870s, were family …
… 21, letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 17 December [1873] ). Darwin himself had some trouble in …
… and letter to Charles Lyell, [13 January 1874] ). Darwin blamed his illness for the …
… . In his preface ( Coral reefs 2d ed., pp. v–vii), Darwin reasserted the priority of his work. …
… for the absence of coral-reefs in certain locations. Darwin countered with the facts that low …
… whole coastline of a large island. Dana also thought that Darwin had seen fringing reefs as proof of …
… presentation copy, Dana sent an apology for misinterpreting Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D …
… Alongside his revision of Coral reefs, Darwin went to work on a new edition of Descent . In …
… George Cupples, a Scottish deerhound expert who forwarded Darwin’s queries about the numbers of …
… had raged between himself and Richard Owen since the 1860s. Darwin had omitted this controversial …
… elements of geology , and with the cheaper sixth edition of Darwin’s own Origin . (The first …
… Murray’s partner, Robert Francis Cooke, informed Darwin that the lower price would bring the profits …

Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870

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This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues around the world; letters by the critics who tried to stamp out his ideas, and by admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of…

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… This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific …
… admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of Darwin’s life in 1860, in the immediate …
… of publication of Descent of Man in 1871. In this period Darwin became a public figure, and the …
… increased accordingly. Letters conveyed public reaction to Darwin, as people who were often complete …
… worked up, or their religious doubts and concerns for Darwin’s own soul. Darwin himself used letters …
… world a questionnaire on the expression of the emotions. Darwin also continued to confide in his …
… yet been pointed out to me. No doubt many will be. Darwin to Huxley, 1860. …
… have been miserably uncomfortable. Emma to Charles Darwin, 1861. I am …
… gravitating towards your doctrines … Huxley to Darwin, 1862. I cannot bear …
… what you think about the derivation of Species … Darwin to Charles Lyell, 1863. …
… fairly settled & succeeding in India. John Scott to Darwin, 1864. I …
… was quite out of balance once during our voyage … Darwin to Hooker (on hearing of Robert …
… that the necks of your horses are badly galled … Darwin to a local landowner, 1866. …
… should be still very far off. Mary Boole to Darwin, 1866. Never, for God’s …

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 compounded by the fact that Darwin was also revising another manuscript …
… coloured stamens.’ At intervals during the year, Darwin was diverted from the onerous task of …
… zoologist St George Jackson Mivart. In April and early May, Darwin was occupied with a heated …
… chapter of the controversy involved a slanderous attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous …
… on 12 January , breaking off all future communication. Darwin had been supported during the affair …
… Society of London, and a secretary of the Linnean Society, Darwin’s friends had to find ways of …
… pp. 16–17). ‘How grandly you have defended me’, Darwin wrote on 6 January , ‘You have also …
… in public. ‘Without cutting him direct’, he advised Darwin on 7 January , ‘I should avoid him, …
… & again’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 16 January 1875 ). Darwin had also considered taking up …
… , ‘I feel now like a pure forgiving Christian!’ Darwin’s ire was not fully spent, however, …
… in the same Quarterly article that attacked George. Darwin raised the matter at the end of the …
… to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a memorial …
… Hensleigh and Frances Wedgwood. She had corresponded with Darwin about the evolution of the moral …
… could not sign the paper sent me by Miss Cobbe.’ Darwin found Cobbe’s memorial inflammatory …
… memorial had been read in the House of Lords (see ' Darwin and vivisection '). …
… medical educators, and other interested parties. Darwin was summoned to testify on 3 November. It …
… ( Report of the Royal Commission on vivisection , p. 183). Darwin learned of Klein’s testimony …
… agree to any law, which should send him to the treadmill.’ Darwin had become acquainted with Klein …
… am astounded & disgusted at what you say about Klein,’ Darwin replied to Huxley on 1 November …
… the man.’ Poisons, plants, and print-runs Darwin’s keen interest in the progress of …
… leading physiologists. Indeed, some of the experiments that Darwin performed on plants, such as the …
… Vallisneria (tape grass). Fayrer had previously supplied Darwin with a quantity of the dried …

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 …
… all but the concluding chapter of the work was submitted by Darwin to his publisher in December. …
… hypothesis of hereditary transmission. Debate about Darwin’s theory of transmutation …
… alleged evidence of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed Darwin’s American publisher for a …
… for the Advancement of Science. Fuller consideration of Darwin’s work was given by Hooker in an …
… frustrations were punctuated by family bereavement. Two of Darwin’s sisters died, Emily Catherine …
… from painful illness. Diet and exercise Among Darwin’s first letters in the new year …
… every day’ ( letter to H. B. Jones, 3 January [1866] ). Darwin had first consulted Jones in July …
… ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began riding the cob, Tommy, on 4 …
… day which I enjoy much.’ The new exercise regime led to Darwin’s being teased by his neighbour, John …
… John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More predictably, however, Darwin immediately converted his renewed …
… Since the publication of Origin in November 1859, Darwin had continued gathering and organising …
… by natural selection was based. The work relied heavily on Darwin’s extensive correspondence over …
… and poultry expert William Bernhard Tegetmeier. In January, Darwin wrote to Tegetmeier that he was …
… ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 16 January [1866] ). Darwin found the evidence of variation in …
… varieties from Columbia livia , the rock pigeon. Darwin on heredity: the 'provisional …
… chapter headed ‘Provisional hypothesis of pangenesis’, Darwin proposed that the various phenomena of …
… example, the reproductive organs, or the tissues of a bud. Darwin had submitted a preliminary sketch …
… & brimful of my dear little mysterious gemmules.’ Darwin collected information on …
… Thomas Rivers, and the German botanist Robert Caspary. Darwin was particularly interested in recent …
… the scion apparently produced buds with blended characters; Darwin had tried to propagate the …

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