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Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life

Summary

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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  • … ‘my wifepoor creature, has won only 2490 games’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 28 January 1876 ). …
  • quantity of workleft in him fornew matter’ (letter to Asa Gray, 28 January 1876). The
  • to a reprint of the second edition of Climbing plants ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 23 February
  • … & I for blundering’, he cheerfully observed to Carus. ( Letter to J. V. Carus, 24 April 1876. …
  • provided evidence for theadvantages of crossing’ (letter to Asa Gray, 28 January 1876). Revising
  • year to write about his life ( Correspondence vol. 23, letter from Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg, 20
  • nowadays is evolution and it is the correct one’ ( letter from Nemo, [1876?] ). …
  • himbaselyand who had succeeded in giving him pain ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 June 1876 ). …
  • respectability (see Correspondence vol. 22, Appendix V). Eighteen months later, Darwin remained
  • disgraceof blackballing so distinguished a zoologist ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 29 January 1876 ) …
  • must have been cast by thepoorest curs in London’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [4 February
  • vivisection is as hopeless as stemming a torrent with a reed’, he told Romanes on 4 June , but
  • her questions weretoo silly to deserve an answer’ ( letter from S. B. Herrick, 12 February 1876
  • on Dionaeato test the insect eating theory’ ( letter from Peter Henderson, 15 November 1876
  • sending Darwin small amendments to his results ( letter from Moritz Schiff, 8 May 1876 ). …
  • to get positive results in this years experiments’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [ c . 19 March
  • in the Encyclopaedia Britannica the previous year ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [after 4 September
  • and to promote work he admired. He was so interested in a letter from Fritz Müller in Brazil
  • with the ants that inhabited the trunk that he sent the letter to Nature for publication. ‘It
  • communicated this information in an article in Nature ( letter from Johann von Fischer, [before
  • phyllotaxis by the mutual pressure of very young buds’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 21 June [1876] ). …
  • Scottish shoemaker and ardent naturalist Thomas Edward ( letter from F. M. Balfour, 11 December
  • theawful jobof informing the author ( letter to G. G. Stokes, 21 April [1876] ). Darwin could
  • … ‘all I can say is do not commit suicide’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [4 June 1876] ). By midsummer, …
  • a set of sons I have, all doing wonders.’ ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 13 July [1876]. ) A