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4.7 'Vanity Fair', caricature
Summary
< Back to Introduction A letter to Darwin from his publisher John Murray of 10 May 1871 informed him, ‘Your portrait is earnestly desired – by the Editor of Vanity Fair. I hope Mr Darwin may consent to follow the example of Murchison – Bismark [sic] …
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- … < Back to Introduction A letter to Darwin from his publisher John Murray of 10 May …
- … as to be much higher than ordinary chairs . . . sitting on a low or even an ordinary chair caused …
- … short and square across. He became very bald, having only a fringe of dark hair behind. His face was …
- … full in the general animation . . . He wore dark clothes of a loose and easy fit’. Vanity …
- … 1868 through the 1870s. Each personality was identified by a motto rather than by his name – in the …
- … those of royals and aristocrats. Darwin himself, no longer a controversial or divisive figure, is …
- … men his writings have all the charm of romances.’ A large team of artists was involved in …
- … assuring the latter that this artist was, he believed, ‘a very decent gentlemanly fellow’. When …
- … there is evidence that it was in fact drawn by Tissot. A hand-coloured proof copy of the caricature …
- … Fair series (1905-7). At Down House there is a copy of the Vanity Fair caricature of …
- … Day’, no. 57, ‘Old Bones’, 1 March 1873) (EH88202629). A printed caption has been added: below …
- … and bibliography Vanity Fair , no. 152 (30 Sept. 1871), p. 107. Letter from John Murray to …
- … Browne, Charles Darwin: The Power of Place. Volume II of a Biography (London: Jonathan Cape, …
- … (London: MX Publishing, 2009); this is based on Bertram Fletcher Robinson’s Windsor Magazine …
Thomas Burgess
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As well as its complement of sailors, the Beagle also carried a Royal Marine sergeant and seven marines, one of whom was Thomas Burgess. When the Beagle set sail he was twenty one, having been born in October 1810 to Israel and Hannah Burgess of Lancashire…
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- … as its complement of sailors, the Beagle also carried a Royal Marine sergeant and seven marines, …
- … and Hannah Burgess of Lancashire Hill in Heaton Norris, a village in Stockport outside Manchester …
- … to England he had purchased his discharge and become a constable in the Cheshire constabulary. …
- … three-month old Eliza, was living in Handforth-cum-Bosden, a couple of miles north of Wilmslow (TNA …
- … the family appeared relatively prosperous: Burgess was still a policeman, his wife was collecting …
- … police, but four children were still living at home: Alice, a ribbon weaver, Arthur, a stone mason, …
- … wife and their grandson Stephen Orme, aged eighteen, who was a son of Mary Burgess – she had married …
Who we were
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Many people have contributed to the Darwin Correspondence Project since it was first founded in 1974. Some names are now lost to us, and we would appreciate hearing from anyone who has contributed in the past and is not listed here. The final staff of…
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- … Prize of the History of Science Society, and he has edited a selection of Darwin’s evolutionary …
- … the Project in 1996. Her background is in history, with a BA from Oxford, and a PhD from Cambridge. …
- … (Research Assistant and Associate Editor) Rosy has a degree in Greek and Latin and is a trained …
- … editors. She is the author of Darwin and women: a selection of letters . Ms Amparo …
- … all aspects of both print and online production. She has a particular responsibility for the …
- … he is the author of Surgeons, Manufacturers and Patients: A transatlantic history of hip …
- … (Oxford World's Classics, 2016), and is completing a book to be published by the University of …
- … Project Canada. She originally joined the Darwin Project as a research assistant before taking on …
- … of Learning) Sally worked with teachers and pupils at a range of primary and secondary schools …
- … and inspired when teaching evolution. She co-developed a series of website interactives entitled …
- … talking to adults who are were simply curious. Sally has a background in the heritage sector and in …
