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Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small

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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…

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  • … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the …
  • … is nearly run’ ( letter to Lawson Tait, 13 February 1882 ). His condition worsened in March. …
  • … styled plants ( letter from Fritz Müller, 1 January 1882 , and letter to Fritz Müller, 4 January …
  • … any extra labour’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January 1882 ). The finished paper, ‘On new …
  • … effects on chlorophyll ( letter to Joseph Fayrer, 30 March 1882 ). He received a specimen of …
  • … one plant or animal!’ ( letter to Henry Groves, 3 April 1882 ). He wrote to an American in Kansas …
  • … experimentising on them’ ( letter to J. E. Todd, 10 April 1882 ). While enthusiasm drove him, …
  • … affects my heart’ ( letter to Henry Groves, 3 April 1882 ). Earthworms and evolution …
  • … Murray, carried an anonymous article on the book in January 1882. The reviewer’s assessment was …
  • … researches themselves’ ( Quarterly Review , January 1882, p. 179). Darwin commented at length on …
  • … about evolution’ ( letter to John Murray, 21 January 1882 ). The author was in fact the clergyman …
  • … down the sides’ ( letter from J. F. Simpson, 7 January 1882 ). The agricultural chemist Joseph …
  • … me greatly’ ( letter from J. H. Gilbert, 9 January 1882, and letter to J. H. Gilbert, 12 …
  • … best of the fight’ ( letter from G. F. Crawte, 11 March 1882 ). The battle apparently ended in a …
  • … edited by the American educator Emily Talbot (Talbot ed. 1882). His letter to Talbot written the …
  • … future research was sounded by the American publisher, Allen Thorndike Rice: ‘This line of …
  • … the newspaper press’ ( letter from A. T. Rice, 4 February 1882 ). Rice looked to Darwin to provide …
  • … case greatly suffer’ ( letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ). Kennard’s reply must be read in …
  • … inferior, please ( letter from C. A. Kennard, 28 January 1882 ). Automata and vivisection …
  • … Collier sent Darwin a copy of his Primer of art (Collier 1882), which seemed to follow Darwin’s …
  • … a man, as Huxley’ ( letter to John Collier, 16 February 1882 ). Collier had married Thomas Henry …
  • … consciousness?’ ( letter from John Collier, 22 February 1882 ; T. H. Huxley 1881, pp. 199–245). …
  • … be overestimated’ ( letter to William Jenner, 20 March [1882] ; see also letter from T. L …
  • … complete rest’ ( letter to Anthony Rich, 4 February 1882 ). Horace had settled in Cambridge with …
  • … am now 73 years old’ ( letter to A. A. Reade, 13 February 1882 ). Over the month of February, …