From A. B. Mitford 17 January 1882
Summary
The Secretary to the First Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Works thanks CD for providing the funds for a new edition of Steudel’s Nomenclator [Index Kewensis].
| Author: | Algernon Bertram Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale; Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 180 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13620 |
From William Ogle 17 January 1882
Summary
Sends a translation of Aristotle’s De partibus animalium and imagines that if the old teleologist were alive CD would convince him of his errors.
| Author: | William Ogle |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 173: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13621 |
To William Ogle 17 January 1882
Summary
Thanks WO for gift of his translation [Aristotle’s De partibus animalium]. Suspects the introduction would interest him more than the text "notwithstanding that he [Aristotle] was such a wonderful old fellow".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Ogle |
| Date: | 17 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 18 (EH 88205916) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13622 |
From Michael Foster 18 January 1882
Summary
Responds to CD’s query about the sensitivity of plants in light and darkness and Julius Wiesner’s assumptions [in Das Bewegungsvermögen der Pflanzen (1881)].
| Author: | Michael Foster |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: D20–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13623 |
From V. O. Kovalevsky 18 January [1882]
Summary
Trying to get some Darwinians into the Institut de France.
| Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Jan [1882] |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13624 |
From J. D. Hooker 19 January 1882
Summary
Politics at Kew led to a letter of thanks to CD from the First Commissioner for his gift.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 176–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13625 |
From Melchior Neumayr 19 January 1882
Summary
Thanks for Earthworms.
Sends preferred address.
| Author: | Melchior Neumayr |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13626 |
To G. J. Romanes 20 January 1882
Summary
Prefers to make the present of microscope at once [to Grant Allen].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.612) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13627 |
To J. D. Hooker 20 January 1882
Summary
CD sends cheque for £250 [see 13620].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 545 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13628 |
From W. C. Brooks 20 January [1882]
Summary
Has just read CD’s book on worms and is finding tower-like worm-casts, as CD described, in Alpes-Maritimes. Relates case of garden worms and moles.
| Author: | William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Jan [1882] |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 323 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13629 |
From J. D. Kendall 20 January 1882
Summary
Suggests that the tendency of the left arm to move with the right leg (and vice versa) during walking is a rudiment of quadrupedal locomotion and thus bears on the descent of man.
| Author: | John Dixon Kendall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13630 |
To G. H. Darwin 21 January 1882
Summary
Asks GHD to send a copy of his "paper on the moon" [probably Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 171 (1880): 713–891] to V. O. Kovalevsky.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 113 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13631 |
To J. W. Ellis 21 January 1882
Summary
Asking the lord mayor of London to call a public meeting concerning the persecution of the Jews in Russia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Whittaker Ellis, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | Observer, 22 January 1882, p. 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13631F |
To John Murray 21 January 1882
Summary
Thanks JM for copy of Quarterly Review, with article on his worm book [Henry Wace, "Darwin on earthworms", Q. Rev. 153 (1882): 179–202].
Writer will change his mind on evolution. CD cannot think of any young worker in biology who is not convinced of the truth of evolution, though many believe that natural selection has not done much.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 51–52) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13632 |
From G. C. Robertson to G. J. Romanes 21 January 1882
Summary
Returns CD’s letter concerning testimonial fund for Grant Allen.
| Author: | George Croom Robertson |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 187 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13633 |
From James Sinclair 21 January 1882
Summary
JS is proposing to write a detailed history of the polled Aberdeen breed of cattle [James Macdonald and James Sinclair, History of polled Aberdeen or Angus cattle (1882)] and would be grateful for any instances of hornless breeds known to CD; in particular asks his opinion on the cause of the peculiarity.
| Author: | James Sinclair |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 174 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13634 |
From H. Y. Thompson 21 January 1882
Summary
Sends a letter [missing] from a Mr Moorhouse on lapwing behaviour that makes earthworms rise to surface.
| Author: | Henry Yates Thompson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13635 |
From G. H. Darwin [22 January 1882]
Summary
Writes of his work and a paper accepted for publication in the Philosophical Transactions [? "Stresses caused in the interior of the earth", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 173 (1883): 187–230].
Gives news of friends.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [22 Jan 1882] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 102 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13636 |
To F. B. Sanborn 22 January 1882
Summary
Accepts election as a corresponding member of the American Social Science Association [see 13615].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Franklin Benjamin Sanborn |
| Date: | 22 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | B. Altman (dealer) (3 October 1982) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13637 |
To G. J. Romanes 23 [January 1882]
Summary
Discusses present of microscope to Grant Allen.
Mentions sugar-cane paper [by Baron de Villa Franca].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 23 [Jan 1882] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.613) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13638 |
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| Crick, W. D. | (5) |
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| unknown | (133) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (129) |
| Romanes, G. J. | (9) |
| Darwin, Francis | (6) |
| Crick, W. D. | (5) |
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 …
- … 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, …
- … ‘I have been for some time unwell’ (Darwin pocket diary, 1882, Down House MS). On a visit to Down in …
- … Pepsin mixture’ (letters to W. W. Baxter, 11 March 1882 and 18 March [1882 ]). Detailed …
The full edition is now online!
Summary
For nearly fifty years successive teams of researchers on both sides of the Atlantic have been working to track down all surviving letters written by or to Charles Darwin, research their content, and publish the complete texts. The thirtieth and final…
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- … all the letter texts – more than 15000 between 1822 and 1882 – are now published online. Like …
- … months of Darwin's life in our Life and Letters series, 1882: Nothing too great or too small …
- … run. ’ Letter to Lawson Tait, 13 February 1882 In early 1882, Darwin, who …
- … as I am. ’ Letter to John Murray, 21 January 1882 Darwin was by now confident …
- … no pain. ’ Letter to T. H. Huxley, 27 March 1882 Darwin wrote this to Thomas …
- … Letter from Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [20 April 1882] Emma Darwin wrote the news of …
- … on 20 April: this letter concludes the correspondence for 1882. The family had expected Darwin to be …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … voyage, to a letter to C. A. Kennard written on 9 January 1882 , only shortly before Darwin’s …
Correspondence with women
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We know of letters to or from around 2000 correspondents, about 100 of whom were women. Using the letter summaries available on this website, the letters can be assigned to rough categories. Included in the count are letters to women in Darwin’s family…
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- … case greatly suffer. (Darwin to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ) Kennard responded (C. …
Darwin on race and gender
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Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In Descent of man, he tried to explain the origin of human races, and many of the differences between the sexes, with a single theory: sexual selection. Sexual…
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- … [1877] Letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 Letter from C. A. Kennard, 28 …
4.42 'Punch' Sambourne cartoon 3
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< Back to Introduction Linley Sambourne’s last caricature of Darwin, ‘Man is But a Worm’, was published in Punch’s Almanac for 1882 on 6 December 1881, only four months before Darwin’s death. Like Sambourne’s ‘Punch’s Fancy Portraits. No. 54. Charles…
4.52 'Wasp' caricature
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< Back to Introduction Less than a fortnight after Darwin’s death, an irreverent portrayal of him appeared on the cover of a Californian satirical magazine. The Wasp, based in San Francisco, resembled the better-known New York magazine Puck in its…
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … the same block was re-used as the frontispiece to the June 1882 issue, which had two obituary …
- … Police News, accompanying a notice of Darwin’s death in 1882. A vignette version of the most …
- … signed by A. Gusman in Le Magasin Pittoresque, c. 1882 (Bridgeman Images), and a painting by …
- … of the Emotions , pp. 434-49, and in vol. 21 (June 1882), as frontispiece, accompanying two …
- … article in a supplement to the same journal (22 April 1882) (DAR 215.22c). It was copied in a …
- … Photographic Studios of Europe (London: Piper and Carter, 1882), pp. 42-5, ‘Messrs Elliott & …
Darwin and Gender Projects by Harvard Students
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Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff developed a customised set of 'Darwin and Gender' themed resources for a course on Gender, Sex and Evolution first taught at Harvard…
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- … your private use.” (Letter to Kennard, C.A., 9 Jan 1882 ) In this personal exchange, she finds …
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…
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4.37 'Mosquito' satire
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< Back to Introduction The Buenos Aires satirical journal Mosquito published this cartoon in May 1882, shortly after Darwin’s death, with the title ‘El Homenage a Darwin en el Teatro Nacional’ (The tribute to Darwin in the National Theatre). A…
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … plants", Collected papers 2: 236–56], 22 February 1882 …
Exercise: Caricatures of Science
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Caricatures provide intriguing insights into both ideals and transgressions of gender. The following six images show caricatured representations of nineteenth-century men and women of science. They provide insight into the boundaries of what was deemed …
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- … width="203"] Caricature of John Lubbock (1882)[/caption] …
4.44 'Puck' cartoon 1
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< Back to Introduction In March 1882, a month before Darwin’s death, an admiring image of him appeared in the American comic journal Puck. It was in a cartoon drawn by Joseph Keppler, Puck’s co-publisher, co-editor and chief cartoonist, titled Reason…
1.20 Leopold Flameng etching, after Collier
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< Back to Introduction Almost as soon as Collier’s portrait of Darwin was put on display at the Linnean Society in 1882, requests for permission to reproduce it flooded in, from book and print publishers. Collier himself often felt, with some…
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- … of Darwin was put on display at the Linnean Society in 1882, requests for permission to …
1.7 Ouless replica
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< Back to Introduction Following Darwin’s death in 1882, Walter William Ouless painted a replica of the portrait that had been commissioned from him by the Darwin family in 1875. This replica is signed and dated at lower left ‘W. W. Ouless 1883…
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- … to Introduction Following Darwin’s death in 1882, Walter William Ouless painted a replica …
4.45 'Puck' cartoon 2
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< Back to Introduction In Reason Against Unreason, a cartoon published shortly before Darwin’s death, the American humorous magazine Puck had celebrated him as the embodiment of ‘Reason’. Now, a month after his death, an imaginative drawing in the…
1.18 John Collier, oil in Linnean
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< Back to Introduction By 1881 it was clear to Darwin’s intimates that he was increasingly frail, and that, as he approached death, he had finally escaped from religious controversy to become a heroic figure, loved and venerated for his achievements…
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- … about to be hung in the rooms of the society’ in April 1882, when his death was announced, and …
- … By the time it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in May 1882, Darwin was already dead. Speaking at …
- … 27 May 1881. Correspondence between Darwin and Collier in 1882, DCP-LETT-13689 and DCP-LETT-13701. …
- … ‘The Royal Academy Banquet’, Times (1 May 1882), p. 7. ‘Fine arts and music. Royal Academy – …
Earthworms
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As with many of Darwin’s research topics, his interest in worms spanned nearly his entire working life. Some of his earliest correspondence about earthworms was written and received in the 1830s, shortly after his return from his Beagle voyage, and his…
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
