From George Bentham [after 12 July 1877]
Summary
Answers CD’s query on "bloom".
| Author: | George Bentham |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 12 July 1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 169 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11051 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From George Bentham [after 12 July 1877] …
- … DAR 160: 169 George Bentham unstated [after 12 July 1877] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Edited by James A. H. Murray, et al. 12 vols. and supplement. Oxford: Clarendon Press. …
- … letter and the letter to George Bentham, 12 July 1877 . CD had asked Bentham about bloom, …
- … plants; see letter to George Bentham, 12 July 1877 . In apricis et maritimis : exposed to …
To James Torbitt 12 March [1880]
Summary
Asks about possible erratum in JT’s account of experiments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Torbitt |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1880] |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 115 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12535 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To James Torbitt 12 March [1880] …
- … DAR 148: 115 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Mar [1880] James Torbitt …
- … Down, March 12, My dear Sir Your MS. just received. I have had a couple of sentences …
- … The copyist wrote the date as ‘March 12, 1880’, but someone, probably Francis Darwin , …
- … s queries (see letter from James Torbitt, 12 March 1880 ). Torbitt evidently sent part of …
From Max Steffen 12 February 1882
Summary
Seven German students drink to CD’s health on his 75th [sic] birthday.
| Author: | Maximilian Alexander (Max) Steffen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 253 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13678 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Max Steffen 12 February 1882 …
- … Maximilian Alexander (Max) Steffen Halle an der Saale 12 Feb 1882 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Halle a /Saale Febr. 12 th . 1882. Sir! On the 75 th . return of your birth-day seven …
- … In fact, CD turned 73 on 12 February 1882. Bockelmann was a student of natural sciences ( …
To ? 12 April 1874
Summary
Thanks an unknown correspondent for the 4th edition of his 'remarkable work'.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 12 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | Enns Entomology Museum, University of Missouri |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9405F |
To Theodor Eimer 12 December 1874
Summary
Thanks for work on Lacerta muralis coerulea [Zoologische Studien auf Capri 2 (1874)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Gustav Heinrich Theodor (Theodor) Eimer |
| Date: | 12 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9755 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Theodor Eimer 12 December 1874 …
- … letter with the letter to C. -F. Reinwald, [12 December 1874] , of which only a draft is …
- … collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Dec 1874 Gustav Heinrich Theodor (Theodor) Eimer …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Dec 12 th 1874 Dear Sir I am greatly obliged to you …
From Ernst Haeckel 12 May 1867
Summary
Thanks CD for new edition of Origin [4th ed. (1866)].
Comments on CD’s criticism of the harsh tone of Generelle Morphologie. Thinks he may have harmed himself but not the cause. Believes a radical reform of the science necessary, and since most scientists take a prejudiced view of the matter, a vigorous attack is essential.
Describes his travels in Canaries, Spain, and France.
| Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 May 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 44 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5533 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Ernst Haeckel 12 May 1867 …
- … DAR 166: 44 Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel Jena 12 May 1867 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Jena 12. Mai 1867 Mein theurer, hochverehrter Freund! …
- … zurückgekehrt, fand ich Ihren lieben Brief vom 12. April vor, sowie die neue Ausgabe Ihres …
- … Jena 12. May 1867 My dear, most admired friend! …
- … a few days, I found your kind letter of 12. April along with the new edition of your …
- … Haeckel also refers to the letter from CD of 12 April [1867] , and the fourth edition of …
- … CUL. A report was also published on 12 September 1867 in the Jenaische Zeitschrift für …
- … and Jahn 1959–60. Haeckel wrote to Huxley on 12 May 1867 (Uschmann and Jahn 1959–60, …
- … pp. 11–12; the letter is at the Imperial College of Science and Technology), mentioning …
- … 1991, pp. 539–40. See letter to Ernst Haeckel, 12 April [1867] and n. 6. Carl Gegenbaur. …
[Gray, Asa.] 1876d. Darwin’s Insectivorous and Climbing plants. Nation, 6 January 1876, pp. 12–14; 13 January 1876, pp. 30–2.
Durant, John R. 1979. Scientific naturalism and social reform in the thought of Alfred Russel Wallace. British Journal for the History of Science 12: 31–58.
Lyonnet, Henry. 1911–12. Dictionnaire des comédiens français (ceux d’hier): biographie, bibliographie, iconographie. 2 vols. Paris: E. Jorel.
Mitten, William. 1864. The ‘Bryologia’ of the survey of the 49th parallel of latitude. [Read 22 January 1864.] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 8 (1865): 12–55.
Worlidge, John. 1688. Systema Horti-culturæ: or, the art of gardening. In three books. By J. Woolridge, Gent. 3d edition. London: Tho. Dring.
Wilson, Alexander Stephen. 1874–5. On the fertilisation of cereals. [Read 12 February 1874 and 11 February 1875.] Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 12 (1876): 84–95, 237–42.
To Alfred Wrigley [after 12 March 1868]
Summary
Assures AW he has not hurt Horace’s feelings. CD has always been doubtful about a private tutor for Horace. Fears a letter [giving notice of removal] was lost in the post.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Wrigley |
| Date: | [after 12 Mar 1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 182v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6008 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Alfred Wrigley [after 12 March 1868] …
- … 182v Charles Robert Darwin London, Chester Place, 4 [after 12 Mar 1868] Alfred Wrigley …
- … letter and the letter from Alfred Wrigley, 12 March 1868 . See letter to Alfred Wrigley, …
- … 1868] . See letter from Alfred Wrigley, 12 March 1868 . CD refers to Horace Darwin . CD …
To the Linnean Society 12 September 1872
Summary
Instructions for forwarding a parcel and outstanding issues of Transactions due him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Linnean Society |
| Date: | 12 Sept 1872 |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (Darwin Misc. Letters 9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8517 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To the Linnean Society 12 September 1872 …
- … of London (Darwin Misc. Letters 9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Sept 1872 Linnean Society …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Sep. 12. 72 Dear Sir, Will you be so kind as to send me the …
- … letter to the Linnean Society, [after 12] September 1872 . CD’s copies of the Transactions …
From T. H. Farrer 12 August [1873]
Summary
Further observations concerning the fertilisation of Coronilla by bees.
Reflections concerning the influence of cultivation (i.e., ploughing) upon variation.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 76a–76b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9005A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From T. H. Farrer 12 August [1873] …
- … Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer Abinger Hall 12 Aug [1873] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … bee. See letter from T. H. Farrer, 12 August 1873 . Farrer refers to George Payne . …
- … Surrey (Post Town) | Gomshall (Station) S.E.R. 12 August | 11. am. 2. My dear Mr Darwin I …
- … letter and the letter from T. H. Farrer, 12 August 1873 . See letter to T. H. Farrer, …
- … question Sincerely yours | T H Farrer (3)—12 Aug. 1.30 pm I have just been to the garden …
From Karl Beger [12 February 1877]
Summary
Intends to name his son after CD.
| Author: | Friedrich Theodor Karl (Karl) Beger |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [12 Feb 1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 201: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10824 |
To Ernst Krause 12 July [1879]
Summary
Relieved to hear that EK approves of his notice [preface for Erasmus Darwin]. Is reflecting on idea that it might appear after EK’s article as "an additional or supplementary notice".
Grieved to hear that Grant Allen has been accused of plagiarism.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | 12 July [1879] |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 36189) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12150 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Ernst Krause 12 July [1879] …
- … Library (HM 36189) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July [1879] Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) July 12 th My dear Sir Your letter has been a great …
- … Alvey Darwin (see letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 and n. 3); the person who advised …
- … see letter from Leonard Darwin, [before 12 July] 1879 ). The Darwins were planning a …
- … Ernst Krause, 10 July 1879 and nn. 11 and 12. Krause’s article, claiming priority for many …
To A. R. Wallace 12 July [1871]
Summary
CD is allowing his family to decide whether Chauncey Wright’s paper on Mivart is dull.
Health and despondency.
Doubts his ability to answer Mivart successfully [in 6th ed. of Origin].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 12 July [1871] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7858 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To A. R. Wallace 12 July [1871] …
- … Library (Add MS 46434) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July [1871] Alfred Russel Wallace …
- … See letter from A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1871 . CD refers to Chauncey Wright’s review of …
- … 8 February 1870] and n. 2). See letter from A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1871 and n. 3. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 12 th My dear Wallace Very many thanks. As soon as I read …
- … See letter from A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1871 and n. 9. CD discussed the absence of …
From Leonard Blomefield 12 March 1877
Summary
Congratulates CD on testimonials from the savants of Germany and the Netherlands [Nature 15 (1877): 356, 410–12] and generally on his contributions to biology.
Asks if and when CD’s "Variability of organic beings in a state of nature", as projected in 1868 [see Variation 1: 4] is to appear.
| Author: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 168: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10889 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Leonard Blomefield 12 March 1877 …
- … DAR 168: 59 Leonard Jenyns/Leonard Blomefield Bath 12 Mar 1877 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … and the Netherlands [ Nature 15 (1877): 356, 410–12] and generally on his contributions to …
- … lovers of science from Holland. CD was 68 on 12 February 1877. The German album was sent …
- … Belmont | Bath. March 12 th | 1877. — My dear Darwin, I cannot refrain from writing you a …
To J. D. Hooker [12 May 1847]
Summary
Thinks JDH should arrange his facts against the aquatic formation of coal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [12 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1087 |
Matches: 4 hits
| letter | (3836) |
| bibliography | (444) |
| people | (390) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1827) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (281) |
| Lyell, Charles | (63) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (55) |
| Gray, Asa | (55) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3737) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (505) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (109) |
| Gray, Asa | (105) |
| Lyell, Charles | (82) |
| 1821 | (1) |
| 1822 | (4) |
| 1823 | (1) |
| 1825 | (3) |
| 1826 | (5) |
| 1827 | (1) |
| 1828 | (2) |
| 1829 | (6) |
| 1830 | (2) |
| 1831 | (12) |
| 1832 | (17) |
| 1833 | (10) |
| 1834 | (11) |
| 1835 | (11) |
| 1836 | (10) |
| 1837 | (14) |
| 1838 | (9) |
| 1839 | (61) |
| 1840 | (38) |
| 1841 | (21) |
| 1842 | (34) |
| 1843 | (21) |
| 1844 | (23) |
| 1845 | (38) |
| 1846 | (20) |
| 1847 | (34) |
| 1848 | (22) |
| 1849 | (25) |
| 1850 | (21) |
| 1851 | (20) |
| 1852 | (10) |
| 1853 | (12) |
| 1854 | (18) |
| 1855 | (38) |
| 1856 | (62) |
| 1857 | (56) |
| 1858 | (48) |
| 1859 | (46) |
| 1860 | (108) |
| 1861 | (68) |
| 1862 | (178) |
| 1863 | (213) |
| 1864 | (172) |
| 1865 | (157) |
| 1866 | (147) |
| 1867 | (150) |
| 1868 | (193) |
| 1869 | (134) |
| 1870 | (62) |
| 1871 | (164) |
| 1872 | (128) |
| 1873 | (107) |
| 1874 | (156) |
| 1875 | (132) |
| 1876 | (85) |
| 1877 | (109) |
| 1878 | (144) |
| 1879 | (146) |
| 1880 | (115) |
| 1881 | (135) |
| 1882 | (46) |
Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
Summary
You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
Matches: 1 hits
- … barely understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
Summary
Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
Matches: 9 hits
- … Correspondence vol. 10, letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] and n. 13). Initially, …
- … Stove [that is, cool hothouse]’ ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 26[–7] March …
- … of different temperatures’ (letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March [1869] , Calendar no. 6661) …
- … 100 yards’ to the greenhouses ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, [25 January …
- … in mid-February (see letter from L. C. Treviranus, 12 February 1863 ). The second list is …
- … Anoectochilus argenteus 12 5 s . …
- … punctatum. 11. Mormodes aurantiaca 12. ‘Anoectochilus argenteus 5 s .’ deleted in …
- … Bolbophyllum barbigerum 12 major …
- … Ampelidae. 11. Alloplectus chrysanthus. 12. Bulbophyllum barbigerum. 13. …
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…
Matches: 12 hits
- … Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 February was a cause for international …
- … and good as could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of …
- … ). The botanist and schoolteacher Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and …
- … well, and with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard …
- … ever about life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little …
- … Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 ). Darwin’s final task …
- … inn ‘ very comfortable’, but told Leonard Darwin on 12 August that there were ‘too many human …
- … not to have come up when the Darwins lunched with him on 12 August (Darwin’s ‘Journal’). Nor did …
- … the world. At the end of the year he was awarded a prize of 12,000 francs by the Turin Academy of …
- … which greatly pleased Darwin ( letter from Grant Allen, 12 February 1879 ). One of Allen’s targets …
- … engagement being made public ( letter from T. H. Farrer, 12 October 1879 ). Darwin’s response not …
- … accurate in its treatment’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 12 November 1879 ). The comment that …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
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…
Matches: 11 hits
- … (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material was …
- … the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 …
- … was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though containing …
- … print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's …
- … Review & in the same type’ ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George’s letter …
- … he finally wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any …
- … & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ). More …
- … vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but to her …
- … mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American …
- … bank with enormous tips to his ears ( letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 ). The Manchester …
- … excellent, & as clear as light’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 12 August [1874] ). Hooker …
1.2 George Richmond, marriage portrait
Summary
< Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more may once have existed. In a letter of 1873 an old Shrewsbury friend, Arthur Mostyn Owen, offered to send Darwin a watercolour sketch of him, painted many years…
Matches: 1 hits
- … < Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
Summary
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…
Matches: 6 hits
- … made a small omission ’. Stephen’s reply on 12 January was flattering, reassuring, and …
- … books being ‘a game of chance’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 12 April 1881 ). On 18 May he described …
- … Darwin had difficulty in obtaining mature plants. On 12 April, he reported to Müller , ‘I have …
- … to make me happy & contented,’ he told Wallace on 12 July , ‘but life has become very …
- … fight’ (letters to J. D. Hooker, 6 August 1881 and 12 August 1881 ). Darwin may have …
- … else’s judgment on the subject ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1881 ). However, some requests …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
Summary
Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
Matches: 3 hits
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
Summary
1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
Matches: 6 hits
- … Hooker: ‘he is no common man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ). Two sexual …
- … of the year, he wrote to Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ): ‘my notions on …
- … least 3 classes of dimorphism’ ( letter to Daniel Oliver, 12 [April 1862] ), and experimenting to …
- … passed so miserable a nine months’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 12 September [1862] ). A family …
- … ‘Botany is a new subject to me’ ( letter to John Scott, 12 November [1862] ), but, impressed by …
- … into Tyndall’s ears’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 10–12 November [1862] ). Another of Darwin’s …
German and Dutch photograph albums
Summary
Darwin Day 2018: To celebrate Darwin's 209th birthday, we present two lavishly produced albums of portrait photographs which Darwin received from continental admirers 141 years ago. These unusual gifts from Germany and the Netherlands are made…
Matches: 1 hits
- … their generous sympathy. ( Letter to A. A. van Bemmelen, 12 February 1877 ) View the …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘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…
Matches: 5 hits
- … than insectivorous plants. As he confessed to Hooker on 12 December , ‘I have not felt so angry …
- … from his family, he sent a curt note to Mivart on 12 January , breaking off all future …
- … of a bill that was presented to the House of Commons on 12 May, one week after a rival bill based on …
- … The author, Fritz Schultze, contacted Darwin himself on 12 June , describing the aims of his book …
- … scientific Socy. has done in my time,’ he told Hooker on 12 December . ‘I wish that I knew what …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
Summary
In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
Matches: 3 hits
Diagrams and drawings in letters
Summary
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,…
Matches: 1 hits
- … Rubiaceae with enclosures containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
Summary
At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
Summary
In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
Darwin’s queries on expression
Summary
When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
Darwin in letters, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
Summary
Darwin's study of barnacles, begun in 1844, took him eight years to complete. The correspondence reveals how his interest in a species found during the Beagle voyage developed into an investigation of the comparative anatomy of other cirripedes and…
Cross and self fertilisation
Summary
The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
Matches: 3 hits
Henrietta Darwin's diary
Summary
Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
Summary
In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
Matches: 3 hits
Darwin & Glen Roy
Summary
Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
