From George Varenne Reed 12 January 1863
Summary
Sorry CD considers Horace Darwin unfit for school.
| Author: | George Varenne Reed |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 78 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3912 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From George Varenne Reed 12 January 1863 …
- … DAR 176: 78 George Varenne Reed Hayes Rectory 12 Jan 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Hayes Rectory | SE Jan 12. 1863 My dear M r Darwin I am much obliged to you for your …
- … best wishes | I remain | yours very sincerely | G V Reed G V R | Jan 12. /63 | £13〃2〃6 …
- … Easter 1864. The next payment to Reed was made on 16 August 1864 when he was paid £ 12 …
- … 12 s. for the period 19 April to 19 July 1864. …
From H. B. Dobell 12 May 1863
Summary
Sends copy of the table, which now embodies CD’s suggestions [see 4117].
Gives instances of persons born with two thumbs and comments on hereditary factor.
| Author: | Horace Benge Dobell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 May 1863 |
| Classmark: | Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL (bound with G 395, Dobell 1862) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4158A |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From H. B. Dobell 12 May 1863 …
- … 1862) Horace Benge Dobell London, Duncan Terrace, 29 12 May 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … to H. B. Dobell, 16 February [1863] and n. 12. The case was documented in Dobell 1862 . …
- … 29 Duncan Terr May 12 1863. Dear M r Darwin I have delayed writing that I might send you a …
From John Scott [after 12] April [1863]
Summary
Thanks for CD’s Linum paper [Collected papers 2: 93–105].
Has not published much because he would be ignored as a gardener; hence he is looking for a foreign appointment.
Has prepared orchid sterility paper at CD’s suggestion [Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 7 (1863): 543–50].
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 12] Apr [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4087 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From John Scott [after 12] April [1863] …
- … DAR 177: 87 John Scott unstated [after 12] Apr [1863] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … this letter, the letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] , and the letter to John Scott, 2 …
- … 11, Appendix IV). See letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] . Scott was foreman of the …
- … 14 April 1863] ). See letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] and n. 17. Scott and CD had …
From Daniel Oliver 14 April 1863
Summary
The ovule of Primula is amphitropous or what J. Georg Agardh calls apotropo-amphitropous [see Theoria systematis plantarum (1858), tab. 24, fig. 5–6].
| Author: | Daniel Oliver |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Apr 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 173: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4093 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … See letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] . …
- … In his letter to Oliver of [12 April 1863] , CD asked about the position of the ovule in …
- … XXVII, fig. 1. See letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] and n. 2. The reference is …
- … Edited by James A. H. Murray, et al. 12 vols. and supplement. Oxford: Clarendon Press. …
- … 1863] and n. 3). In his letter to Oliver of [12 April 1863] , CD asked when Joseph Dalton …
- … be returning from the Channel Islands (see n. 12, below); Oliver assisted Hooker in the …
- … 1994 ). Oliver refers to CD’s letter of [12 April 1863] in which he noted his observation …
- … to penetrate the ovule at the chalaza (see letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] ). …
- … See also letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] . [Oliver] 1863c , pp. 205–9, was a review …
From J. D. Hooker [12 January 1863]
Summary
Huxley’s lectures [Man’s place in nature (1863)]; he would be a scientific H. T. Buckle, if he were more careful.
Asks CD what the evidence is for inheritance of acquired characteristics.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [12 Jan 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 101: 98 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3892 |
From John Edward Gray 12 May 1863
Summary
Cites instance in which different varieties of same species of plant flourished side by side under same conditions.
| Author: | John Edward Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 May 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 208 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4156 |
From W. D. Fox 12 March [1863]
Summary
Discusses crossed varieties of sheep and ducks.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 178 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4037 |
Matches: 4 hits
From Osbert Salvin 12 May 1863
Summary
Has just returned from collecting in Central America and is planning to go to the Galapagos to gather specimens in all branches of natural history.
| Author: | Osbert Salvin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 May 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4155 |
From Charles Lyell 15 March 1863
Summary
Lyell has received compliments for letting readers draw own inferences [on species question]. Now feels he earlier did Lamarck injustice. [CD’s] substitution of variety-making power for volition [as in Lamarck] in some respects only a change of names.
Thinks Huxley taking on too many responsibilities.
| Author: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | K. M. Lyell ed. 1881, 2: 364–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4041 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … In his letter to Lyell of 12–13 March [1863] , CD offered suggestions regarding the text …
- … Worcestershire (see letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ). CD wrote a letter to …
- … s letters to him of 6 March [1863] and 12–13 March [1863]. The manuscript of this letter …
- … 1863 ( EB ). See letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] . Lyell refers to Principles …
- … vol. 10, letter to J. D. Hooker, [10–]12 November [1862] and n. 25). A second edition …
- … and Lamarck 1809 (see letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] and n. 9). On Lyell’s …
- … is reproduced in Lamarck 1801 (see also n. 12, above). In Antiquity of man , Lyell …
- … progression, see the letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ; see also n. 15, below, …
- … to Charles Lyell , 6 March [1863] and 12–13 March [1863] ). In the paper, Owen committed …
- … also Appendix VII. See letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] , n. 9. In C. Lyell …
- … and n. 6. See also letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] . T. H. Huxley 1863a and …
From W. E. Darwin 12 March [1863]
Summary
Discusses partnership in bank and whether Atherley would like to retire.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 14) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4035F |
From Ludolph Christian Treviranus 12 February 1863
Summary
Sends his paper ["Über Dichogamie nach C. C. Sprengel und Ch. Darwin", Bot. Ztg. (1863): 1–7, 9–16].
| Author: | Ludolph Christian Treviranus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 182 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3980 |
From Alfred Newton 31 October 1863
Summary
Tells CD where to pick up the partridge’s foot with the ball of earth attached; sends a copy of his remarks on the same. [See Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3d ser. 13 (1864): 99–101.]
| Author: | Alfred Newton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Oct 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4326 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Museum . See also Correspondence vol. 12, letter to Alfred Newton, 29 March [1864] , and …
- … 13 th /63/’. See also Correspondence vol. 12, letter to Alfred Newton, 29 March [1864] . …
- … December 1863] . See also Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 26[–7] March …
- … Field ( DNB ). See also Correspondence vol. 12, letter from Alfred Newton, 2 April 1864 , …
From Booth Bacon 10 June 1863
Summary
On CD’s application to pay up at once his shares in the Penarth Harbour Dock and Railway; directors’ policy is to receive payment on only 50% of shares allotted.
| Author: | Booth Bacon |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 June 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4211 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … DAR 160: 12 Booth Bacon Cardiff 10 June 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
From H. W. Bates 17 January [1863]
Summary
Has sent copy of his paper to Asa Gray.
Melastomad flowers are strikingly neglected by pollinators.
Murray has ordered many illustrations for HWB’s Naturalist on the river Amazons.
| Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.8: 67 (Letters) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3925 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … see n. 2, below). Letter to H. W. Bates, 12 January [1863] . Bates refers to his book …
- … Bates 1863 ). In his letter to Bates of 12 January [1863] , CD informed him that he had …
- … butterflies’ ). See letter to H. W. Bates, 12 January [1863] and n. 2. CD had asked …
- … A. Gray 1863a ). See letter to H. W. Bates, 12 January [ 1863] and n. 4; Bates observed …
From Hugh Falconer 9 January 1863
Summary
Answers CD’s query on the free digits of Archaeopteryx.
| Author: | Hugh Falconer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3909 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … DAR 164: 12 Hugh Falconer London, Park Crescent, 21 9 Jan 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
From J. B. Innes 17 December [1863]
Summary
Suggests a new school for CD’s son [Horace].
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Dec [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4357 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Wells, Worcestershire, between 3 September and 12 or 13 October 1863 (see ‘Journal’ ( …
- … Cresy, Edward. 1850. Public Health Act, 11 & 12 Vict. , cap. 63. Report to the General …
- … January 1863 (see letter from G. V. Reed, 12 January 1863) . Horace resumed his studies …
- … House MS)). See also Correspondence vol. 12, letter from G. V. Reed, 15 August 1864 . …
From W. E. Darwin 22 April [1863]
Summary
Sent off Corydalis. Observations on Corydalis pistils.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Apr [1863] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 12) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4120F |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 12) William Erasmus Darwin Southampton 22 Apr [1863] …
From J. B. Innes 4 September [1863]
Summary
Explains "Duke Darwinii" reference [in 4283].
Family news.
Writes of Scottish immorality and pious talk.
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Sept [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4290 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … DAR 167: 12 John Brodie Innes Milton Brodie 4 Sept [1863] Charles Robert Darwin …
From George Sigerson 8 July 1863
Summary
Discusses leaf form and phyllotaxy; clarifies a part of his paper ["On a protomorphic phyllotype", Atlantis (1863)].
| Author: | George Sigerson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 July 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 162 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4236 |
From W. B. Tegetmeier 29 June – 7 July 1863
Summary
Progress of pigeon and poultry breeding experiments. No loss of fertility observed yet.
Blue-eyed cats and deafness.
| Author: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 June – 7 July 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4233 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 21 December 1864] ( Correspondence vol. 12) and 13 March 1865 ( Calendar no. 4785)). CD …
- … 1: 242. The reference is to Origin , p. 12, in which CD wrote: ‘cats with blue eyes are …
- … are generally deaf’ ( Origin 3d ed. , p. 12); in the fourth edition, published in 1866, …
- … are generally deaf’ ( Origin 4th ed. , p. 12). In discussing this phenomenon in Variation …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (100) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (20) |
| Scott, John | (9) |
| Gray, Asa | (7) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (5) |
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…
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- … < 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…
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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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- … 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
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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…
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Henrietta Darwin's diary
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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'
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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…
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Darwin & Glen Roy
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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…
