From M. T. Masters 12 July 1865
Summary
Will forward Robert Caspary’s paper to CD when it is published ["Sur les hybrides obtenus par la greffe", Bull. Congr. Int. Bot. & Hortic. Amsterdam (1865): 65–80].
MTM is to become editor of Gardeners’ Chronicle.
| Author: | Maxwell Tylden Masters |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4871 |
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- … From M. T. Masters 12 July 1865 …
- … DAR 171: 72 Maxwell Tylden Masters Peckham 12 July 1865 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … et d’Horticulture held in Amsterdam from 7 to 12 April 1865. CD read about the paper in …
- … from J. D. Hooker, 2 May 1865 and n. 12; see also CD’s annotations to the letter from …
- … Rye Lane Peckham. S.E. July 12. 1865 My dear Sir/ I was present when D r . Caspary’s paper …
From John Beddoe [22 August – 12 September 1869]
Summary
Results of CD’s examination of data subvert JB’s former inferences. Will send abstracts from the data for his paper on colour of hair of single and married women 35 to 45 years old ["On the supposed increasing prevalence of dark hair in England", Anthropol. Rev. 1 (1863): 310–12].
| Author: | John Beddoe |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [22 Aug – 12 Sept 1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 85: A13–14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6809 |
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- … From John Beddoe [22 August – 12 September 1869] …
- … DAR 85: A13–14 John Beddoe Arrocuhar [22 Aug – 12 Sept 1869] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … supposed increasing prevalence of dark hair in England. Anthropological Review 1: 310–12. …
- … increasing prevalence of dark hair in England", Anthropol. Rev. 1 (1863): 310–12]. …
To Charles Lyell [12 March 1841]
Summary
Discusses at length Louis Agassiz’s book [Études sur les glaciers (1840)] and Agassiz’s explanation of moraines. Defends his own theory of the importance of floating ice. Relates glacier theory to his own interpretation of Glen Roy.
Mentions a paper he is writing on South American boulders and till [Collected papers 1: 145–63].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [12 Mar 1841] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-595 |
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- … To Charles Lyell [12 March 1841] …
- … Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.25) Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [ …
- … 12 Mar 1841] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … Lyell, [9 March 1841] , which preceded it; 12 March 1841 was the Friday following 9 March. …
- … 12 Upper Gower Street] My dear Lyell Your extract has set me puzzling me very much & as I …
To Josiah Wedgwood III [after 12 July 1851]
Summary
Inquires about the nature of some money recently paid to him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Josiah Wedgwood, III |
| Date: | [after 12 July 1851] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.10: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1213 |
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- … To Josiah Wedgwood III [after 12 July 1851] …
- … DAR 210.10: 16 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [after 12 July 1851] Josiah Wedgwood, III …
- … An entry in CD’ s Account book reads: ‘[July] 12 J. Wedgwood Capital * £ 150 Capital [ …
- … Dated on the basis of an entry dated 12 July 1851 in CD’s Account book (Down House MS) …
From Lawson Tait 12 June [1875]
Summary
Intends sending a paper containing some of his histological work [see "Freezing process for section-cutting; … staining and mounting sections", J. Anat. & Physiol. 9 (1875): 249–58].
| Author: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 June [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10016 |
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- … From Lawson Tait 12 June [1875] …
- … DAR 178: 10 Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait Birmingham 12 June [1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 7, Great Charles St. | Birmingham. June 12 2 nd . Note. My Dear Sir, Your letter has just …
- … 1875] , and first letter from Lawson Tait, 12 June [1875] . See letter to Lawson Tait, 11 …
To William Yarrell [5 or 12 September 1842]
Summary
CD is too dull and languid to see Mr Bicheno but will be glad to answer his questions if he writes.
Asks WY to ask J. Sebright "whether the cross with white bantam brought back any of the ""secondary male characters"" to the hen–cock breed".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Yarrell |
| Date: | [5 or 12] Sept 1842 |
| Classmark: | Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand (Letters to Dr William Kitchen Parker and his sons, MS-Papers-1256-2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-613 |
To Henry Bradshaw 12 April [1876]
Summary
Thanks HB for obtaining a translation by a learned rabbi of [the Naphtali Lewy] letter – "a real curiosity". [See 10430.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Bradshaw |
| Date: | 12 Apr [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: A40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10447 |
To T. M. Reade 12 October [1877]
Summary
CD is occupied with vegetable physiology.
Prefers to read MS when published.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Mellard Reade |
| Date: | 12 Oct [1877] |
| Classmark: | University of Liverpool Library (TMR1.D.7.3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11180 |
To G. H. Turnbull 12 December [1854]
Summary
Thanks for subscription to Down Coal and Clothing Club, whose finances are improving.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henry Turnbull |
| Date: | 12 Dec [1854] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.11: 3 (EH 88206055) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1613 |
From Hugh Falconer 12 November [1862]
Summary
Sends paper on affinities of Plagiaulax ["On Plagiaulax from the Purbeck beds", Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 18 (1862): 348–69].
| Author: | Hugh Falconer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Nov [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3804 |
To Richard Owen [1839 – April 1840]
Summary
Delighted by RO’s discussion in this sheet. RO should return revises to printer and get remaining ones.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | [1839 – Apr 1840] |
| Classmark: | Charles Hamilton (dealer) (13 June 1974) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-397 |
To Mr Russell 12 July 1875
Summary
Acknowledges with thanks "Mr Fitzgerald’s magnificent work" [R. D. Fitzgerald’s Australian orchids, part 1 (1875)]. [See 10069.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Mr Russell |
| Date: | 12 July 1875 |
| Classmark: | James Lowe Autographs (dealer) (Cat. 42) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10061A |
To W. B. Dawkins 12 April [1871]
Summary
Sends contribution of £5 to Settle Cave Exploration Fund.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Boyd Dawkins |
| Date: | 12 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32 item 22) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6695 |
To J. S. B. Sanderson [after 12 May 1874]
| Author: | unknown |
| Addressee: | unknown |
| Date: | 12 May [1874] |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-1-25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9457 |
To John Murray 12 October [1860]
Summary
Lyell tells CD Origin still sells "pretty well", which pleases and surprises him. If a new edition should be called for, he has a good many corrections and a historical preface for it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 12 Oct [1860] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.82–83) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2947 |
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- … To John Murray 12 October [1860] …
- … Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.82–83) Charles Robert Darwin Eastbourne 12 Oct [1860] John Murray …
- … 15 Marine Parade | Eastbourne Oct 12 th My dear Sir I enclose a draft for the amount of …
- … in CD’s Account book (Down House MS) on 12 October 1860. The entry reads: ‘Murray for …
To F. M. Balfour 12 January 1881
Summary
Asks FMB to translate letter from Ernst Krause [answering criticisms by Samuel Butler] and to send it to Nature [ "Unconscious memory – Mr Samuel Butler" 23 (1881): 288].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Maitland Balfour |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1881 |
| Classmark: | National Records of Scotland (GD433/2/103C/3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13007 |
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- … To F. M. Balfour 12 January 1881 …
- … Scotland (GD433/2/103C/3) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Jan 1881 Francis Maitland Balfour …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) Jan 12. 1881 My dear Balfour Shortly after you left …
- … 1881, p. 288, Krause’s response is dated 12 January 1881 and is slightly revised from the …
From John Scott 12 [February 1864]
Summary
Regrets sending his MS missing two pages.
Has proofs of his paper on the monoecious spikes of maize [Edinburgh New Philos. J. 2d ser. 19 (1864): 213–20].
J. H. Balfour objected to notion of maize descent from a hermaphrodite.
Reading of JS’s paper on Selaginella hybrid [Edinburgh New Philos. J. 2d ser. 19 (1864): 192–9] deferred until March. Believes it is first example of experimentally produced hybridity in higher cryptogams.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 [Feb 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4386 |
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- … From John Scott 12 [February 1864] …
- … DAR 177: 100 John Scott Edinburgh Botanic Gardens 12 [Feb 1864] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Edinburgh | Botanic Gardens Jan y . 12 th . Sir. I duly received your notes of the 6 …
- … Scott mistakenly wrote 12 January; the date February 1864 is established by the …
- … John Scott, 7 January [1864] and nn. 12 and 13, and enclosure 2). John Hutton Balfour was …
To W. D. Fox 12 September [1862]
Summary
WDF’s information on turkeys will be useful when CD resumes his half-finished volume [see Variation 1: 292].
Illness in the family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 12 Sept [1862] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 134) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3717 |
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- … To W. D. Fox 12 September [1862] …
- … MS 53 Fox 134) Charles Robert Darwin Bournemouth 12 Sept [1862] William Darwin Fox …
- … Cliff Cottage | Bournemouth Sept. 12 th My dear Fox Very sincere thanks for all the …
- … in 1868. In the letter to W. D. Fox, 12 May [1862] , CD asked Fox whether he could …
- … sent home from Clapham Grammar School on 12 June 1862, suffering from scarlet fever (see …
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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…
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- … 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…
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- … 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…
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- … 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…
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- … (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
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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…
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- … 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?
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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…
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Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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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…
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- … 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
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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…
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- … their generous sympathy. ( Letter to A. A. van Bemmelen, 12 February 1877 ) View the …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘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…
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- … 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
