From Andrew Irvine 7 March 1839
Summary
Supports John Lawrance’s application to become a fellow of the Geological Society.
| Author: | Andrew Irvine |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Mar 1839 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/4/165) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-496A |
From J. M. Herbert 13 January [1839]
Summary
Sends congratulations on CD’s engagement, with a gift.
| Author: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Jan [1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 168 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-487 |
From J. G. Malcolmson 7 October 1839
Summary
Sends notes on soundings made on coral banks in the China Sea.
His recent geological observations.
Finds a difficulty with CD’s erratic block theory.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Oct 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 12–14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-535 |
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- … From J. G. Malcolmson 7 October 1839 …
- … DAR 39: 12–14 John Grant Malcolmson Forres 7 Oct 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 1817 and 1830. The note refers to French 1839 , p. 398: ‘Goitre, to a frightful extent, …
- … letter from J. G. Malcolmson, 30 November 1839 . CD used James Brands Allan’s information …
- … Forres N. B. Oct 7 th . 1839 My Dear Sir, D r Allan has got your last letter, and he has …
- … in the Scotsman newspaper Sep r . 4 th 1839; and some remarks by the Editor—Mr M c Laren …
- … Edinburgh 9: 1–64. French, John Oliver. 1839. On the province of La Rioja in South America …
To Gideon Algernon Mantell 23 May 1839
Summary
Writes, as Secretary of the Geological Society, to thank GAM for his presents, a slab of anthracite with plant impressions (from Philadelphia) and some fossils from Cornwall.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Gideon Algernon Mantell |
| Date: | 23 May 1839 |
| Classmark: | Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand (Mantell papers, fMS-Papers-0083-465) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-511A |
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- … To Gideon Algernon Mantell 23 May 1839 …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Geological Society of London 23 May 1839 Gideon Algernon Mantell …
- … from Cornwall’ to the Society on 22 May 1839 ( Transactions of the Geological Society 2d …
- … of London | Somerset House. 23 rd May 1839 Sir, I am requested by the Geological Society …
To A. Y. Spearman 4 February 1839
Summary
Submits the account of Smith, Elder & Co. for the third number of part two and second number of part three of the Zoology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 Feb 1839 |
| Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-494A |
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- … To A. Y. Spearman 4 February 1839 …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 4 Feb 1839 Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet …
- … Co . , dated 1 November 1838 and 1 January 1839, detailing the various costs of Mammalia, …
- … 12 Upper Gower St t . February 4 th . 1839 Sir I have the honour to transmit, as on former …
To Leonard Jenyns [20 or 27 October 1839]
Summary
Details regarding Fish. CD is astonished how many new things LJ has found: "four new genera is something".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | [20 or 27] Oct 1839 |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-540 |
From J. S. Henslow [c. 14 April 1839]
Summary
[Note forwarding 503.]
Lord Fitzwilliam’s gardener does not believe in hybrid ferns.
| Author: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 14 Apr 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 63v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-505 |
To John Washington 14 October [1839]
Summary
Returns proof-sheets of an article he has reviewed for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. He will find it useful when he comes to describe the Cordilleras of Chile.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Washington; Royal Geographical Society |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1839] |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-536 |
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- … To John Washington 14 October [1839] …
- … Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 14 Oct [1839] John Washington Royal Geographical Society …
- … M. Poirré. ) Paris. Gosselman, Carl August. 1839. Some notes on the route from Cordova to …
- … Probably Gosselman 1839 , but there is no reference to the article in South America. …
From Caleb Burrell Rose 30 April 1839
Summary
Sends fee for admission to the Geological Society and a signed obligation.
| Author: | Caleb Burrell Rose |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Apr 1839 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/4/216) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-507A |
To Mr Folthorp of Smith, Elder & Co. 6 June [1839]
Summary
CD has heard from the Treasury; they will pay the account [for the Zoology] as soon as Smith, Elder & Co. like.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 6 June [1839] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-517 |
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- … To Mr Folthorp of Smith, Elder & Co. 6 June [1839] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 6 June [1839] Smith, Elder & Co …
- … 3). See letter to A. Y. Spearman, 27 May 1839 , n. 1. At the foot of the page, in the …
- … Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder and Co. 1839–43. Zoology : The zoology of the voyage …
To William Whewell 4 [January 1839]
Summary
Informs him of J. B. Jukes’s plans concerning the Newfoundland survey post.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Whewell |
| Date: | 4 [Jan 1839] |
| Classmark: | Trinity College Library, Cambridge (Add c 88: 5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-483 |
From G. R. Waterhouse [1839 – 10 February 1840]
Summary
Sends John Blackwall’s book [Researches in zoology (1834)]. Discusses his reasons for doubting that there are any marsupials in Java or Sumatra.
| Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1839 – 10 Feb 1840] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.3: 295 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-475 |
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- … From G. R. Waterhouse [1839 – 10 February 1840] …
- … 205.3: 295 George Robert Waterhouse unstated [1839 – 10 Feb 1840] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … periods of illness in his ‘Journal’ ( Correspondence vol. 2, Appendix II) during 1839–42. …
- … Gower St’, CD’s residence from January 1839 to September 1842. The date range is fixed by …
From William Andrew Fane De Salis 8 July 1839
Summary
A newly-elected Fellow sends a signed obligation and subscription to CD as Secretary of the Geological Society of London.
| Author: | William Andrew Fane De Salis |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/4/225) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-525 |
To Thomas Green [after 30 June 1839]
Summary
Returns proof sheets and requests revises. Gives his opinion of Mr Walkers’s work.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Green |
| Date: | [after 30 June 1839] |
| Classmark: | Bonhams, New York (dealers) (21 September 2015) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-524F |
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- … To Thomas Green [after 30 June 1839] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin 12 Upper Gower Street, London [after 30 June 1839] Thomas Green …
- … CD finished reading the book on 30 June 1839 ( Correspondence vol. 4, Appendix IV). …
- … 1838 , which CD finished reading on 30 June 1839 (see n. 3, below). Thomas Green has not …
From William Henry Fitton 13 June 1839
Summary
Thanks CD for Journal of researches. Praises its "want of pretension"; "the Geology seems … to be excellent – and a good part of it new".
| Author: | William Henry Fitton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 June 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 178 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-520 |
From Carl Friedrich Alexander Hartmann 23 August 1839
Summary
Thanks CD for his Journal of researches, "one of the best scientific travelworks of this time", which CFAH intends to translate into German.
| Author: | Carl Friedrich Alexander Hartmann |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Aug 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 179 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-532 |
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- … From Carl Friedrich Alexander Hartmann 23 August 1839 …
- … 204: 179 Carl Friedrich Alexander Hartmann Braunschweig 23 Aug 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of Captain FitzRoy, RN, from 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
- … Brunsvic, 23 August 1839. My dear Sir! I am very grateful for the present, what You have …
From George Tollet [10 May 1839]
Summary
Replies to [Questions about breeding].
| Author: | George Embury; George Tollet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [10 May 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 51 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-510 |
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- … From George Tollet [10 May 1839] …
- … DAR 186: 51 George Embury/George Tollet unstated [10 May 1839] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from Richard Sutton Ford, 6 May 1839 , n. 1. Tollet’s replies are written on …
- … At head of questionnaire : ‘M r George Tollet | Betley Hall | 10 th of May 1839—’ pencil …
From Robert FitzRoy 20 June [1839]
Summary
Robert Brown has mistreated Capt. P. P. King by holding back for nine years the plants collected on King’s voyage of the Adventure and Beagle.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 June [1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 147 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-522 |
From B. J. Sulivan [November 1838 – April 1839]
Summary
Observations on the geology of the Falkland Islands.
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Nov 1838 – Apr 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 20–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13847 |
To W. D. Fox 24 October [1839]
Summary
Hopes to publish volume on coral formations in a few months.
He and Emma live quietly, having given up parties.
Asks WDF if he remembers the Darwin family motto. He means to have a "seal solemnly engraved".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 24 Oct [1839] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 58) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-541 |
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- … To W. D. Fox 24 October [1839] …
- … Fox 58) Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 24 Oct [1839] William Darwin Fox …
- … Elston’s son ( Freeman 1978 , p. 66). Sophy Marianne Wedgwood had died 31 January 1839. …
- … because of CD’s illness (see ‘Journal’, 1839–42; Correspondence vol. 2, Appendix II). …
- … letter from Susan Darwin, [ c. 24 October 1839], n. 4. Stukeley 1719 , p. 963, refers to …
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Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … to read in Notebook C ( Notebooks , pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in …
- … in the Royal Society of London (Royal Society of London 1839) has been heavily marked, and quite a …
- … Pierquin, published in Paris (in 2 vols.), so long ago as 1839 4 [Pierquin de Gembloux 1839]. …
- … 1814–29] D r Royle on Himmalaya types [Royle 1839] (read) Smellie Philosophy of …
- … 12 by Owen in Encyclop. of Anat. & Physiology [R. Owen 1839] Dampier probably worth …
- … on subjects of science connected with Nat. Theol: [Brougham 1839] on instinct & animal …
- … 1808] Brit. & Foreign Medical Rev. N o 14. Ap 1839 [Anon. 1839b] Rev. on Walker on …
- … Smart 17 Beginning of a New School of metaphysic. [Smart 1839] about connection of language & …
- … Babbington on Flora of Channel Isl d . [Babington 1839] says he has remarks on affinities of …
- … 1816 [Gallesio 1816]— quoted by D r . Holland [Holland 1839] (p. 27) as good— Decandoelle …
- … [Thacker 1834–5] p. 291 Athenæum 1839. p. 546— M r Conrad has published …
- … Arboretum [Loudon 1838] in Edinburgh Review July 1839 [Anon. 1839a]— there are pencil remarks on it. …
- … would contain facts for me [DAR *119: 9v.] 1839. Decemb. Advertised . …
- … Dog with illustrations of about 100 varieties [?C. H. Smith 1839–40] 24 Flourens “Resume …
- … publishing Travels into interior of N. America [Wied-Neuwied 1839–41]— in Geograph Soc …
- … 1840. Octob & Jan. Papers on Instinct by Flourens [Flourens 1839] (read) Index of Clarkes …
- … S. Bellamy on Nat. Hist. of S. Devonshire [Bellamy 1839] chiefly on distribution of forms said to be …
- … at end of Catalogue of Royal Soc. [Royal Society of London 1839]— Meckel’s Anatomy. French …
- … ed. 1834] read Vol. (2 d ) on Dogs [C. H. Smith 1839–40] /on Ruminants [Jardine ed. 1835–6] …
- … on the Obligations of man to the inferior animals’ [Youatt 1839] discusses their minds. …
- … by Hooker . [A. P. de Candolle 1839–40] Jussieus …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
Summary
The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … they show for one another’s sensibilities. Early in 1839 the couple set up house in London and at …
- … and set in type by November 1837, though not published until 1839, when it appeared as the third …
- … of species” ( Letter to J. S. Henslow, [November 1839] ). note book, after note …
- … Marriage Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in January 1839. His hopes and fears about married life …
- … to act’ ( Letter from Emma Darwin, [ c. February 1839] ). These are not matters that she would …
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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- … now at Down House, celebrated his marriage in January 1839 to his cousin Emma Wedgwood; the one of …
- … his evolutionary theories. As early as February 1839, Elizabeth Wedgwood had written to her …
- … Richmond did not return from Italy until August or September 1839. Josiah Wedgwood himself wrote to …
- … twelve guineas for a portrait of some kind in December 1839, and a further payment of twelve guineas …
- … where it appears as the frontispiece, she had dated it to 1839; and, puzzlingly, she said there that …
- … Down House MSS, Darwin’s account books, entry for Dec. 1839. Joseph Hooker, letter to Darwin, 17 …
Science: A Man’s World?
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth-century women participated in the world of science, be it as experimenters, observers, editors, critics, producers, or consumers. Despite this, much of the…
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- … Letter 489 - Darwin to Wedgwood, E., [20 January 1839] Written shortly before their …
Natural Science and Femininity
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters A conflation of masculine intellect and feminine thoughts, habits and feelings, male naturalists like Darwin inhabited an uncertain gendered identity. Working from the private domestic comfort of their homes and exercising…
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- … Letter 542 - Darwin to Wedgwood, C. S., [27 October 1839] Darwin details his typical …
Darwin’s observations on his children
Summary
Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…
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- … races, lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect …
- … development from the day of his birth, 27 December 1839, until September 1844. Parallels in the …
- … 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. yawned, streatched …
- … vol. 2, letter from Emma Wedgwood, [23 January 1839] . [7] Correspondence vol. 2, …
The evolution of honeycomb
Summary
Honeycombs are natural engineering marvels, using the least possible amount of wax to provide the greatest amount of storage space, with the greatest possible structural stability. Darwin recognised that explaining the evolution of the honey-bee’s comb…
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- … on subjects connected with natural theology (1839), Brougham commented that bees acted with a …
- … suppose when we recollect who is her teacher’ (Brougham 1839, 1: 35, 77). William Kirby wrote of the …
- … no bee in the world ever made cylindrical cells (Brougham 1839, 1: 32). However, Darwin knew that …
Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
Summary
'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…
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- … voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle (1839), was written by John Clunies Ross, …
- … in the Beagle , and especially the works published in 1839 by her captain, Robert FitzRoy and his …
- … are marked in roman numerals. Others relate to Darwin’s 1839 or 1845 volumes and Belcher’s …
- … star in the scientific world, and had copies of both the 1839 Narrative and the 1845 second edition …
Syms Covington
Summary
When Charles Darwin embarked on the Beagle voyage in 1831, Syms Covington was ‘fiddler & boy to Poop-cabin’. Covington kept an illustrated journal of his observations and experiences on the voyage, noting wildlife, landscapes, buildings and people and,…
Religion
Summary
Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Letter 471 — Darwin, Emma to Darwin, C. R., [c. Feb 1839] Emma discusses Darwin’s religious …
4.10 'Hornet' caricature of Darwin
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< Back to Introduction Caricatures of Darwin that depicted him as a semi-ape are numerous and well known, but they marked a specific historical moment. Most date from the period following the publication of Descent of Man in 1871-2, extending through…
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4.21 Gegeef, 'Our National Church', 1
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< Back to Introduction A print with the ironic title Our National Church: The Aegis of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity was issued by the London publisher Edmund Appleyard in c.1872-3, and sold at a penny. The artist who drew it signed himself …
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Journal of researches
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Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…
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George James Stebbing
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George James Stebbing (1803—1860) travelled around the world with Charles Darwin on board HMS Beagle and helped him with measuring temperature on at least one occasion. However, Stebbing barely registers in Darwin’s correspondence. The only mention omits…
Elleparu (York Minster)
Summary
Elleparu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. He was captured by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 after one the small boats used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del Fuego…
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- … FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
Summary
This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
Yokcushlu (Fuegia Basket)
Summary
Yokcushlu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. She was one of the hostages seized by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, after the small boat used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del…
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- … FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Orundellico (Jemmy Button)
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Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…
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- … FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
4.34 'Punch', Sambourne cartoon 1
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< Back to Introduction Linley Sambourne’s cartoon in Punch, a ‘Suggested Illustration’ for Darwin’s forthcoming book on The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1875) is another playful transformation of the author into an ape or monkey. However,…
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Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage
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Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…
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- … until FitzRoy completed his volume of the Narrative in 1839. London scientific society …
