To J. V. Carus 10 October [1872]
Summary
Will consider JVC’s comments on Expression when he prepares a new edition.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 10 Oct [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 92–93) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8553 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 10 October [1872] …
- … 92–93) Charles Robert Darwin Sevenoaks Down letterhead 10 Oct [1872] Julius Victor Carus …
- … of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … this letter and the letter from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 . See letter from J. …
- … V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 1. CD refers to Expression . …
- … See letter from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 4. See letter …
- … quotations, see the letter from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 7. See letter …
- … from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 10. See letter …
- … from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 . Carus’s projected work on geographical distribution …
- … from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 3. The heart is the only involuntary muscle …
- … of skeletal muscles. See letter from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 6. See letter …
- … from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 9. …
- … CD stayed in Sevenoaks from 5 to 26 October 1872 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). For the …
To J. V. Carus 12 December [1872]
Summary
Has not strength nor time to alter and improve Variation.
First English edition of Expression now at 9000 copies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 12 Dec [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 90–91) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8674 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … to print 2000 more copies of Expression (see letter from R. F. Cooke, 6 December 1872 ). …
- … To J. V. Carus 12 December [1872] …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 90–91) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Dec [1872] Julius Victor Carus …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Variation : The variation of animals and …
- … and the letter from J. V. Carus, 10 December 1872 . A second edition of Carus’s German …
- … being prepared for publication (see letter from J. V. Carus, 10 December 1872 ). Carus’s …
- … translation of Expression was published in 1872 (Carus trans. 1872b). CD’s publisher, …
To J. V. Carus 16 July 1872
Summary
Will send second proofs of Expression.
Glad JVC has finished translating Origin.
Assures him that Mivart’s book [On the genesis of species (1871)] has produced a great effect in England and America. CD has discussed incipient structures at some length because it enabled him to give many cases of gradation.
Asks JVC to note that he does not vouch for Expression’s being worth translating.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 16 July 1872 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 84–85) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8415 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 16 July 1872 …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 84–85) Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 July 1872 Julius Victor Carus …
- … See letter from J. V. Carus, 14 July 1872 . Carus had translated Descent into German ( …
- … trans. 1872b). See letter to G. C. Wallich, 24 February [1872] , n. 3. See letter from …
- … J. V. Carus, 14 July 1872 and n. 4. Eduard Friedrich Koch was director of the …
- … edition of Origin (Bronn and Carus trans. 1872) and of Descent (Carus trans. 1871). CD …
- … 1871 and n. 4). Carus 1872a . See letter from J. V. Carus, 14 July 1872 and n. 5. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 16 1872 My dear Sir I am sorry to hear of the illness in …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Origin : On the origin of species by means …
To J. V. Carus 23 September 1872
Summary
Thanks JVC for his History of zoology [Geschichte der Zoologie bis auf Joh. Müller und Charl. Darwin (1872)]. Considers the title one of the greatest honours ever paid him.
Reports on foreign orders for the heliotype plates of Expression.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 23 Sept 1872 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 88–89) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8531 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 23 September 1872 …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 88–89) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Sept 1872 Julius Victor Carus …
- … bis auf Joh. Müller und Charl. Darwin (1872)]. Considers the title one of the greatest …
- … the right of translation to Carus (see letter to R. F. Cooke 4 August 1872) . On Carus’s …
- … illness, see his letter to CD of 14 July 1872 . …
- … of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … In his letter to John Murray of 30 August [1872] , CD stated that Koch had ordered 3000 …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Sep 23 1872 My dear Sir I rec d yesterday your History of …
To J. V. Carus 27 October [1872]
Summary
Thanks JVC for his criticisms and corrections of Expression. Asks him to alter his translation accordingly.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 27 Oct [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 96–97) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8580 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 27 October [1872] …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 96–97) Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Oct [1872] Julius Victor Carus …
- … this letter and the letter from J. V. Carus, 24 October 1872 . See letter from J. …
- … V. Carus, 24 October 1872 and n. 1. See letter …
- … from J. V. Carus, 24 October 1872 and n. 4. CD refers to Hensleigh Wedgwood . …
- … See letter from J. V. Carus, 24 October 1872 and n. 8. See letter …
- … from J. V. Carus, 24 October 1872 and n. 10. See letter …
- … from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and nn. 7 and 8. Henrietta Emma Litchfield often …
From J. V. Carus 14 July 1872
Summary
Asks whether he can start soon on translating Expression.
Thinks CD has gone a little too far on St G. J. Mivart’s objection, which he thinks did very little harm in Germany.
JVC’s history of zoology is finished [Geschichte der Zoologie bis auf Joh. Müller und Charl. Darwin (1872)].
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 July 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 82 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8409 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 14 July 1872 …
- … DAR 161: 82 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 14 July 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … is finished [ Geschichte der Zoologie bis auf Joh. Müller und Charl. Darwin (1872)]. …
- … Heinrich Georg and Carus, Julius Victor, trans. 1872. Über die Entstehung der Arten: durch …
- … was held in Leipzig from 12 to 18 August 1872 ( Tageblatt der 45. Versammlung deutscher …
- … Leipzig, July 14 th . 1872 My dear Sir, You would oblige me exceedingly if you would …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Mivart, St George Jackson. 1871a. On the …
- … 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … Origin 6th ed. ( Bronn and Carus trans. 1872 ), in which CD had added a substantially new …
To J. V. Carus 11 November [1872]
Summary
Reports on very successful sale of Expression in England. Suggests German publisher keep the type set up in case more than the expected 3000 copies are needed.
Has begun work on some old botanical observations [of Drosera for Insectivorous plants].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 11 Nov [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 98–99) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8618 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 11 November [1872] …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 98–99) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Nov [1872] Julius Victor Carus …
- … See letter from J. V. Carus, 31 October 1872 . CD was working on the insectivorous plant …
- … genera Drosera and Dionaea (see also letter to Alphonse de Candolle, 2 November [1872] ). …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Prodger, Phillip. 2009. Darwin’s camera: art …
- … and the letter from John Murray, 9 November 1872 . Carus was translating Expression into …
- … See letter from John Murray, 9 November 1872 . Eduard Koch was the director of E. …
- … In his letter to John Murray, 30 August [1872] , CD reported that Koch had ordered 3000 …
To J. V. Carus 3 August [1872]
Summary
Has sent sheets of Expression.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 3 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 86–87) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8446 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 3 August [1872] …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 86–87) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Aug [1872] Julius Victor Carus …
- … of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … and the letter to J. V. Carus, 16 July 1872 . Carus was translating Expression into …
- … the letter from J. V. Carus, 16 July 1872 . CD was correcting proof-sheets of Expression …
- … 22 August (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). See letter from R. F. Cooke, 1 August 1872 . …
To J. V. Carus 15 October [1872]
Summary
Thanks JVC for correcting his blunder on spelling of "Arrotino" [see Expression, p. 184]. "No Frenchman has a greater tendency to spell all proper names wrongly than I have."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 15 Oct [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 94–95) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8559 |
Matches: 4 hits
From J. V. Carus 24 October 1872
Summary
Doubts accuracy of Bible translations quoted by CD as evidence that Semitic races blush.
Questions his note on derivation of words like "ugly", "huge", etc.
Lists some mistakes and misprints.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Oct 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 86 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8574 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 24 October 1872 …
- … DAR 161: 86 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 24 Oct 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Max Müller, Friedrich. 1861. Lectures on the …
- … University Press. 2004. Wedgwood, Hensleigh. 1872. A dictionary of English etymology. 2d …
- … Leipzig, Oct. 24. 1872. My dear Sir, I beg your pardon for troubling you again, but after …
- … Dictionary of English Etymology,” 2nd edit. 1872, p. xxxvii. He shows by intermediate …
- … is to Hensleigh Wedgwood and Wedgwood 1872 . Carus refers to Friedrich Max Müller and Max …
- … see letter from J. V. Carus, 7 October 1872 and n. 13). There is a comma following ‘ …
From J. V. Carus 7 October 1872
Summary
Has translated half of Expression; is delighted with it. Comments on some points that he questions.
Is at work on concluding part of his handbook of zoology [Handbuch der Zoologie, 2 vols. (1863–75), with A. Gerstaecker].
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Oct 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8548 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 7 October 1872 …
- … DAR 161: 84 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 7 Oct 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Leipzig, Oct. 7. 1872 My dear Sir, First of all I must beg your pardon that I write so …
- … See letter to J. V. Carus, 23 September 1872 . Carus and his family had gone to Gersau, …
- … letter from J. V. Carus, 14 July 1872 ). Eduard Koch was the head of E. Schweizerbart’ …
- … published by John Murray on 26 November 1872 ( Freeman 1977 ). The German translation ( …
- … director on the Challenger expedition of 1872 to 1876 ( ODNB ). Carus gave lectures at …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
From J. V. Carus 31 October 1872
Summary
JVC questions accuracy of Hensleigh Wedgwood’s statement that the word for a toad in all European languages expresses the habit of swelling [see Expression, p. 104]. Has changed "all" to "some".
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Oct 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8587 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 31 October 1872 …
- … DAR 161: 87 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 31 Oct 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. …
- … Leipzig, Oct 31 st . 1872 My dear Sir, Many thanks for your kind,—almost too kind letter. …
- … See letter to J. V. Carus, 27 October [1872] . φρύνη: toad; φυσαλέος: windy; φυσαλλίς: …
From J. V. Carus 11 October 1872
Summary
Corrects CD’s spelling of the name of a statue: the Arrotino (spelled "Arretino" by CD) [see Expression, p. 184, on grief-muscles].
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8554 |
Matches: 4 hits
From J. V. Carus 10 December 1872
Summary
Asks whether CD has any changes to make in a new German edition of Variation, which is to be published next year.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8670 |
To J. V. Carus 27 January [1872]
Summary
CD sends some sheets [of 6th ed. of Origin]. Informs JVC that he is having it stereotyped, so he can never again make any serious alterations. "The little strength left to me shall be employed on new works."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 27 Jan [1872] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 78–79) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8186 |
From J. V. Carus 21 July [1873]
Summary
JVC’s travel plans in England. Hopes to visit CD.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 July [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 83 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8992 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … the German translation of Expression (Carus trans. 1872) and the second German edition of …
- … Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. ODNB : Oxford dictionary of national biography: …
- … Carus, [before 8 May 1873] ). Carus wrote ‘1872’ in error. Carus and Lionel Smith Beale …
- … George Street, | Edinburgh July 21 st . | 1872 My dear Sir, I shall leave Edinb h . Sunday …
To J. V. Carus 17 November 1871
Summary
CD offers to mark corrected passages in sheets of 6th edition of Origin.
Discusses question of hybrids between goats and sheep, on which H. von Nathusius has cast doubt in his recent Viehzucht [1872]. CD gives several references for a contrary view.
Asks JVC to inquire about HvN’s assertion that castrated rams have no horns.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1871 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 80–81) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8073 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 247. CD added information from Nathusius 1872–80 , 1: 64–5, in Descent 2d ed. , p. 506. …
- … has cast doubt in his recent Viehzucht [1872]. CD gives several references for a contrary …
- … German translation (Bronn and Carus trans. 1872) from the sixth edition of Origin. See …
- … breeds) by Hermann von Nathusius ( Nathusius 1872–80 , 1: 26). CD’s annotated copy is in …
- … A. de Sancha. Nathusius, Hermann von. 1872–80. Vorträge über Viehzucht und Raßenkenntniß. …
From J. V. Carus [before 8 May 1873]
Summary
Publisher [Schweizerbart] has seen CD’s new book advertised [Cross and self-fertilisation] and wishes to publish a German translation of it.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 8 May 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 89 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8890 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
- … was not published until 26 November 1872 (see Freeman 1977 ), but a brief reference to …
- … in the ‘Science gossip’ section of the Athenæum , 17 August 1872, p. 215. Charles …
- … at the University of Edinburgh; from 1872 to 1876 he served on board the oceanographic …
To J. V. Carus 8 October [1871]
Summary
Glad to hear of new German edition of Origin. He is revising the English edition, adding a new chapter of "Answers".
No new edition of Descent has appeared.
Would be glad to see a new translation of the Journal of researches, which he revised in 1845.
Comments on white colour of sea-birds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 8 Oct [1871] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter LC 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 74–77) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7994 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 1871a ). Expression was published in November 1872 ( Freeman 1977 ). Descent was published …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
- … corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Seville, Catherine. 2006. The …
- … of 1870 ( Freeman 1977 ). A Swedish translation was published in 1872 (Lindström trans. …
- … 1872; see letter to Gustav Lindström, 16 May [1871] ). A French translation of an extract …
From J. V. Carus 15 March 1874
Summary
Proposal to collect all of CD’s works in a German edition. Asks CD’s opinion and suggests an outline of volumes.
Lists German sales of various volumes.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 93 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9363 |
| letter | (42) |
| Carus, J. V. | (21) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (21) |
| Carus, J. V. | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (42) |
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
Matches: 29 hits
- … ‘My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, ‘is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can …
- … as evolution’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 27 July [1872] ). By the end of the year Darwin …
- … s. 6 d. ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 February 1872 ). Always closely involved in …
- … translator ( letter to J. J. Moulinié, 23 September 1872 ). He recapped the history of the French …
- … of the year ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald, 23 November 1872 ). To persuade his US publisher, …
- … Mivart ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). A worsening breach The …
- … beautiful’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 3 March 1872 ). I consider that you have …
- … Darwin ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 5 January 1872 ). Piqued, Mivart flung back by return of post …
- … errors’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 6 January 1872 ). Darwin likened the affair to the …
- … towards me’ ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 8 January [1872] ). Despite Darwin’s request that he …
- … world’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 10 January 1872 ). Darwin, determined to have the last …
- … acknowledge it ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). 'I hate controversy,’ Darwin …
- … I do it badly’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 3 August [1872] ). Darwin's theories under …
- … the world moves!’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 13 December 1872 ). 'Here is a bee' …
- … it at least in part ( letter to August Weismann, 5 April 1872 ). ‘I wanted some encouragement’, he …
- … to believe it’ ( letter to Herman Müller, [before 5 May 1872] ). Müller had sent him a …
- … of natural and sexual selection to bees (H. Müller 1872), and with his reply Darwin enclosed an …
- … standing’ ( letter to Hermann Müller, [before 5 May 1872] ). Finishing Expression …
- … doing nothing’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 22 October [1872] ). He was far from idle during their …
- … to be more erect’ ( letter to Briton Riviere, 19 May [1872] ). Riviere had been suggested to …
- … clever book’ ( letter to J. M. Herbert, 21 November 1872 ) and invited Butler to dinner the …
- … from Samuel Butler to Francis Darwin, [before 30 May 1872] , and letter from Samuel Butler, 30 …
- … feels no doubts’ ( letter to F. C. Donders, 17 June 1872 ). Right up to the beginning of June, …
- … Buckley Litchfield ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 13 May 1872 ). Delivery to the press brought only …
- … myself’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 25 July 1872 ). A battle for the independence of …
- … partisan reply ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 May 1872 ). On 13 June, a messenger arrived in …
- … to letter from John Lubbock to W. E. Gladstone, 20 June 1872 ). Darwin was quietly using his …
- … an old honest Tory’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 July [1872] ). Darwin and Wallace: …
- … Wallace’s defence ( letter to Nature , 3 August [1872] ). Although the two men were …
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,…
New features for Charles Darwin's 208th birthday
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The website has been updated with an interactive timeline (try it!) and enhanced secondary school resources for ages 11-14. What's more, the full texts of the letters for 1872 are now online for the first time, and a selection of Darwin's…
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…
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
Matches: 7 hits
- … Letter 8321 - Darwin to Litchfield, H. E., [13 May 1872] Darwin consults his …
- … Letter 7345 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [15 June 1872] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, reports …
- … Letter 8427 - Darwin to Litchfield H. E., [25 July 1872] Darwin thanks Henrietta for …
- … 8168 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] Amy Ruck reports the results …
- … 8193 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H., [1 February 1872] Amy Ruck sends a second …
- … Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 February 1872] Darwin asks his …
- … Letter 7345 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [15 June 1872] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, reports …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
Matches: 9 hits
- … Letter 8676 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [13 December 1872] Mary Treat details her …
- … Letter 8683 - Roberts, D. to Darwin, [17 December 1872] Dora Roberts reports an …
- … 8144 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [5 January 1872] Darwin asks his niece, Lucy, …
- … 8168 - Ruck, A. R . to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] Amy Ruck reports the results …
- … Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 February 1872] Darwin asks his …
- … Letter 8169 - Wedgwood, L. to Darwin, [20 January, 1872] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, gives the …
- … 8427 - Darwin to Litc hfield, H. E., [25 July 1872] Darwin thanks Henrietta for …
- … 8153 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [9 January 1872] Darwin thanks his son William …
- … Letter 8676 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [13 December 1872] Mary Treat details her …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
Matches: 1 hits
- … Lydia Becker, 2 August 1863 ; to Mary Treat, 5 January 1872 ). Click on the play …
Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
Survival of the fittest: the trouble with terminology Part II
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The most forceful and persistent critic of the term ‘natural selection’ was the co-discoverer of the process itself, Alfred Russel Wallace. Wallace seized on Herbert Spencer’s term ‘survival of the fittest’, explicitly introduced as an alternative way of…
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- … the fittest’ as ‘survival of the better’ (see Spencer 1872, and the letter to Herbert Spencer, 10 …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
Have you read the one about....
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... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some serious - but all letters you can read here.
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4.13 'Fun' cartoon by Griset, 'Emotional'
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< Back to Introduction Ernest Griset’s drawing titled ‘Emotional!’ was published in Fun magazine on 23 November 1872, and is another skit referring to Darwin’s recently published Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. A hippopotamus had been…
Thomas Rivers
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Rivers and Darwin exchanged around 30 letters, most in 1863 when Darwin was hard at work on the manuscript of Variation of plants and animals under domestication, the lengthy and detailed sequel to Origin of species. Rivers, an experienced plant breeder…
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- … for the prosperity I have long enjoyed” ( 29 March 1872 ). …
4.5 William Beard, comic painting
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< Back to Introduction In June 1872, Darwin’s friend Asa Gray, the Harvard Professor of Botany, sent him a print or photograph of a comic painting by the American artist William Holbrook Beard. Titled The Youthful Darwin Expounding His Theories, it…
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Earthworms
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As with many of Darwin’s research topics, his interest in worms spanned nearly his entire working life. Some of his earliest correspondence about earthworms was written and received in the 1830s, shortly after his return from his Beagle voyage, and his…
Climbing Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment A monograph by which to work After the publication of On the Origin of Species, Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals in…
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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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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3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…
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- … book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born …
- … him in May, August and October 1871, and in March and August 1872, but some of these payments, and …
- … April 1871, and reproduced in the London Journal in June 1872. Darwin also sent it to various …
- … one of Huxley, in The London Journal , 55:1426 (8 June 1872), p. 357, illustrating an article …
4.20 Frederick Waddy, caricature
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< Back to Introduction A series of portrait caricatures drawn by Frederick Waddy appeared in the journal Once a Week through 1872. It clearly emulated the more famous series in Vanity Fair, and indeed, Waddy’s drawing of Darwin has the same title or…
