To Norman Lockyer 13 May [1874]
Summary
Encloses notes concerning his life and list of publications.
Returns the letters about primroses: they contain little that is new. Dr Bree’s is the best.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Norman (Norman) Lockyer |
| Date: | 13 May [1874] |
| Classmark: | University of Exeter Library Special Collections (EUL MS 110) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9458A |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Norman Lockyer 13 May [1874] …
- … EUL MS 110) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 May [1874] Joseph Norman (Norman) Lockyer …
- … off the flowers of primroses. The replies were printed in Nature , 30 April 1874, p. …
- … 509, and 7 May 1874, pp. 6–7. Charles Robert Bree’s letter was not printed. Lockyer was …
- … and the letter to Nature , 18 April [1874] (see n. 3, below). The enclosure has not been …
- … of him in the ‘Scientific worthies’ series in Nature , 4 June 1874 ( A. Gray 1874c ). …
- … See also letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] . …
- … See letter to Nature , 18 April [1874]. CD asked correspondents whether they had observed …
From John Tyndall 5 August 1874
Summary
Asks CD to look over those parts of the proofs of his Belfast address [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): lxvi–xcvii] that mention CD.
| Author: | John Tyndall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: C16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9587 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From John Tyndall 5 August 1874 …
- … DAR 106: C16 John Tyndall Belalp 5 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of the proofs of his Belfast address [ Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): lxvi–xcvii] that mention CD. …
- … to you yours ever | John Tyndall 5 th Aug 1874 | Bel Alp I hope to be in London on M y or …
- … for the Advancement of Science, which was held in Belfast from 19 to 26 August 1874 ( …
- … Tyndall 1874 ). Tyndall discussed CD’s theory of natural selection on pages lxxxiii– …
To Fritz Müller 13 February 1874
Summary
Has sent FM’s letter on termites to Nature ["Habits of various insects", Nature 10 (1874): 102–3].
Would be interested in observations on the stingless bees of Brazil.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 13 Feb 1874 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 37) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9288 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To Fritz Müller 13 February 1874 …
- … 10 no 37) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Feb 1874 Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller …
- … Habits of various insects", Nature 10 (1874): 102–3]. Would be interested in observations …
- … letter from Hermann Müller, 15 February 1874 . See also Correspondence vol. 21, letter to …
- … letter from Fritz Müller , [ c. January 1874]. CD refers to the first three parts of F. …
- … 5 . See letter to Nature , 11 February [1874]. Müller’s name appears on CD’s presentation …
- … sent Müller a copy of Thomas Belt’s Naturalist in Nicaragua ( Belt 1874 ; see letter to …
- … Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 ). CD had sent Hermann Müller the money from the profits of …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb 13 1874. My dear Sir Your letter rec d yesterday has …
From Hermann Müller 15 February 1874
Summary
Feels CD’s and Fritz Müller’s judgments on his "Anwendung" essay [see 8313] are of highest value. Mentions some of FM’s comments.
Looks forward to second English edition of Descent.
| Author: | Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) Müller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Feb 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 303 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9293 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From Hermann Müller 15 February 1874 …
- … 303 Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) Müller Lippstadt 15 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … was published in Nature , 19 February 1874. Müller refers to his paper ‘Anwendung der …
- … The second edition of Descent was published in 1874; the German translation of the first …
- … Lippstadt Feb. 15 1874. My dear Sir Many thanks for your very kind letter I received two …
- … Müller 1864 , Dallas trans. 1869) on 12 February 1874; the letter has not been found, but …
- … the letter to Fritz Müller, 13 February 1874 . See also Correspondence vol. 21, letter to …
- … 25 September 1873 . See letter from Fritz Müller , [ c. January 1874], and letter to …
- … Nature , 11 February 1874. Fritz’s …
From D. F. Nevill 16 [September 1874]
Summary
CD should remove packing moss, and he will find bladders in foot-stalks of Utricularia DN sent.
Experimenting on insectivorous plants.
Implores CD to visit.
Thanks for photograph.
| Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 [Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9642 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From D. F. Nevill 16 [September 1874] …
- … Walpole/Dorothy Fanny Nevill Dangstein, Petersfield 16 [Sept 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … on the digestive powers of Nepenthes (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 August 1874 ). …
- … letter to D. F. Nevill, 12 September [1874] . CD enclosed a photograph in his letter to …
- … D. F. Nevill, 12 September [1874] ; Nevill had requested a carte de …
- … visite in her letter of [11 September 1874] . Nevill had sent CD a specimen of the …
- … letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] ). CD asked Nevill to have her gardener …
- … letter to D. F. Nevill, 12 September [1874] ). Utricularia montana is a synonym of U. …
- … letter to D. F. Nevill, 11 September [1874] ). Drosera capensis (the Cape sundew) is …
To G. H. Darwin 10 June 1874
Summary
Comments on GHD’s paper ["Marriages between first cousins in England and their effects", Fortn. Rev. n.s. 18 (1875): 22–41]. Hopes it will be published and read at the Statistical Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 10 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9487 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 10 June 1874 …
- … DAR 210.1: 23 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 June 1874 George Howard Darwin …
- … George’s notes have not been found (see letters to G. H. Darwin, 27 May [1874] and [ …
- … 29 May 1874] ). …
- … and letter from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 and n. 2). The draft seen by CD has not …
- … of ill health in his letter of 30 May 1874 . George was an examiner in mathematics and …
- … took place between 8 and 13 June 1874 (Trinity College Archive, Head Lecturer’s Book 1801– …
- … see letter from G. H. Darwin, 30 May 1874 and n. 1). Douglas Alexander Spalding had …
To Leonard Darwin 25 November 1874
Summary
LD’s letter recalled old scenes on board the Beagle.
CD’s "bothering correspondents" seem to increase in number and in folly; has just answered "two precious fools".
Has been working very hard on Droseraceae and can "now see daylight".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Nov 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 91 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9733 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To Leonard Darwin 25 November 1874 …
- … DAR 153: 91 Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Nov 1874 Leonard Darwin …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
- … from R. F. Cooke, 17 November 1874 and n. 2). A total of 2093 books were sold; 2070 is …
- … Emma Litchfield from 3 to 12 December 1874 (‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Francis Darwin’s …
- … Nov 25 1874 My dear old Leonardo. We were so much delighted to get your Capital letter …
- … Emma Darwin, [after 26 June – 28 September 1874] , describing the events of his voyage to …
- … Darwin to Emma Darwin, [after 26 June – 28 September 1874] . CD had begun writing up …
- … sundew) at the beginning of April 1874 (‘Journal’ (Appendix II)); it was published as …
- … sold to leading booksellers on 13 November 1874 at John Murray’s sale dinner (see letter …
To G. H. Darwin [29 May 1874]
Summary
CD has forwarded proofs of Descent [2d edition]. Urges GHD not to work on them if his poor health makes them too tiring.
Thanks GHD about Spalding [i.e., for responding to Spalding’s request, see 9472].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [29 May 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9474 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [29 May 1874] …
- … DAR 210.1: 22 Charles Robert Darwin Down [29 May 1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … this letter, the letter to G. H. Darwin, 27 May [1874] , and the letter from G. …
- … H. Darwin, 30 May 1874 . CD was preparing the second edition of Descent . The letter from …
- … Down (see letter to G. H. Darwin, 27 May [1874] and n. 2). William Clowes & Sons were …
- … took place between 8 and 13 June 1874 (Trinity College Archive, Head Lecturer’s Book 1801– …
- … a German translation of Descent 2d ed. (see letter to J. V. Carus, 23 May [1874] ). …
From William Waring 13 April 1874
Summary
On proportion of sexes in litters of greyhounds.
| Author: | William Waring |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 44–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9407 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From William Waring 13 April 1874 …
- … DAR 90: 44–5 William Waring unstated 13 Apr 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from William Waring, 9 January 1874 , and letter to …
- … William Waring, 12 January [1874] . None of the existing letters from Waring to CD mention …
- … males and females born (see letter to William Waring, 12 January [1874] , and letter from …
- … George Cupples, 3 February 1874 ). …
- … Woodlands, | Chelsfield. April 13 th . 1874 My dear Sir, Since I last wrote to you I have …
To Joseph Fayrer [1–3 July 1874]
Summary
Cobra poison is a stimulant to protoplasm. Poison acts very differently on cilia and protoplasm of Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [1–3 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 274 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9527F |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Joseph Fayrer [1–3 July 1874] …
- … Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 274 Charles Robert …
- … Darwin [1–3 July 1874] Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet …
- … see letter from Joseph Fayrer, 30 June 1874 ). CD’s experiment was performed on Drosera …
- … between this letter, the letter from Joseph Fayrer, 30 June 1874 , and the letter to …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 4 July [1874] . This letter was published in Brunton …
- … to Joseph Fayrer, [before 25 June 1874] ). Square brackets in the original: presumably the …
- … tissues of a frog in his letter of 30 June 1874 . In Fayrer’s experiment, the ciliae …
From John Price 10 September 1874
Summary
Observations on flotation of Utricularia vulgaris.
| Author: | John Price |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9631 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … more specimens of Utricularia minor (lesser bladderwort) in his letter of 28 July [1874] . …
- … From John Price 10 September 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 90 John Price Chester 10 Sept 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Watergate S t . | Chester Sept 10. 1874 My dau r . remembers with me that U. vulgaris did …
- … see letter from John Price , [ c. 27 July 1874]). In Insectivorous plants , pp. 397–8 and …
To John Price 27 [July 1874]
Summary
Discusses Utricularia sent by JP.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Price |
| Date: | 27 [July 1874] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.445) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9565 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To John Price 27 [July 1874] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.445) Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall 27 [July 1874] John Price …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). Entomostraca was formerly the name used to …
- … Erasmus Darwin from Thursday 30 July to 24 August 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … 5, below). CD stayed at Abinger from 25 to 30 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Darwin Fox had written to Price in June 1874, asking him to look for Utricularia and send …
- … see letter from W. D. Fox, 22 June [1874] ). CD identified the specimen as Utricularia …
- … letter to Francis Darwin , [ c. 27 July 1874]. CD and Francis were studying Utricularia …
To John Price 28 July [1874]
Summary
Thanks JP for note.
Sends instructions for mailing Utricularia plants to Down in his absence.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Price |
| Date: | 28 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9570 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Price 28 July [1874] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall 28 July [1874] John Price …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Price, 27 [July 1874] . See …
- … letter from John Price, [27 July 1874] , and letter to …
- … John Price, 27 [July 1874] . Utricularia minor is lesser bladderwort. …
- … from home from 25 July until 24 August 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). CD’s gardener …
- … Utricularia vulgaris (common bladderwort; see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). …
From W. H. M. Christie 12 October 1874
Summary
Announces arrival of the Merope [Leonard Darwin’s ship] at Canterbury, New Zealand.
| Author: | William Henry Mahoney Christie |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 147 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9677 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From W. H. M. Christie 12 October 1874 …
- … Henry Mahoney Christie Royal Observatory, Greenwich 12 Oct 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Observatory, Greenwich, | London, S.E. 1874 Oct. 12 Sir, The Astronomer Royal requests me …
- … Christchurch, Canterbury province, New Zealand, on 27 September 1874 (Airy ed. 1881, p. …
- … letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin, [after 26 June – 28 September 1874] ). CD’s son …
- … joined the expedition in Plymouth in June 1874 (see letter from Emma Darwin to J. …
- … B. Innes, 24 June [1874] ). The astronomer royal was George Biddell Airy ; for more on …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 28 [June 1874]
Summary
Must stop work on "bloom" and leaf movements if he is ever to get anything published on Drosera, etc.
Sends thanks for seeds. Encloses memorandum in case WTT-D wishes to communicate information to Royal Horticultural Society. Has not time to prepare article.
Discusses condition of plants borrowed from Kew.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 28 [June 1874] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 19–22) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9571 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 28 [June 1874] …
- … Robert Darwin Abinger Hall Down letterhead 28 [June 1874] William Turner Thiselton-Dyer …
- … between this letter and the letters from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 25 June 1874 and …
- … 26 June 1874 . …
- … In his letters of 25 June 1874 and …
- … 26 June 1874, Thiselton-Dyer had responded to queries from CD, who was researching the …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 ) was evidently passed on to John Smith , …
- … Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. See letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 and n. …
- … 3, and letter to David Moore, 28 June 1874 . Thiselton-Dyer was one of the editors of the …
- … read to the scientific committee of the society on 1 July 1874, and notices published in …
- … both the Garden , 4 July 1874, p. …
- … 2, and the Gardeners’ Chronicle , 4 July 1874, p. 15. See letter from …
- … W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 26 June 1874 . Thomas Henry Huxley . CD had been observing the …
To J. F. McLennan 10 November [1874]
Summary
Will send Alexis Giraud-Teulon’s book [Origines de la famille (1874)], which he has received but not read, if JFM cares to read it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Date: | 10 Nov [1874] |
| Classmark: | R. F. Batchelder (dealer) (Catalogue 44 no date) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9715 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To J. F. McLennan 10 November [1874] …
- … Catalogue 44 no date) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Nov [1874] John Ferguson McLennan …
- … Teulon’s book [ Origines de la famille (1874)], which he has received but not read, if JFM …
- … the origins of the family ( Giraud-Teulon 1874 ), inscribed to CD from the author, is in …
- … work Primitive marriage ( McLennan 1865 ); see letter from J. F. McLennan, 13 May 1874 . …
- … Bibliography Giraud-Teulon, Alexis. 1874. Les origines de la famille: questions sur les …
To Nature 6 April [1874]
Summary
Comments on J. T. Moggridge’s article on the fertilisation of Fumaria capreolata [Nature 9 (1874): 423].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 6 Apr [1874] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 16 April 1874, p. 460 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9393 |
Matches: 5 hits
To G. H. Darwin [6 December 1874]
Summary
Returns historical sketch [of GHD’s "cousin paper"?] with comments. "For Heavens sake put a sentence in some conspicuous place that your results seem to indicate that consanguineous marriage, as far as insanity is concerned, cannot be injurious in any very high degree."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [6 Dec 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 42 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9746 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [6 December 1874] …
- … 210.1: 42 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [6 Dec 1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 December 1874 . …
- … In 1874, the Sunday after 5 December was 6 December. See letter …
- … from G. H. Darwin, 5 December 1874 . CD had presumably read the last part of George’s …
- … letter to H. A. Huxley, [5 December 1874] . St George Jackson Mivart had attacked an …
- … John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor in the Quarterly Review ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). …
- … s response, discussed at length with CD in letters in August 1874, appeared in the October …
- … issue of Quarterly Review (137 (1874): 587–8), followed by a rejoinder, presumably by …
- … Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. ODNB : Oxford dictionary of national …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 December 1874 . Erasmus Alvey Darwin . CD refers to Thomas …
To A. W. Malm [25 October 1874]
Summary
Thanks for a paper on the reproductive organs of fish.
Has always admired AWM’s work on the Pleuronectidae (Bidrag till kännedom af Pleuronektoidernas utveckling och byggnad (Contribution to knowledge of the development and structure of the Pleuronectidae); Malm 1867).
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | August Wilhelm Malm |
| Date: | [25 Oct 1874] |
| Classmark: | Göteborgsposten, 14 November 1874, p. 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9697F |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To A. W. Malm [25 October 1874] …
- … Göteborgsposten , 14 November 1874, p. …
- … 1 Charles Robert Darwin [25 Oct 1874] August Wilhelm Malm …
- … vol. 22, letter to G. H. Darwin, 25 [October 1874] ). Malm’s letter has not been found. …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Malm, August Wilhelm. 1867. Bidrag till …
- … Descent 2d ed. was published in November 1874 ( Correspondence vol. 22, letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ); in Descent 2d ed. , p. 161 n. 28, CD updated his remarks …
- … mackerel ( Scomber scrombrus ; Malm 1874 ). CD cited Malm’s paper ‘Bidrag till kännedom af …
To Joseph Fayrer 4 July [1874]
Summary
Suggests experiment involving cobra poison on white corpuscles. Thanks for offer of Crotalus poison.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9533 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To Joseph Fayrer 4 July [1874] …
- … DAR 144: 104 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 July [1874] Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet …
- … his response to the letter to T. L. Brunton, 25 May [1874] , which has not been found. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Joseph Fayrer, 6 July 1874 . …
- … In his letter of 30 June 1874 , Fayrer had described an experiment in which he added a …
- … of the tentacles. See letter to Joseph Fayrer, [1–3 July 1874] , and letter from …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 30 June 1874 . Crotalus is the genus of rattlesnakes. See …
- … letter to T. L. Brunton, 25 May [1874] and n. 5. …
- … his response to CD’s letter of 11 May 1874 , Thomas Lauder Brunton had evidently mentioned …
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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: 23 hits
- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to …
- … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … perform his antics’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 29 January [1874] ). This did not stop word getting …
- … at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old ground New …
- … Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 …
- … of correction’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). The book came out in June with the …
- … Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did not retract his …
- … dog breeders (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material …
- … Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 ; letters …
- … islanders ( letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). One of the most significant …
- … enemy into a jelly’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 ). The technical nature of Huxley’s …
- … mind where it goes’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 16 April 1874 ). The second edition of …
- … would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's son George …
- … of your thought’ ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 ). The Mivart affair …
- … mental and physical disorders (G. H. Darwin 1873b). In July 1874, an anonymous essay appeared in the …
- … libel’ on his son ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [27 July 1874] ). George, however, consulted with his …
- … [a] lying scoundrel’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). He drafted a brief statement of …
Darwin's 1874 letters go online
Summary
The full transcripts and footnotes of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1874 through his letters and see a full list of the letters. The 1874 letters…
Matches: 9 hits
- … of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. …
- … ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ) The Mivart affair highlights …
- … are some other highlights from Darwin's correspondence in 1874: I feel as old as …
- … signifying so much. ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) At the age of 65, Darwin …
- … more quietly was severely tested by some of the events of 1874. He had a clear idea of the shape of …
- … must be enough for me ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) During the year he …
- … the positive ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 August [1874] ) – he mourned after several …
- … day’s work ( Letter to D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ) Darwin’s family continued …
- … have to do— ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 November [1874] ) Darwin’s continuing …
St George Jackson Mivart
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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
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- … In 1874, the Catholic zoologist St George Jackson Mivart caused Darwin and his son …
- … appeared to have created very little stir, until, in July 1874, Mivart published an anonymous review …
- … of the Quarterly ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 ). Darwin hastily advised against …
- … to wish to circulate ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). Darwin provided a draft of the …
- … to endorse them ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 ). He sent a second draft, which Darwin …
- … a fair copy of his letter with his letter of 6 [August] 1874 . George and Darwin were also …
- … George’s letter to Murray with his letter of 11 August 1874 , and was no doubt relieved to …
- … to all he asked ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). In October, George’s letter …
- … a Pickwickian sense’ ( letter to John Murray, 18 October 1874 ). In other words, Mivart had used …
- … reaction was savage ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [6 December 1874] ). Hooker and Huxley between them …
- … the attack on George ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December 1874 ). Huxley met Mivart at an evening …
- … ( Enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 .) A reply soon came from Mivart . …
- … of a gentleman’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 23 December 1874 ). However, Huxley still wrote to …
- … this. 124 Gower St W.C. Dec. 24th 1874. Private & Confidential …
- … to John Tyndall ( letter from John Tyndall, 28 December 1874 , and letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 …
- … 16 January 1875, p. 66, signed, ‘The Quarterly Reviewer of 1874’. In it he reiterated his claim that …
Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
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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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- … understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the book, …
Joseph Simms
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The American doctor and author of works on physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874, while he was staying in London. He enclosed a copy of his book Nature’s revelations of character (Simms 1873). He hoped it might 'prove…
Essay: What is Darwinism?
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—by Asa Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge asks he promptly and decisively answers: ‘What is Darwinism? it is atheism.’ Leaving aside all subsidiary and incidental matters, let us consider–1. What the…
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- … Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge …
Essay: Evolution & theology
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—by Asa Gray EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward doctrines of evolution, from the nebular hypothesis down to ‘Darwinism,’ is no less worthy of consideration, and hardly less diverse, than that of…
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- … EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward …
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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- … attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous review in 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, …
- … had also considered taking up the issue with Murray in 1874, even threatening to break off future …
- … laid to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a …
- … botanical research and had visited Down House in April 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letters …
- … A scientific friendship had developed between the men in 1874, and this was enhanced by Romanes’s …
- … white’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1874] ). Testing Pangenesis …
- … had learned of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was …
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…
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- … 9426 - Story-Maskelyne , T. M. to Darwin, [23 April 1874] Thereza Story-Maskelyne …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall sends …
- … 9606 - Harrison, L. C. to Darwin, [22 August 1874] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, sends a …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall details …
- … Letter 9485 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [8 June 1874] Mary Treat details her experiments …
4.18 'Figaro' chromolithograph 1
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< Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’s French-born artist Faustin Betbeder (known as Faustin), Darwin holds up a mirror reflecting himself and the startled ape sitting beside him. Their hairy bodies, seen against a background of palm…
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- … < Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’ s French-born artist Faustin …
- … this anti-Darwinian argument – a surprising one for 1874 – was genuine or tongue-in-cheek, it is …
- … appeared on the front page of the issue for 18 February 1874, surrounded by an elaborate wood …
- … The caricature of Darwin was not included until the May 1874 issue of the Sketch-Book (vol. 1, …
- … at bottom left. date of creation February 1874 computer-readable date c. …
- … of the Huntington Library. Figaro no. 475 (18 February 1874), cover illustration. James G. …
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
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- … started ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Darwin took Emma to a Sunday afternoon at …
4.24 'Daily Graphic', Nast satire
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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum …
- … in 1879 and 1880. When Cosmic Philosophy appeared in 1874, Fiske sent Darwin a copy, but …
- … mind generally towards the doctrine of Evolution in 1874-1875. I like to keep this design before me …
- … bottom right) date of creation September 1874 computer-readable date 1874-09 …
- … and bibliography The Daily Graphic 5: 474 (12 Sept. 1874), front page. John Fiske, Outlines …
- … and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and London: Macmillan, 1874); there were many subsequent editions. …
- … letters to Fiske about Outlines : DCP-LETT- 9706 (3 Nov. [1874]) and DCP-LETT- 9749 (8 Dec. [1874 …
Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
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- … to Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, 18 February 1874 ) Zouteveen’s editions of …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … can be chloroformed (letter to G. J. Romanes, 27 December 1874 ). In the previous sections …
4.16 Joseph Simms, physiognomy
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< Back to Introduction In September 1874, the American doctor Joseph Simms, then on a three-year lecture tour of Britain, sent Darwin a copy of his book, Nature’s Revelations of Character; Or, Physiognomy Illustrated. He was seeking a public…
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … A GRAY 3 AUGUST 1871 201 TO A GRAY 3 JUNE [1874] 202 FROM A GRAY 16 …
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…
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … 1871, but dates others (still with the spotted waistcoat) to 1874. Elliott and Fry were …
- … Table in November 1876. The Pictorial World of 6 June 1874 published a wood engraving which …
- … taken in summer 1869 and summer 1871, possible also in 1874. computer-readable date c …
- … 140.1.9). Wood engraving in The Pictorial World (6 June 1874), p. 228 (DAR 140.1.3). Another …
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…
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…
