To Asa Gray 25 June 1874
Summary
Remarks on his work on Pinguicula. Notes its digestive power; it absorbs nutritious matter from leaves and seeds as well as insects.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 25 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (108) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9511 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Asa Gray 25 June 1874 …
- … Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (108) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 June 1874 Asa Gray …
- … See letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] ; CD’s most recent letter …
- … to Gray, of 5 June [1874] , does not mention Pinguicula (butterwort). CD’s …
- … experiments on digestion in Pinguicula in June 1874 are in DAR 59.1: 35–63. The specimens …
- … were sent by Amy Ruck ; see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 23 June 1874 and n. 3. The …
- … specimens, carried out between 23 and 27 June 1874, are in DAR 59.1: 57–63. CD published …
From T. H. Huxley 25 June 1874
Summary
Returns proof of his note on brain for 2d ed. of Descent. Has added a reference to Abbé Lecomte’s "terrible pamphlet" [Le Darwinisme et l’origine de l’homme (1873)] "lest it be thought I meant our cher Owen".
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 334 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9510 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley 25 June 1874 …
- … 334 Thomas Henry Huxley London, Marlborough Place, 4 25 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … in preparation. See n. 3, below, and the letters from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 and …
- … 16 April 1874 ; no intervening letters to Huxley on the subject have been found. In …
- … all of you | Ever | Yours very faithfully | T H Huxley 4 Marlborough Place | June 25 1874 …
From W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 25 June 1874
Summary
Reports on his examination of the dried specimens of Pinguicula at Kew to answer CD’s query whether all species secrete.
| Author: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 64–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9513 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 25 June 1874 …
- … See letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 . Exalbuminous : having no albumen. …
- … DAR 58.1: 64–6 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer Kew 25 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 ; see also letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 23 June 1874 . See letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 . Pinguicula filifolia , described by Charles Wright , is …
- … See letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 , for CD’s request for names of possible …
- … 10 Gloucester Road, Kew June 25. 1874 Dear M r Darwin Several days ago I began answering …
To John Ralfs [after 25 June 1874]
Summary
Wants particularly to know whether seeds or leaves of other plants are ever found adhering to the leaves of Pinguicula. Observations would perhaps best be made in a month or two.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Ralfs |
| Date: | [after 25 June 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 59.1: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9514F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To John Ralfs [after 25 June 1874] …
- … DAR 59.1: 88 Charles Robert Darwin Down [after 25 June 1874] John Ralfs …
- … versions refer only to seeds. Ralfs responded to this point in his letter of 9 July 1874 . …
- … from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 25 June 1874 , in which he suggested Ralfs as a possible …
- … earlier in June ( letter to ? , 8 June 1874 ), which was itself based on the draft letter …
- … to W. C. Marshall, 8 June [1874] . CD expanded the text of the letter to include the …
To John Ball 26 June 1874
Summary
Thanks for letter. CD’s nephew got into the club. The book about the beaver is probably that by Mr Morgan. Does not intend to publish further on the intelligence of the dog.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Ball |
| Date: | 26 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 258: 547 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9517G |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Ball 26 June 1874 …
- … DAR 258: 547 Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 June 1874 John Ball …
- … Down | Beckenham, Kent. June 26th 1874 My dear Mr Ball I am much obliged for your …
- … 22, letter from John Ball, 25 June [1874] . Earlier in the year, CD had been canvassing …
- … was proposed for membership of the Athenaeum Club in March 1874 (see Correspondence vol. …
- … 22, letter to George Bentham, 9 March [1874] ). CD’s annotated copy of Lewis Henry Morgan’ …
- … 2d ed. In his letter of the 25 June [1874] ( Correspondence vol. 22), Ball had offered to …
From J. S. Burdon Sanderson 26 June [1874]
Summary
Is delighted to hear that Pinguicula and Drosera digest fibrin. Suggests diluting gluten in weak hydrochloric acid to remove starch. Enamel was nearly digested [by Drosera] overnight. Would like to try separating the digestive ferment of Pinguicula.
| Author: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 June [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 144–5, 153–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9517 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From J. S. Burdon Sanderson 26 June [1874] …
- … Sanderson, 1st baronet London, Queen Anne St, 49 26 June [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 19 June 1874 and n. 5 See letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 21 June [1874] and n. 6. …
- … letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 21 June [1874] . Drosera is the sundew; Pinguicula is …
- … See letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 21 June [1874] and n. 2. See letter to …
- … J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 21 June [1874] and n. 4. Gluten is a protein compound derived …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 26 June 1874
Summary
Thanks for letter and seeds.
Asks that Hooker return references about plants eating insects.
Discusses Pinguicula.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 26 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 14–15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9515 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 26 June 1874 …
- … 1873–81: 14–15) Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 June 1874 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer …
- … Letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 25 June 1874 . See letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 . See also letter from W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 25 June 1874 and n. 7; Thiselton-Dyer’s reply to this point was …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. June 26 1874 My dear Mr Dyer Your letter will be of much use to …
- … from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 26 June 1874 ). For CD’s interest in the use of Pinguicula ( …
- … letter from Thomas Aitken , [ c . 25 June 1874]. Carl von Linné described its use for this …
- … out by CD and Francis Darwin from 1 June 1874 in DAR 59.1: 35; see also Insectivorous …
- … from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 25 June 1874 . CD refers to Joseph Dalton Hooker . See …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 . See letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 4 April 1874 and n. 7. CD’s future daughter-in-law, Amy Ruck , had …
- … to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 23 June 1874 and n. 3); her letter has not been found. ‘Bog …
From W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 26 June 1874
Summary
Identifies seeds adhering to leaves of Pinguicula [see Insectivorous plants, p. 369].
| Author: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 67–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9516 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 26 June 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 67–8 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer Kew 26 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … to W. T. Thiselton Dyer, 24 [June 1874] . Tigellum: the embryonic axis or primitive …
- … of Juncus bulbosus (the bulbous rush). See letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 4 June 1874 . …
- … 10 Gloucester Road, Kew June 26. 1874 Dear M r Darwin I wrote you this morning a very …
- … letter from Thiselton-Dyer dated 26 June 1874 has been found; it was presumably written in …
- … reply to the letter to Thiselton-Dyer, 24 [June 1874]. With his …
- … letter to Thiselton-Dyer of 23 June 1874, CD had enclosed some small leaves and seeds that …
- … in the missing section in Thiselton-Dyer’s letter of 25 June 1874 , or in the missing ‘ …
- … hurried note’ of 26 June 1874 (see n. 1, above). See also letter …
From Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin [after 26 June – 28 September 1874]
Summary
Describes voyage to New Zealand.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [after 26 June – 28 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 239.1: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9517F |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin [after 26 June – 28 September 1874] …
- … DAR 239.1: 2 Leonard Darwin [after 26 June – 28 Sept 1874] Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin …
- … arrival of the Merope in New Zealand on Sunday 27 September 1874 after leaving Plymouth …
- … on 27 June 1874 (G. B. Airy ed. …
- … letter to Leonard Darwin, 25 November 1874 , was written in reply. Henry Spencer Palmer …
- … on board the Merope . Between 1871 and 1874, the central government of New Zealand ran a …
- … Down Lodge following their marriage on 23 July 1874 (see letter from Emma Darwin to J. …
- … B. Innes, 24 June [1874] and n. 5). George Howard Darwin had to curtail his trip on the …
- … see letter from J. V. Carus, 7 July 1874 and n. 1). George and Francis Darwin had …
- … the United States ‘Transit of Venus Expedition’ 1874–1875 . Smithsonian contributions to …
From W. de W. Abney to Leonard Darwin [before 27 June 1874]
Summary
Answers questions about chemistry (see 9202).
| Author: | William de Wiveleslie Abney |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | [before 27 June 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 148 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9196F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From W. de W. Abney to Leonard Darwin [before 27 June 1874] …
- … DAR 58.1: 148 William de Wiveleslie Abney [before 27 June 1874] Leonard Darwin …
- … Darwin to W. de W. Abney, [before 27 June 1874] CD used the figures for the amount of …
- … see letter from Leonard Darwin to W. de W. Abney, [before 27 June 1874] and n. 2). …
From Leonard Darwin [before 27 June 1874]
Summary
LD has misplaced some figures on which he was to work.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 27 June 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 31 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9196 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Leonard Darwin [before 27 June 1874] …
- … 31 Leonard Darwin R. Naval College, Greenwich [before 27 June 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin to W. de W. Abney, [before 27 June 1874] . See letter from Leonard Darwin to W. …
- … de W. Abney, [before 27 June 1874] . The purpose of the glass case has not been …
From Leonard Darwin to W. de W. Abney [before 27 June 1874]
Summary
Asks for proportion of water and of nitrogen in various ammonium salts.
[WWA’s replies are with the letter.]
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | William de Wiveleslie Abney |
| Date: | [before 27 June 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 147 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9202 |
From Eliza Meteyard 27 June 1874
Summary
Her memorial has passed and her civil list pension has been increased to £100 per annum for life.
Dr Johnson of Shrewsbury has R. W. Darwin letters.
| Author: | Eliza Meteyard |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 164 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9518 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From Eliza Meteyard 27 June 1874 …
- … DAR 171: 164 Eliza Meteyard Hampstead 27 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 5 Squires Mount. | Hampstead. N.W. June 27. 1874 Dear Sir, As you so kindly appended your …
- … See letter from Eliza Meteyard, 20 April 1874 . Civil-list pensions were paid from a …
- … forms or ‘missing links’ in Lewes 1874–5 , 1: 301–4. He argued that the ‘animal series’ …
- … Mare Publishers. Lewes, George Henry. 1874–5. Problems of life and mind . 2 vols. London: …
- … London: Hurst & Blackett. Meteyard, Eliza. 1874. Memorials of Wedgwood. A selection from …
- … was ‘A Bacchanalian sacrifice’ ( Meteyard 1874 , plate XXI, bottom). Charles William King …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 27 [June 1874]
Summary
Thanks for letter on Erica tetralix.
Identification of leaves digested by Pinguicula.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 27 [June 1874] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 18) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9566 |
To David Moore 28 June 1874
Summary
Requests live Utricularia and Drosophyllum at suggestion of W. T. Thiselton-Dyer.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | David Moir; David Moore |
| Date: | 28 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Library, Glasnevin (DSS/DM/1/1/16) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9519 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To David Moore 28 June 1874 …
- … Glasnevin (DSS/DM/1/1/16) Charles Robert Darwin Down 28 June 1874 David Moir/David Moore …
- … of Moore may have been in the missing portions of his letters of 25 June 1874 or …
- … 26 June 1874 (see also the letter to W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 and n. 3). Utricularia is the genus of bladderworts. …
- … to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 26 June 1874 . Drosophyllum lusitanicum is the Portuguese …
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 …
From Joseph Fayrer 30 June 1874
Summary
Reports on results of experiments on effect of cobra poison on animal cilia and muscle.
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 69–72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9521 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Joseph Fayrer 30 June 1874 …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet London, Granville Place, 16 30 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … on ciliated epithelium were made on 29 June 1874 and are described in Brunton and Fayrer …
- … 16 Granville Place 30 June 1874 Dear Sir The following is the result of some experiments …
To Asa Gray 30 June [1874]
Summary
Thanks for Sarracenia, which is as wonderful as any orchid.
Asks AG to observe Pinguicula.
Has read AG’s semi-theological review [Nation 18 (1874): 348–51] with interest
and has obtained the book [C. Hodge, What is Darwinism? (1874)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 30 June [1874] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (109) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9520 |
Matches: 18 hits
- … To Asa Gray 30 June [1874] …
- … Herbarium, Harvard University (109) Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 June [1874] Asa Gray …
- … Bibliography Hodge, Charles. 1874. What is Darwinism? London: T. Nelson and Sons. …
- … s semi-theological review [ Nation 18 (1874): 348–51] with interest and has obtained the …
- … book [C. Hodge, What is Darwinism? (1874)]. …
- … leaf, thus stimulating more digestive fluid. See letters to Asa Gray , 3 June [1874] and …
- … 5 June [1874] . CD refers to Gray’s profile of him published in Nature ( A. Gray 1874c ). …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letters from Asa Gray , 16 June 1874 and …
- … 19 June 1874 (see n. 2, below). …
- … Letters from Asa Gray , 16 June 1874 and …
- … 19 June 1874 . See …
- … letter from Asa Gray, 19 June 1874 and nn. 2 and 4. The editor …
- … of Nature was Joseph Norman Lockyer . See letter from Asa Gray, 16 June 1874 . See …
- … letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and n. 5. Drosera is the sundew and Dionaea the Venus …
- … CD a copy of his review of Charles Hodge’s What is Darwinism? ( Hodge 1874 ; [A. Gray] …
- … 1874d; see letter from Asa Gray, 16 June 1874 ). Hodge had equated CD’s theories with …
- … a position that Gray rejected. CD’s copy of Hodge 1874 is in the Darwin Library–Down. …
- … Letter to Asa Gray, 25 June 1874 . In Insectivorous plants , pp. 378–9, CD concluded that …
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| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (2) |
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| Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. | (7) |
| Gray, Asa | (4) |
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (2) |
| Abney, W. de W. | (1) |
| Abney, W. de W. | (2) |
| Aitken, Thomas | (1) |
| Ball, John | (2) |
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (4) |
| Carus, J. V. | (1) |
| Coan, T. M. | (1) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
| Copland, T. C. | (1) |
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| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (1) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (4) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (1) |
| Davis, Mary | (2) |
| Donnelly, Ignatius | (1) |
| Fayrer, Joseph | (4) |
| Foster, Michael | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (2) |
| Grandclément, J. M. | (1) |
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| Huxley, T. H. | (1) |
| Innes, J. B. | (1) |
| Jackson, H. W. | (1) |
| John Murray | (2) |
| Keen, W. W. | (1) |
| Marshall, W. C. | (1) |
| Merriam, C. H. | (1) |
| Meteyard, Eliza | (1) |
| Moggridge, J. T. | (2) |
| Moir, David | (1) |
| Moore, David | (1) |
| Mueller, Ferdinand von | (1) |
| Ralfs, John | (1) |
| Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. | (10) |
| Treat, Mary | (2) |
| Unidentified | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (2) |
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
Summary
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,…
Matches: 16 hits
- … 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: 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 …
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 …
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…
