To D. F. Nevill 12 September [1874]
Summary
CD has never before seen the Utricularia DN has sent. Hooker had told him about it. Asks that her gardener observe young Utricularia: CD is interested in internal structure of little balls on bladders.
Sends photograph.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
| Date: | 12 Sept [1874] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9634 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To D. F. Nevill 12 September [1874] …
- … collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Sept [1874] Dorothy Fanny Walpole/Dorothy Fanny …
- … epiphytic species of Utricularia in his letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 28 [July 1874]. …
- … Hooker visited Down on 26 September 1874 ( letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 23 September 1874 ). CD’s gardener was Henry Lettington . Nevill’s head …
- … a carte de visite of CD in her letter of [11 September 1874] . See letter from D. …
- … F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] and n. 3. …
- … this letter and the letter to D. F. Nevill, 11 September [1874] . See letters to D. …
- … F. Nevill, 7 September 1874 and n. …
- … 2, and 11 September [1874] . No letter from Joseph Dalton Hooker discussing the epiphytic …
To James Verrell? 13 September [1874]
Summary
Should like to borrow again a volume which he returned in error. Requests The Quarterly Magazine of the High Wycombe Natural History Society for 1867 and 1868 to locate paper on Utricularia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Verrell |
| Date: | 13 Sept [1874] |
| Classmark: | Gallery of History (dealers) (20 October 1983) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9635A |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To James Verrell? 13 September [1874] …
- … dealers) (20 October 1983) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Sept [1874] James Verrell …
- … which CD began to work on intensively in September 1874. The printed notepaper is …
- … of a sort that CD stopped using in November 1874. Verrell seems to have handled …
- … letter to James Verrell, 21 September 1874 ). No other letters from CD on this subject …
From ? 13 September 1874
Summary
An anonymous letter praising the Origin.
| Author: | Unidentified |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 143 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9635 |
From S. W. Pennypacker 14 September 1874
Summary
He has physical peculiarities that support CD’s theories: e.g., ability to dilate nostrils like a rabbit and to spread out the toes of both feet.
| Author: | Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9636 |
From Joseph Simms 14 September 1874
Summary
Sends copy of one of his books.
Asks for drawing of CD’s right foot.
| Author: | Joseph Simms |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 164 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9637 |
From J. D. Hooker 15 September 1874
Summary
Thiselton-Dyer’s announcement of his inability to continue as JDH’s private secretary is a blow. He will now be doing original work. JDH is glad of that but the loss of his help is great.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 88–9; DAR 103: 221; Insectivorous plants, p. 5 n. |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9638 |
From John Murray Jr 15 September 1874
Summary
Sends CD a statement of number of thousands of copies printed thus far [by Murray’s] of: Journal of researches (12), Origin (13), Descent (10), and Expression (9).
| Author: | John Murray, Jr; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 440 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9639 |
From W. J. L. Wharton [15 September 1874]
Summary
Describes the coral formations of Zanzibar and east coast of Africa.
| Author: | William James Lloyd Wharton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [15 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 69: A63–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9641 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Rodriguez … hills. 15.4] scored pencil End of letter : ‘Mauritius Sept 15. — 1874. —’ ink …
- … From W. J. L. Wharton [15 September 1874] …
- … DAR 69: A63–6 William James Lloyd Wharton Mauritius [15 Sept 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the measurement of the transit of Venus in 1874 (G. B. Airy ed. 1881, pp. 352–3). CD had …
- … edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874. Coral reefs : The structure and distribution of …
- … reduced to a sandhead always visible. Now (1874) even this has entirely disappeared, and …
- … and Arabia ( Boteler 1835 ). Coral reefs 2d ed. was published in June 1874 ( Publisher’ …
- … s circular 1874). William Fitzwilliam Owen commanded the British voyage to Africa from …
From H. M. Wilkinson 15 September 1874
Summary
Utricularia has broken into pieces and appears to be decaying.
| Author: | Henry Marlow Wilkinson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 91–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9640 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From H. M. Wilkinson 15 September 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 91–2 Henry Marlow Wilkinson Ringwood 15 Sept 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of Utricularia (bladderwort; see letters from H. M. Wilkinson, 18 July 1874 and …
- … 5 August 1874 . He is acknowledged in Insectivorous plants , p. 395 n. No letters from CD …
- … M. Wilkinson I could not find one long plant like those we got earlier. Sep r 15. 1874 …
From W. J. L. Wharton [15 September 1874 or later]
Summary
Describes the coral formations of the island of Rodriguez [Indian Ocean].
| Author: | William James Lloyd Wharton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [15 Sept 1874 or later] |
| Classmark: | DAR 69: A67–70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9205 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From W. J. L. Wharton [15 September 1874 or later] …
- … A67–70 William James Lloyd Wharton unstated [15 Sept 1874 or later] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … from W. J. L. Wharton, [15 September 1874] , and by the dates of Wharton’s visits to …
- … at intervals between September and December 1874 to establish stations for measuring the …
- … from W. J. L. Wharton, [15 September 1874] and n. 8. Trous d’argent : silver holes ( …
- … from W. J. L. Wharton, 15 September 1874 and n. 9. In order to determine the type of …
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 John Lubbock [before 17 September 1874]
Summary
Sends MS intended some day for the Viola tricolor section of Cross and self-fertilisation [pp. 123–8] to be used by JL in his British wild flowers (1875).
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [before 17 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 49645:107) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9618 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Lubbock [before 17 September 1874] …
- … Robert Darwin unstated [before 17 Sept 1874] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron …
- … article in Nature , 17 and 24 September 1874 (see n. 2, below). Federico Delpino had sent …
- … mechanisms to ensure cross-fertilisation published in Nature , 17 and 24 September 1874 ( …
- … Lubbock 1874 , p. 402), and in his popular book on the subject, British wildflowers …
To Francis Darwin [17 September 1874]
Summary
Asks FD to come early to write from dictation.
Thanks Amy for her drawing of Utricularia montana.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [17 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9218 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Francis Darwin [17 September 1874] …
- … DAR 271.3: 12 Charles Robert Darwin Down [17 Sept 1874] Francis Darwin …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 September [1874] . …
- … In 1874, the Thursday before 18 September was 17 September. CD described his microscopical …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 September [1874] . Amy Darwin’s drawing has not been found. …
From Milan Radovanović 17 September 1874
Summary
Has translated Origin into Serbian and wants CD’s authorisation to publish.
| Author: | Milan Marinković (Milan) Radovanović |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9643 |
To J. D. Hooker 18 September [1874]
Summary
Describes his observations on Utricularia montana.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 18 Sept [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 336–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9645 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 18 September [1874] …
- … DAR 95: 336–7 Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Sept [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … this letter and the letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] . See letter from D. …
- … F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] . Utricularia montana was the first epiphytic bladderwort …
- … is a synonym of U. alpina. Hooker visited Down on 26 September 1874 (see letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 23 September 1874 ). In Insectivorous plants , pp. 431–2, CD described the …
To D. F. Nevill 18 September [1874]
Summary
Stupidly missed Utricularia bladders, which he assumed were with the leaves. Has now found true bladders on roots and has evidence of captive prey. Thinks bladders capture subterranean insects. Thinks the large bladder-like structures are water reservoirs. DN’s plant has given him a most enjoyable day of work.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
| Date: | 18 Sept [1874] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9644 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To D. F. Nevill 18 September [1874] …
- … collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Sept [1874] Dorothy Fanny Walpole/Dorothy Fanny …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker was planning to visit CD on 26 September 1874 (see letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 18 September [1874] ). …
- … to D. F. Nevill, 11 September [1874] . Nevill had sent CD a specimen of Utricularia …
- … letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] ). CD later identified the solid bladder- …
- … letter from D. F. Nevill, 16 [September 1874] . Utricularia montana is a synonym of U. …
From Abner Haines 19 September 1874
Summary
States his admiration for CD’s views and their progress in the U. S.
| Author: | Abner Haines |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9646 |
To Ernst Haeckel 20 September 1874
Summary
Thanks for 5th edition of his book [Natürliche] Schöpfungsgeschichte.
CD continues with his experiments on the digestive power of plants, which is much like that of mammals.
Is also preparing a revised edition of Descent.
Would welcome hearing more of his ideas about Pangenesis.
Postscript about Anthropogenie, which has just arrived. EH’s astonishing productivity.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
| Date: | 20 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/31) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9647A |
To J. D. Hooker [20 September 1874]
Summary
Asks JDH to cut a bit of root from old Utricularia and bring it with him to Down.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [20 Sept 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 338 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9647 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker [20 September 1874] …
- … DAR 95: 338 Charles Robert Darwin Down [20 Sept 1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 September [1874] . …
- … In 1874, the Sunday following 18 September was 20 September. Hooker planned to visit Down …
- … work on Utricularia (bladderwort; see letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 September [1874] ). …
From A. W. Bennett 21 September 1874
Summary
Sends papers and references.
Reports his microscopic observations on Drosera and other plants.
| Author: | Alfred William Bennett |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Sept 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 142 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9648 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From A. W. Bennett 21 September 1874 …
- … 142 Alfred William Bennett London, Park Village East, 6 21 Sept 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Regent’s Park, | N.W. Sept. 21 st . 1874. Dear Sir The accompanying nos. of the “ …
- … Hooker’s next visit to Down was planned for 26 September 1874 (see letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 23 September 1874 ). CD was studying the carnivorous genera Drosera (sundew) …
- … Zeitung for 27 April, 1 May, and 8 May 1874, which contained articles by Hermann Hoffmann …
| letter | (56) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (25) |
| Nevill, D. F. | (5) |
| Walpole, D. F. | (5) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
| Lyell, Charles | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (31) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
| Nevill, D. F. | (5) |
| Walpole, D. F. | (5) |
| Bennett, A. W. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (56) |
| Nevill, D. F. | (10) |
| Walpole, D. F. | (10) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (9) |
| Lyell, Charles | (4) |
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…
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- … 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
Summary
You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
Matches: 1 hits
- … understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the book, …
Joseph Simms
Summary
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?
Summary
—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
Summary
—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
Summary
‘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
Summary
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
Summary
< 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
Summary
< 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
Summary
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
Summary
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…
