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From John Wright to George Cupples   18 February 1874

Author:  unknown
Addressee:  unknown
Date:  
Classmark:  DAR 90: 107–10
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9301

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  • … From John Wright to George Cupples   18 February 1874

From G. W. Hickman to G. Cupples   19 February 1874

Author:  unknown
Addressee:  unknown
Date:  19 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 90: 111–113
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9303

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  • … DAR 90: 111–113 19 Feb 1874
  • … From G.  W.  Hickman to G.  Cupples   19 February 1874

To Hugo de Vries   19 February 1874

Summary

Thanks for copies of HdV’s two articles on climbing plants (Vries 1873a and 1873b).

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Hugo de Vries
Date:  19 Feb 1874
Classmark:  Artis Library (De Vries 1)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9303F

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  • … To Hugo de Vries   19 February 1874
  • … Artis Library (De Vries 1) Charles Robert Darwin 19 Feb 1874 Down Hugo de Vries …
  • … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb 19 1874 Dear Sir I beg leave to thank you very sincerely for …

To Octavius Pickard-Cambridge   [before 20 February 1874]

Summary

Discusses meaning of term "sexual selection".

Comments on variability in males.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
Date:  [before 20 Feb 1874]
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.437)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9304

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  • … To Octavius Pickard-Cambridge   [before 20 February 1874] …
  • … Mss.B.D25.437) Charles Robert Darwin Down [before 20 Feb 1874] Octavius Pickard-Cambridge …
  • … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
  • … from Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, 17 February 1874 . CD had asked Pickard-Cambridge for …
  • … the females. In his letter to 17 February 1874, Pickard-Cambridge had suggested that ‘ …

To J. P. Cooke   20 February 1874

Summary

Thanks for his election as Foreign Honorary Member.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Josiah Parsons Cooke
Date:  20 Feb 1874
Classmark:  American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Letterbook 07-36)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9305

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  • … To J.  P.  Cooke   20 February 1874
  • … Sciences (Letterbook 07-36) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Feb 1874 Josiah Parsons Cooke …
  • … Academy of Arts and Sciences , 28 January 1874. For the diploma, see Appendix III. …
  • … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb.  20 th 1874 Sir I beg leave to acknowledge your letter of …

To Ludwig Rütimeyer   20 February 1874

Summary

Thanks for LR’s essay on living and fossil turtles [Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Neuchâtel 9 (1873): 439–41].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Karl Ludwig (Ludwig) Rütimeyer
Date:  20 Feb 1874
Classmark:  Universitätsbibliothek Basel, Handschriften (G IV 91, 6)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9306

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  • … To Ludwig Rütimeyer   20 February 1874
  • … G IV 91, 6) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Feb 1874 Karl Ludwig (Ludwig) Rütimeyer …
  • … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb 20 1874 Dear Sir I write a line to thank you for the renewed …

From T. N. Staley   20 February 1874

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Summary

General observations on the native Hawaiian population.

Author:  Thomas Nettleship Staley
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  20 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 89: 191–4
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9307

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  • … From T.  N.  Staley   20 February 1874
  • … DAR 89: 191–4 Thomas Nettleship Staley Croxall 20 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. ODNB : Oxford dictionary of national …
  • … Croxall Vc, Lichfield Feb.  20 th . 1874 My Dear Sir I have been away from home or should …
  • … see the letter from T.  N.  Staley, 12 February 1874 . Staley refers to James Cook and the …
  • … See letter from T.  N.  Staley, 12 February 1874 . In Descent 2d ed. , p.  187, CD cited …

From George Cupples   21 February 1874

Summary

Answers to queries are being sent.

Enclosure 1: statistics on puppies bred by Rayner in 1873.

Enclosure 2 from W. N. Massey: number of males or females raised depends entirely on preference of greyhound breeders.

Enclosure 3 from E. L. Williams: breeders prefer to destroy bitch pups.

Enclosure 4: Thomas Morse answers CD’s three queries, transmitted by GC: (1) in deerhounds, females predominate, three to one; (2) in all but cattle, females are less worth preserving; (3) TM rears all the young.

Enclosure 5: John Wright responds to CD’s queries about proportion of sexes in births of horses, cattle, and dogs.

Enclosure 6: G. W. Hickman cannot give reliable answers to CD’s queries on proportion of sexes born [in greyhounds?].

Author:  George Cupples
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  21 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 90: 91–2, 94–7, 102–13, 117–19; DAR 161: 301
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9309

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  • … From George Cupples   21 February 1874
  • … 7, 102–13, 117–19; DAR 161: 301 George Cupples unstated 21 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
  • … see letter from George Cupples, 7 February 1874 ). Text in square brackets in this set of …
  • … s . Morse Osmaston Manor, | Derby. Feb 18. 1874. With respect to questions No 1 & No 2. I …
  • … Pershore R d . | Birm m . Feb.  19 th . 1874. Dear Sir, I am afraid I cannot personally …
  • … Barton Street. | Gloucester. Febry 10 th . 1874. D r Sir, Your favor to hand this day— in …

From W. F. Rayner to George Cupples   21 February 1874

Summary

Statistics on puppies bred by him in 1873.

Author:  William Finch Rayner
Addressee:  George Cupples
Date:  21 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 90: 102–6
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9308

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  • … From W. F.  Rayner to George Cupples   21 February 1874
  • … DAR 90: 102–6 William Finch Rayner Cupar 21 Feb 1874 George Cupples …

From P. F. Perfil’eva   22 February 1874

Summary

Asks for CD’s photograph.

Author:  Praskov’ja Fëdorovna Perfil’eva (Pauline Perfilieff)
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  22 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 174: 36
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9337

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  • … From P.  F.  Perfil’eva    22 February 1874
  • … ja Fëdorovna Perfil’eva (Pauline Perfilieff) Moscow 22 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … Moscou Fevr.  22/6. 1874. Monsieur! Ayant eu le plaisir de lire plusieurs de vos ouvrages …
  • … Moscow Febr.  22/6. 1874. Sir! Having had the pleasure of reading several of your works …

From A. S. G. Canning   23 February 1874

Summary

More details on pea-fowl.

Author:  Albert Stratford George Canning
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 161: 42
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9313

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  • … From A.  S.  G.  Canning   23 February 1874
  • … Stratford George Canning London, Portman Square, 31 23 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … has not been found, but see the letters from A.  S.  G.  Canning, 16 February 1874  and …
  • … 18 February 1874 . Canning had offered information on peafowl for the second edition of …
  • … 31. Portman Square Feb ry 23 d . | 1874. Sir I received your letter & wish to supply any …

To John Lubbock   23 February 1874

Summary

CD wishes to acquire a piece of JL’s land.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
Date:  23 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 261.7: 8 (EH 88205933)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9310

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  • … To John Lubbock   23 February 1874
  • … 88205933) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Feb 1874 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron …
  • … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb 23. 1874 My dear Lubbock I am going to beg a great favour of …

From B. J. Sulivan   23 February 1874

Summary

The Bishop of Falkland says the Fuegian natives’ health does not suffer through increased civilisation. Relates the Bishop’s observations on the state of Tierra del Fuego and its populace.

Author:  Bartholomew James Sulivan
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 177: 301
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9311

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  • … From B.  J.  Sulivan   23 February 1874
  • … DAR 177: 301 Bartholomew James Sulivan Bournemouth 23 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … letter from B.  J.  Sulivan, 7 February 1874 . Stirling had brought four Fuegian youths of …
  • … from B.  J.  Sulivan, 7 February 1874  and n.  2. Horace Newbegin Watts. Orundellico ( …

From William Withers   23 February 1874

Summary

Thanks CD for presenting books to a gardeners’ society.

Author:  William Withers
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 181: 133
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9312

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  • … From William Withers   23 February 1874
  • … DAR 181: 133 William Withers Brasted 23 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …

To Albert Günther   25 February 1874

Summary

Has given in Descent 2: 12, an account from AG of the brushes on the sides of Monacanthus; has now learned of brush-like scales on the males of Mallotus. Asks whether the two genera are related.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther
Date:  25 Feb 1874
Classmark:  Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library (38)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9315

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  • … To Albert Günther   25 February 1874
  • … Library (38) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Feb 1874 Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) …
  • … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb 25 1874 My dear D r Günther I have given, in my Descent, …

From T. N. Staley   25 February [1874]

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Summary

Introduction of tropical fruits in Hawaiian Islands.

Author:  Thomas Nettleship Staley
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  25 Feb [1874]
Classmark:  DAR 89: 195–6
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9314

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  • … From T.  N.  Staley   25 February [1874] …
  • … DAR 89: 195–6 Thomas Nettleship Staley Croxall 25 Feb [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … letter from T.  N.  Staley, 20 February 1874 . CD’s letter to Staley has not been found; …
  • … see, however, the letter from T.  N.  Staley, 20 February 1874 . 77 o F. : 25 o C. …

To W. T. Goodale   26 February [1874]

Summary

Has not the strength to discuss WTG’s letter, and points out that every organism develops from a single cell.

Does not wish to see the Book WTG offered.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Walter Temple Goodale
Date:  26 Feb [1874]
Classmark:  Stephen R. Marzilli (private collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9313F

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  • … To W.  T.  Goodale   26 February [1874] …
  • … private collection) Charles Robert Darwin 26 Feb [1874] Down Walter Temple Goodale …
  • … between this letter and the letter from W.  T.  Goodale, 11 February 1874 . In …
  • … his letter to CD of 11 February 1874 , Goodale had queried an objection to development …

From George Graham to George Cupples   26 February [1874]

Summary

Responds to CD’s questions (transmitted by GC) on greyhound breeding and proportion ofsexes reared.

Author:  George Augustus Graham
Addressee:  George Cupples
Date:  26 [Feb 1874]
Classmark:  DAR 90: 120–3
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9317

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  • … From George Graham to George Cupples   26 February [1874] …
  • … DAR 90: 120–3 George Augustus Graham Rednock 26 [Feb 1874] George Cupples …

From Albert Günther   26 February 1874

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Summary

Comments on several points in Descent,

doubts facts about Monacanthus brushes

and the two Cyprinidae males attending the female when spawning.

Author:  Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  26 Feb 1874
Classmark:  DAR 89: 26–7
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9316

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  • … From Albert Günther   26 February 1874
  • … Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther British Museum 26 Feb 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
  • … British Museum Febr.  26 th . 1874 My dear Sir The sexual difference in Mallotus has been …
  • … See letter to Albert Günther, 25 February 1874 . Günther refers to his Catalogue of …
  • … See letter to Albert Günther, 25 February 1874  and n.  2. Acanthurus is the lancetfish or …

To H. B. Tristram   26 February [1874]

Summary

Asks HBT whether he received the certificate nominating Robert Swinhoe for the Royal Society.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henry Baker Tristram
Date:  26 Feb [1874]
Classmark:  Wheldon & Wesley (dealers) (1984)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9317A

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  • … To H.  B.  Tristram   26 February [1874] …
  • … Wesley (dealers) (1984) Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 Feb [1874] Henry Baker Tristram …
  • … letter to H.  B.  Tristram, 16 February 1874 . Robert Swinhoe had asked CD to propose him …
  • … letter from Robert Swinhoe, 9 February 1874 ). Swinhoe was not elected until 1876 ( Record …
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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…

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  • … 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,…

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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…

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  • … physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874 , while he was staying in London. …
  • … stockings. (Letter from Joseph Simms, 14 September 1874 ) The foot could tell …

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…

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  • … < Back to Introduction In September 1874, the American doctor Joseph Simms, then on a …
  • … [1861] (DCP-LETT-3256]. Simms’s letter to Darwin, 14 Sept. 1874 (DCP-LETT-9637; from DAR 177:164). …

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…

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  • … Letter 9580 - Darwin to Darwin, G. H. D., [1 August 1874] Darwin gives feedback on work …
  • … Letter 9613 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [30 August 1874] Darwin comments on a “clever” …

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…

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  • … ( To Fritz Müller, 25 September 1873 ). But by March 1874, some doubts seemed to have arisen when …
  • … with new & related matter. ( To J. V. Carus, 19 March [1874] ). A year later, Darwin still …

3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos

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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…

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  • … as a steel engraving, which was published in Nature in 1874, and was included in Francis Darwin …
  • … to the Subscribers to Nature no.  240 June 4 th 1874’. Wood engraving in The Graphic , XI:278 …
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