From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879
Summary
Sends Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, some letters, and poems.
Family news.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 146–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11960 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 146–9 Reginald Darwin Buxton 29 Mar 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Warden from September 1878 until December 1879 (Admiralty: Officer’s service records ( …
- … For the story about the jockey, see letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 and n. 7. …
- … Fern, | Buxton. March 29 | 1879 My dear Cousin The receipt of your letter has given me …
- … See letter to Reginald Darwin, 27 March 1879 ; CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were arranging …
- … see letter from E. S. Galton, 25 March 1879 and n. 4). The poem on prosperity has not been …
- … See letter to Reginald Darwin, 27 March 1879 and n. 3. Erasmus Darwin’s son Charles was …
From Reginald Darwin 2 April 1879
Summary
Will try to find an engraving of [Breadsall] Priory.
Offers a photograph of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s house in Derby.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 150–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11968 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 2 April 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 150–1 Reginald Darwin Buxton 2 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin was interested in ‘old things’ (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
- … see letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 ). Violetta Harriot Darwin . Erasmus Darwin …
- … Fern | Buxton April 2 | 1879 My dear Cousin I do not know whether any Photograph of the …
From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879
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Is glad CD has found interest in "the old book" [Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book].
Discusses Erasmus Darwin and his belongings, which RD has inherited.
Owns a portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11980 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879 …
- … DAR 210.14: 21 Reginald Darwin Buxton 7 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Fern, | Buxton. April 7 | 1879. My dear Cousin I am truly pleased that you have found …
- … see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). ‘A new Song in praise of two young Hunters’ …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Keynes, Milo. 1994. Portraits of Dr Erasmus …
- … see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). Reginald Darwin’s father was Francis …
- … see letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 and n. 7). The enclosure in Francis Sacheverel …
- … see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 , n. 5). Duncan evidently had a portrait of …
From Reginald Darwin 9 April 1879
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Has found a pamphlet of 1780 about Charles Darwin [1758–78].
RD’s sister, Violetta, has found some early verses and a MS by Dr Erasmus Darwin.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 152–153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11983 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 9 April 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 152–153 Reginald Darwin Derbyshire Club 9 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles …
- … Derbyshire Club April 9 | 1879. My dear Cousin I have found amongst some Medical Pamphlets …
- … see letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 and n. 5). Charles Darwin had been awarded …
- … pp. [i], 135). The Derby Mercury , 9 April 1879, p. 8, recorded that Reginald Darwin was …
From Reginald Darwin 18 April 1879
Summary
Thanks CD for sending some old family letters of RD’s father’s [Francis Sacheverel Darwin (1786–1859)].
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 154–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11987 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 18 April 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 154–5 Reginald Darwin Buxton 18 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … see letter to Reginald Darwin, 16 April 1879 and n. 1). Erasmus Alvey Darwin , CD , and …
- … See letter to Reginald Darwin, 16 April 1879 and n. 1. CD had given Reginald some letters …
- … Fern | Buxton April 18 | 1879 My dear Cousin Most gratefully do I acknowledge your …
From Reginald Darwin 31 May 1879
Summary
Thanks CD for another letter [of his father’s].
Cannot call to mind the story about the robber [see Erasmus Darwin, pp. 64–5].
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 May 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 156–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12072 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 31 May 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 156–7 Reginald Darwin Buxton 31 May 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … CD had been away from 6 to 26 May 1879 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
- … See letter to Reginald Darwin, 29 May [1879] . CD had sent Reginald Darwin a letter from …
- … robber (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 29 May [1879] , and Erasmus Darwin , pp. 64–5). …
- … Fern , | Buxton . May 31 1879 My dear Cousin I have again to thank you for your generous …
From Reginald Darwin 11 July 1879
Summary
Is gratified if he has helped [with Erasmus Darwin].
Thanks for another consignment of family records.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 158–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12146 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 11 July 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 158–9 Reginald Darwin Buxton 11 July 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
- … for CD’s research for Erasmus Darwin . See letter to Reginald Darwin, 8 July 1879 . See …
- … letter to Reginald Darwin, 8 July 1879 and n. 3. George Howard Darwin had been researching …
- … Darwin family history (see letters from G. H. Darwin, 24 June 1879 and …
- … 10 July 1879 ). CD had sent Reginald letters from Reginald’s father, Francis …
- … to CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 16 April 1879 ). …
- … Fern, | Buxton. July 11 | 1879— My dear Cousin The Books, &c which it has been my …
From Reginald Darwin 4 August 1879
Summary
Sends an address by Dr Erasmus Darwin [to the Derby Philosophical Society].
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 160–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12180 |
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From Reginald Darwin 12 November 1879
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Thanks for copy of Erasmus Darwin. The refutation of Miss Seward is admirable and conclusive.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 162–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12310 |
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- … From Reginald Darwin 12 November 1879 …
- … DAR 99: 162–3 Reginald Darwin Buxton 12 Nov 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of Erasmus Darwin ( Seward 1804 ). See letter to Ernst Krause, 14 March 1879 and n. …
- … 4, letter to Francis Galton, 22 March 1879 and n. 2, and Erasmus Darwin , pp. 70–9. …
- … Fern | Buxton Nov 12 | 1879— My dear Cousin I have received your Book from Murray, & beg …
From Reginald Darwin 17 November 1879
Summary
Sends a book on shorthand
and a paper, probably by Erasmus Darwin, entitled "Moral and physical hermeneutics", on the subject of temperance.
| Author: | Reginald Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 164–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12323 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (10) |
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| Darwin, Reginald | (10) |
| 1879 | (10) |
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
- … Press . Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back …
- … was ‘dry as dust’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 9 September 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his …
- … me much’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 15 [June 1879] ). Even the prospect of a holiday in the Lake …
- … ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional …
- … ‘a dismal time’ ( letter to Henry Johnson, 24 September 1879 ). He may have been consoled to learn …
- … pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year ended with the start of …
- … or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and the …
- … marriage settlement ( letter from W. M. Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old …
- … could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of Greiz College …
- … with glory’ ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1879 ). The botanist and schoolteacher …
- … was carbon’ ( letter from Hermann Müller, 14 February 1879 ). Carus Sterne was the …
- … ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 2 June 1879 ]). As one of Darwin’s most ardent admirers, …
- … he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 ]). Meanwhile, Darwin began searching …
- … my grandfathers life’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 March 1879 ). While searching for Seward …
- … time Darwin came to investigate his grandfather’s life in 1879, however, not only was Erasmus Darwin …
- … where, & the who—’ ( letter from V. H. Darwin, 28 May [1879] ). On the Galton side of the …
- … in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). She suggested that Darwin contact their …
- … with pride’ ( letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). It was from Reginald that …
- … with each other’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 27 March 1879 ). Darwin’s aim was ‘to give some sort of …
- … indispensable’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 ). Darwin welcomed Krause’s suggestion, but …
- … He hates scientific men’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 May 1879 ). From the start of his …
- … to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). However, even members of Darwin’s …
- … with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard Darwin, …
- … life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little consolation that …
- … his ‘tether’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July …
- … of his ‘proper work’ ( letter to James Paget, 14 July 1879 ). At this time, his proper work was …
- … they intended to publish their results as a book. By June 1879, Darwin was completing an …
- … roots of seedlings ( letter to Francis Darwin, 16 June [1879] ). Francis in Würzburg …
1879 Letters now online
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In 1879, Darwin continued his research on movement in plants and researched, wrote, and published a short biography of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin as an introduction to a translation of an essay by Ernst Krause on Erasmus’s scientific work. Darwin’s son…
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- … In 1879, Darwin continued his research on movement in plants and researched, …
- … of over 640 letters written to and from Darwin in 1879 are now online. Read more about Darwin& …
- … such a job. ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 1 December [1879] ) In early 1879, as a tribute …
- … . ( Letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 ) Just over a week after his …
- … irritations ( Letter t o Francis Darwin, 2 July [1879] ) Darwin regarded his …
- … the country . ( Letter to T. H. Farrer, 23 October 1879 ) During the year Darwin …
- … of the theory of natural selection. Nothing came of it in 1879, but it was to bear fruit later. He …
- … strong health . ( Letter to T. H. Farrer, 13 October 1879 ) Darwin wrote this to his …
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … map of the sandhills in central Sweden, 16 February 1879 C. W. Hamilton's …
Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … book, Erasmus Darwin , had been published in November 1879. It was received well by his relations …
- … he had written for the German journal Kosmos in February 1879, an issue produced in honour of …
- … Butler, Evolution old and new , which had appeared in May 1879. Krause wanted to correct Butler’s …
- … Correspondence vol. 27, letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 , and letter to Ernst Krause, 9 …
- … Darwin stated that Krause’s piece had been written in 1879 (before Evolution old and new was …
- … had raised the plant from seeds sent by Asa Gray in December 1879. His observations differed, …
- … by Gray in an article and textbook (A. Gray 1877 and A. Gray 1879, pp. 20–1). ‘I think you cannot …
- … vol. 27, letter from J. D. Hooker, 18 December 1879 ). For some years, Wallace’s main source of …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … Francis worked in this laboratory in the summers of 1878 and 1879, he encountered some of the most …
- … couple of days ( letter from A. F. Batalin, 28 February 1879 ). Darwin was especially keen for his …
- … so much at odds ( letter to Hugo de Vries 13 February 1879 ). He was reassured by De Vries, who …
- … When Francis spent a month in Algiers in early 1879, Darwin asked him to visit the botanist Gaetano …
- … seeds ( letter to Francis Darwin, [4 February – 8 March 1879] ). He continued to write up the …
- … ’. The lull in experimental work continued into March 1879, and Darwin seemed weary when he told …
- … the subject of bloom from his book. In mid-June 1879, Darwin was pleased to get back to …
- … and growth ( letter from Hugo de Vries, 7 August 1879 ). Darwin replied, ‘ I thank you much for …
- … the Spring ’. Luckily, De Vries published two papers in 1879 and 1880 that Darwin was later able to …
- … ‘A horrid bore’ In late October 1879, Darwin told Gray, ‘ I have written a rather big …
- … bodies’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 29 October 1879 ). Thiselton-Dyer, who had assisted in …
- … earlier ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 20 November 1879 ). Hooker offered to write to Egypt for …
Darwin’s student booklist
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In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh, where their father, Robert Waring Darwin, had trained as a doctor in the 1780’s. Erasmus had already graduated from Cambridge and was continuing his studies…
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- … it was first published in 1804. On rereading this work in 1879 Darwin judged it ‘a wretched …
1.14 William Richmond, oil
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< Back to Introduction William Blake Richmond’s portrait of Darwin, dating from 1879, celebrated his honorary degree of LL.D (Doctor in Laws), awarded by Cambridge University in 1877. Darwin’s return to his alma mater for the presentation ceremony…
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- … William Blake Richmond’s portrait of Darwin, dating from 1879, celebrated his honorary degree of LL …
- … Oxford in this same year. In a letter of 18 June 1879, Darwin told Thiselton-Dyer (Hooker’s …
- … William Blake Richmond date of creation 1879-80 computer-readable date 1879 …
- … in DAR 215.31b. Letters from Darwin to John Fiske, 10 June 1879 (DCP-LETT-12098) and to Thiselton …
Life of Erasmus Darwin
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The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a biographical note to accompany an essay on Erasmus's scientific work by the German writer Ernst Krause. But Darwin became immersed in his grandfather's…
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- … The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a …
- … the book into grist for controversy. In February 1879, Darwin received an unusual birthday …
- … my grandfathers life ', Darwin wrote to Krause on 14 March 1879. He made contact with family …
- … my tether '. The book was published in November of 1879. Darwin filled his notice with …
- … whose Evolution Old and New had been published in May of 1879, had not failed to find the …
Power of movement in plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Family experiments Darwin was an active and engaged father during his children's youth, involving them in his experiments and even occasionally using them as observational subjects. When his children…
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- … Letter 12152 - Francis Darwin to Darwin, 12 July 1879 Francis writes to his father …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
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…
Religion
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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Letter 12041 — Darwin, C. R. to Fordyce, John, 7 May 1879 In this letter marked “private”, …
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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- … Litchfield to a family servant as her leaving present in 1879. Henry Eeles Dresser’s album of …
3.14 Julia Margaret Cameron, photos
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< Back to Introduction In the summer of 1868 Darwin took a holiday on the Isle of Wight with his immediate family, his brother Erasmus, and his friend Joseph Hooker. The family’s accommodation at Freshwater was rented from the photographer Julia…
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- … in his journal after an encounter with the great man in 1879, ‘his features are not good’; yet ‘his …
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…
1.12 Marian Huxley, drawing
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< Back to Introduction Portrayals of Darwin by women in his social circle cannot be lumped together as the products of adoring amateurs. In 1878 he was sketched by Marian (‘Mady’) Huxley, who was then only in her late teens, but already a trained and…
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- … her early teens (she won several prizes there); nor that in 1879 she had parental blessing for her …
Suggested reading
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Contemporary writing Anon., The English matron: A practical manual for young wives, (London, 1846). Anon., The English gentlewoman: A practical manual for young ladies on their entrance to society, (Third edition, London, 1846). Becker, L. E.…
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- … Buckley, A., The fairy-land of science , (London, 1879; Philadelphia 1888). Holmes, M. …
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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- … 1872 208 JD HOOKER TO C DARWIN, 29 NOVEMBER 1879 209 A GRAY, 1882, …
