From R. F. Cooke 3 March 1880
Summary
Three hundred copies of Erasmus Darwin remain from the 1000 printed. Demand is small.
Should 250 copies of Forms of flowers be printed before type is distributed?
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Mar 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 503 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12506 |
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- … From R. F. Cooke 3 March 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 3 Mar 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … edition of 1250 copies was published in July 1880, with a few errors corrected in the main …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
From R. F. Cooke 27 April 1880
Summary
His publishers are as puzzled as CD about what the title of his new book [Movement in plants] should be. Sends a tentative one in proof [missing].
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Apr 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 504 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12590 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 27 April 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 27 Apr 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … See letter to R. F. Cooke, 23 April [1880] . CD had not settled on a title for Movement in …
From R. F. Cooke 12 June 1880
Summary
Matters related to Climbing plants
and reprint [1880] of Forms of flowers.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 June 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 505 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12631 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 12 June 1880 …
- … Matters related to Climbing plants and reprint [1880] of Forms of flowers . …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 12 June 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Bibliography Charles, Robert Fletcher, ed. [1880–3. ] Relfe Brothers’ model reading-books: …
- … In his letter to John Murray , 11 June 1880 , CD asked for permission for Robert Fletcher …
- … extracts from Journal of researches (1860) in his textbooks ( Charles ed. 1880–3 ). …
- … See letter to John Murray, 9 June 1880 and n. 2. CD had asked Murray to provide …
- … In the letter to John Murray, 9 June 1880 , CD had asked for copies of Forms of flowers 2d …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Journal of researches (1860): Journal of …
- … 50 A , Albemarle S t . | W. June 12. 1880 My dear Sir M r Murray gives his consent with …
From R. F. Cooke 15 July 1880
Summary
Movement in plants will be 600 pages. Does CD wish to publish at own expense or on the usual terms with Murray? Estimates expense of printing and possible profit.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 July 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 506 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12654 |
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- … From R. F. Cooke 15 July 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 15 July 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … reply; see letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 July 1880 . James Davis Cooper made the woodblocks …
- … by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. Variation 2d ed. : The variation of animals …
- … 50 A , Albemarle S t . | W. July 15, 1880 My dear Sir Your new work is calculated to run …
From R. F. Cooke 20 July 1880
Summary
RC estimates that 1000 copies of Movement in plants if sold at 14s would produce a profit of £6. Might more be printed, or the price raised?
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 July 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 507 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12664 |
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- … From R. F. Cooke 20 July 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 20 July 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … See letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 July 1880 and n. 3. Cooke had failed to take into account …
- … of 15 s . but CD had suggested 14 s . (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 July 1880 and n. 5). …
From R. F. Cooke 2 September 1880
Summary
Has CD made arrangements with D. Appleton for Movement in plants? CD’s instructions about the index have been forwarded.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Sept 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 508 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12704 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 2 September 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 2 Sept 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … 50 A , Albemarle St. | W. Sept r . 2 1880 My dear Sir Have you arranged anything with Mess …
- … In his letter to Cooke of 16 July 1880 , CD said that he had told his US publisher, D. …
- … index; see letter to John Murray, 10 July 1880 . The indexer was Matilda Smith ; William …
From R. F. Cooke 19 October 1880
Summary
Cost of electrotypes from the woodcuts [in Movement in plants] for French and German editions. Suggests CD charge more than actual cost in order to repay his expenses.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Oct 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 509 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12765 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 19 October 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 19 Oct 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … pay £25 for the use of the electrotypes (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 20 October 1880 ). …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … See letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 October 1880 and n. 1. The electrotypes were for the French …
- … cut (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 October 1880 and n. 3). William Clowes & Sons were the …
- … 50 A . Albemarle S t . | W. Oct 19. 1880 My dear Sir I return you Reinwald’s letter & beg …
From R. F. Cooke 4 November 1880
Summary
If every copy [of Movement in plants] is sold at 15s, CD will lose about £50.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 510 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12794 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 4 November 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 4 Nov 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … In his letter to R. F. Cooke, 21 July 1880 , CD had agreed to the terms of sale, and to …
From R. F. Cooke 5 November 1880
Summary
Six hundred copies of Movement in plants were wanted [at Murray’s annual sale] – a good start.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 511 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12798 |
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- … From R. F. Cooke 5 November 1880 …
- … 511 Robert Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St 5 Nov 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … Albemarle S t . Nov 5. 1880 There were about 600 Movements of Plants counted rapidly this …
- … Murray ’s annual dinner for booksellers on 6 November 1880 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … CD’s annotations are notes for his reply of 8 November [1880] . …
From R. F. Cooke 10 November 1880
Summary
Movement in plants needs only the index. Distressed by CD’s dissatisfaction with the indexer.
Eight hundred copies have now been sold. Type will be kept up.
Decision on printing additional copies should await reviews.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 512 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12807 |
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- … From R. F. Cooke 10 November 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 10 Nov 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in Nature (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 8 November [1880] and n. 4). A short notice, ‘New …
- … week, with woodcuts’, appeared in Nature , 11 November 1880, p. xii; the book was also …
- … in the list published by John Murray in Nature , 25 November 1880, p. …
- … xxxii, and 23 December 1880, p. lx. …
- … see letter to R. F. Cooke, 8 November [1880] . CD had asked the cost of keeping the type …
- … months ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 8 November [1880] ). CD had asked for advertisements for …
From R. F. Cooke 15 November 1880
Summary
Murray’s must reprint Descent. Does CD want to make any corrections in the plates?
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.11: 19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12821 |
From R. F. Cooke 26 November 1880
Summary
Five hundred more copies of Movement in plants must be printed immediately. Asks CD to send any corrections to printer.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 513 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12862 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 26 November 1880 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 26 Nov 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
- … In his letter of 10 November 1880 , Cooke had reported that 800 copies of Movement in …
- … printed. In his letter of 8 November [1880] , CD had asked Cooke how much it would cost …
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Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
Summary
‘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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- … to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880 . Darwin became fully devoted to …
- … of much value to me’ ( letter to C. H. Tindal, 5 January 1880 ). Darwin had employed a genealogist …
- … & even the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwin’s sons George and …
- … of [William Alvey Darwin],’ George wrote on 28 May 1880 , ‘I … said you were anxious not to …
- … letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July 1880 ). Sales of Erasmus …
- … new was published). Butler wrote to Darwin on 2 January 1880 for an explanation: ‘Among the …
- … I did not do so’ ( letter to Samuel Butler, 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butler’s letter, Emma …
- … an article upon’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [28 January 1880] ). Butler had once been an …
- … the public’ ( letter from Samuel Butler, 21 January 1880 ). He stated his case in the Athen …
- … Henrietta ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 1 February [1880] ). ‘The world will only know … that you …
- … she warned ( letter from H. E. Litchfield, [1 February 1880] ). ‘He is a virulent Salamander of a …
- … husband Richard ( letter from R. B. Litchfield, 1 February 1880 ). Even the great controversialist …
- … a horrid disease’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 3 February 1880 ). All went quiet until …
- … to an elephant’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 9 December 1880 ). Again, Darwin felt compelled to …
- … behave so differently.’ ( Letter to Asa Gray, 17 February 1880 .) But Gray had based his …
- … agreed with Darwin’s ( letter from Asa Gray, 4 April 1880 ). Having finished the manuscript …
- … or publisher?’ ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 20 July 1880 ). ‘I must take the risk & loss on my …
- … lose some for science’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 21 July 1880 ). The worries were ill founded, …
- … scale’, Darwin wrote to Alphonse de Candolle on 28 May 1880 . Readers trained in zoology realised …
- … ( letter from F. M. Balfour, [22 November 1880] ). George Romanes, who had worked on the nerves of …
- … would have been amply gratified”‘ ( 21 November [1880] ). ‘I had quite forgotten my old ambition …
- … to see anybody’ ( letter to S. H. Haliburton, 13 December 1880 ). Instinct and worms …
- … has amused me’ ( letter to W. C. McIntosh, 18 June 1880 ). Members of the family were enlisted to …
- … ( letter from Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin, [18 September 1880] ). Darwin’s Wedgwood nieces, Sophy …
- … frightens them’ ( letter to Sophy Wedgwood, 8 October [1880] ). The role of instinctive …
- … its return’ ( letter from J.-H. Fabre, 18 February 1880 ). Darwin shared the letter with Romanes, …
- … than the baby!’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, 17 December 1880 , and letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 …
- … greatly obliged’ ( letter from W. Z. Seddon, 2 February 1880) . Darwin sympathised with the pupil; …
- … has accepted’ ( letter to W. Z. Seddon, 4 February 1880 ). On 16 February , ‘an ardent student’ …
- … to public-school pupils ( letter to Francis Galton, 7 April 1880 , and letter from Francis …
Volume 28 (1880) now published
Summary
1880 opened and closed with an irksome controversy with Samuel Butler, prompted by the publication of Erasmus Darwin the previous year. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of Movement in…
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- … 1880 opened and closed with an irksome controversy with Samuel Butler, prompted …
- … available. Read more about Darwin's life in 1880 in our Life in letters …
- … Scientific Society after meeting Darwin at Down in July 1880. Forty-three members of the society …
- … of his most prized curiosities. They, and others, recognised 1880 as an important year, the year …
- … & nothing else in this world In the autumn of 1880, after finishing work on the …
Movement in Plants
Summary
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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- … The power of movement in plants , published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work …
- … and illustrated Horace’s machine in a paper (F. Darwin 1880, pp. 449–55). Diagram …
- … suggested by Darwin’s son William in February 1880, probably to replace Frank’s ‘Transversal …
- … to translate the paper into German, and it appeared in 1880 (F. Darwin 1880b). In the same letter, …
- … ’. Luckily, De Vries published two papers in 1879 and 1880 that Darwin was later able to refer to in …
- … weight of the seed ( letter from Asa Gray, 3 February 1880 ). The matter was finally settled by an …
- … would be killed by frost ( letter from Asa Gray, 4 April 1880 ). Darwin agreed, ‘ It seems almost …
- … of Plants’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 23 April [1880] ). Cooke replied, ‘ We are as much puzzled as …
- … ’. The manuscript was sent off towards the end of May 1880 and Darwin then spent a fortnight at his …
- … Alphonse de Candolle’s Phytographie (A. de Candolle 1880). In his letter of thanks for the book, …
- … all plants from their earliest youth ’. By July 1880, Darwin was correcting the first sets …
- … copies they should print ( letter to John Murray, 10 July 1880 ). Moreover, since he worried about …
- … on the usual terms ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 15 July 1880 ). This was also preferable to Darwin, …
- … or raising the price ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 20 July 1880 ). Darwin demurred, however, stating, …
- … page numbers ( letter to Francis Darwin, 5 August [1880] ). Darwin was also very taken by Balfour …
- … genesis of the nervous system ’. By mid-September 1880, Darwin was actively engaged with the …
- … to publish it ( letter from J. V. Carus, 18 September 1880 ). The American publisher, D. Appleton …
- … Murray ( letter from D. Appleton & Co., 17 September 1880 ). Darwin was fortunate in having as …
- … and stamens ( letter from Édouard Heckel, 23 September 1880 ). Darwin wanted electrotypes …
- … the cost of these ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 October 1880 ). Cooke replied that although the …
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,…
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … 1866] ; 8 June [1867-72?] ) and Sophy ( 8 October [1880] ). The …
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
Casting about: Darwin on worms
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Earthworms were the subject of a citizen science project to map the distribution of earthworms across Britain (BBC Today programme, 26 May 2014). The general understanding of the role earthworms play in improving soils and providing nutrients for plants to…
1.15 Albert Goodwin, watercolour
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< Back to Introduction In 1880 the watercolourist Albert Goodwin was apparently invited to Down to produce that rare thing – a portrait of Darwin with members of his family. As Henrietta Litchfield, Darwin’s daughter, explained when she reproduced it…
2.7 Joseph Moore, Midland Union medal
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< Back to Introduction The Midland Union was an association of natural history societies and field clubs across the Midland counties, intended to facilitate – especially through its journal The Midland Naturalist – ‘the interchange of ideas’ and…
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- … It was decided at the Union’s annual meeting in July 1880 to award an annual ‘Darwin Prize’ for the …
- … death in 1882, suggested that the initiation of the medal in 1880 had also been intended as a …
- … founded by the Midland Union of Natural History Societies 1880’. In the centre the name of the …
- … date of creation designed and first produced in 1880 computer-readable date 1880-01-01 …
- … and bibliography letter to E. W. Badger, [19 July 1880], DCP-LETT-12660. ‘Encouragement of …
- … and Field Clubs of the Midland Counties , 3:32 (August 1880), preface and pp. 181–2. Journal of …
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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- … Letter 12389 - Johnson, M. to Darwin, [January 1880] Mary Johnson tells Darwin about her …
- … 12745 - Darwin to Wedg wood, K. E. S., [8 October 1880] Darwin asks his niece, …
- … 12760 - Wedgw ood, K. E. S. to Darwin, [15 October 1880] Darwin’s niece, Katherine …
- … publication of The Movement of Plants in 1880 and his “assistance” is proudly …
- … publication of The Movement of Plants in 1880 and his “assistance” is proudly …
Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
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- … 14 October [1862] To Joseph Prestwich, 3 January 1880 …
Earthworms
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As with many of Darwin’s research topics, his interest in worms spanned nearly his entire working life. Some of his earliest correspondence about earthworms was written and received in the 1830s, shortly after his return from his Beagle voyage, and his…
What is an experiment?
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Darwin is not usually regarded as an experimenter, but rather as an astute observer and a grand theorist. His early career seems to confirm this. He began with detailed note-taking, collecting and cataloguing on the Beagle, and edited a descriptive zoology…
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- … when at work’ ( letter to J. M. Herbert, 25 December [1880] ). Horace Darwin’s …
Power of movement in plants
Summary
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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- … on experiments for The Power of Movement in Plants (1880). The correspondence between Darwin …
- … to his theory of evolution by natural selection. This 1880 book sought to illustrate that evolution …
- … Darwin, C.R. The power of movement in plants. 1880. London: John Murray. Chapter nine: …
- … publication of The Power of Movement in Plants in 1880. After reading Chapter Nine of …
Moral Nature
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In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…
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…
Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
4.40 'Phrenological Magazine'
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< Back to Introduction Among the stranger uses of Rejlander’s photograph of Darwin (the very popular profile view) was as an illustration in Lorenzo Niles Fowler’s Phrenological Magazine of 1880; it accompanied an article titled ‘Charles Darwin – A…
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Florence Caroline Dixie
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On October 29th 1880, Lady Florence Dixie wrote a letter to Charles Darwin from her home in the Scottish Borders; “Whilst reading the other day your very interesting account of A Naturalist’s Voyage round the world,” she said, “I came across a passage…of…