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To C. M. C. Darwin 6 April 1879

Summary

Sends details of the progress of his researches for Erasmus Darwin.

His son Leonard will photograph Elston and Cleatham. He has found an early drawing of Elston.

Asks for a letter of introduction for Leonard Darwin to CMCD’s tenant at Elston.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Date:	6 Apr 1879
Classmark:	The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11978F

Matches: 32 hits

… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, C. M. C. …
… To C. M. C. Darwin 6 April 1879 …
… The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection) Charles Robert Darwin 6 Apr 1879 …
… Down Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin …
… I have not wearied you with this long note & remain | yours truly obliged | Charles Darwin …
… the progress of his researches for Erasmus Darwin . His son Leonard will photograph Elston …
… Elston. Asks for a letter of introduction for Leonard Darwin to CMCD’s tenant at Elston. …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Post Office …
… S.E.R. ) April 6 th 1879 My dear M rs . Darwin I had intended writing to you the day …
… in the few words which I shall say about the Darwins of the past. Will you kindly read the …
… This letter to Emma Darwin has not been found. …
… George Howard Darwin’s enclosure has not been found. …
… It probably related to whether Robert Darwin (1682–1754) had owned the Elston Estate in …
… Nottinghamshire (see letter from C. M. C. Darwin, 14 April 1879 ). …
… Leonard Darwin was in the Royal Engineers, and an instructor in chemistry and photography …
… Sappers: private soldiers in the Royal Engineers. Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin’s husband, …
… Francis Rhodes Darwin , inherited Elston Hall from …
… Post Office directory of Lincolnshire 1885 ). CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin , was …
… Erasmus Darwin’s youngest son from his first …
… marriage. Susannah Darwin was …
… Erasmus Darwin’s sister. A transcription of the ‘curious’ letter (DAR 227.3.1) in which …
… during Lent was published in Erasmus Darwin , p. 7. The contents of the ‘settlements & …
… in DAR 227. CD included only the engraving of Elston before 1754 in Erasmus Darwin , p. 3. …
… of deeds hundreds of letters from D r . Erasmus Darwin & other odd old letters, one …
… very curious one from Susannah Darwin sister of Erasmus. Also a rough drawing of Elston …
… so very kind as to send for him (Lieut. Darwin R.E) the briefest line of introduction to …
… Charlotte’s brother, Robert Alvey Darwin, in …
… 1850 ( Darwin pedigree , p. 28). She had sent CD photographs of Elston Hall taken in the …
… summer of 1878 (see letter from C. M. C. Darwin, 27 March 1879 . The Cleatham Estate in …
… Charlotte and CD’s great-great-uncle William Darwin of Cleatham (1681–1760) . Cleatham is …

To Reginald Darwin 2 May 1879

Summary

Leaves home on 6th for a rest.

Will commence writing Erasmus Darwin.

Apologises for keeping RD’s various books for so long a time.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	2 May 1879
Classmark:	DAR 153: 100
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12025

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 2 May 1879 …
… DAR 153: 100 Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 …
… May 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… 1999 , pp. 136–8, 151– 2, 162–3, 184–5, 204, and 216–17; Erasmus Darwin , pp. 118–24). …
… The son was probably Horace Darwin . …
… a rest. Will commence writing Erasmus Darwin . Apologises for keeping RD’s various books …
… they will be safe. So pray forgive me and believe me | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: Giles …
… de la Mare Publishers. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… write the biographical account of Erasmus Darwin that would serve as a preliminary notice …
… to the English translation of Ernst Krause’s account of Erasmus Darwin ( Krause …
… 1879a ; Erasmus Darwin , pp. 1– …
… 127). Reginald Darwin had lent CD …
… several books, including Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House …
… MS; see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). …
… Erasmus Darwin’s more ambitious mechanical ideas were recorded in this book (see King-Hele …

To G. H. Darwin 30 May [1880]

Summary

Discusses GHD’s genealogical researches

and his health.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	George Howard Darwin
Date:	30 May [1880]
Classmark:	DAR 210.1: 93
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12619

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… To G. H. Darwin 30 May [1880] …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, G. H. …
… DAR 210.1: 93 Charles Robert Darwin Southampton 30 May [ …
… 1880] George Howard Darwin …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus. 1799. The botanic garden, a poem . Pt 1. The economy of …
… notes. 4th edition. London: J. Johnson. Darwin, George Howard. 1907–16. Scientific papers. …
… Cambridge University Press. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 May 1880 . Sarah …
… Gay Forbes Noel was upset that her grandfather William Alvey Darwin had not received …
… more attention in Erasmus Darwin (see letter from G. …
… H. Darwin, 28 May 1880 ). …
… had a interest in the genealogy of the Darwin family (see Correspondence vol. 27, letter …
… soon. — | Your affectionate Father | C. Darwin Frank starts tomorrow or Tuesday for …
… Correspondence vol. 26, letter from Francis Darwin, [4–7 August 1878] , and Correspondence …
… Hypotoses: hypotheses. The 1799 edition of Erasmus Darwin’s two part poem The botanic …
… garden ( E. Darwin 1799 , pp. xvii–xviii) contained an ‘Apology’ on the use of ‘ …
… S. Galton, 31 March 1879 ). ‘(W m Alvey Darwin)’ was added in purple crayon in an unknown …
… sold, probably from Elston Hall (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 May 1880 and n. …
… 3). Robert Waring Darwin . Manton is a …
… in Lincolnshire and the location of the Darwin family seat Cleatham Hall; Lincoln is the …
… had an interest in the genealogy of the Darwin family (see Correspondence vol. 14, letter …
… from E. A. Darwin, [before 20 February 1866? ] and n. 2). George’ …
… been found. Thomas Henry Farrer had opposed his daughter Ida’s marriage to Horace Darwin . …
… Emma Darwin thought this was because Farrer worried that all his family would be against …
… s second wife, Ida’s stepmother, and Horace Darwin’s cousin, in an awkward position, and …
… by the match, was mainly concerned about losing Ida ( letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: …
… 125), and letter from Emma Darwin to Ida Farrer, [September 1879 ? ] (DAR 258: 653)). …
… have not been found; they evidently concerned Effie Farrer’s health. Leonard Darwin . …
… CD and Emma Darwin were visiting Sara …
… and William Erasmus Darwin in Southampton from 25 May to 8 June 1880 (CD’s ‘Journal’ ( …
… James Russell Lowell , the poet, visited on 30 May 1880 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
… Probably Anne Ashburner , Sara Darwin’s aunt. William …
… and Frances Anna Thomson had lunched with the Darwins on 11 May …
… 1880 ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [ …
… 1880] (DAR 219.9: 236)). George and Horace Darwin were constructing a pendulum to measure …
… lunar disturbance of gravity ( G. H. Darwin 1907–16 , 5: l). The enclosure was probably a …
… Hooker’s portrait was painted by John Collier in 1880. Francis Darwin left for Brittany on …
… 31 May 1880 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Francis’s potash experiments probably …

From Edward Levett Darwin 7 September 1863

Summary

Glad to find they are cousins.

Sends his book [High Elms (pseud.), The game-preserver’s manual (1858)].

Author:	Edward Levett Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	7 Sept 1863
Classmark:	DAR 99: 17–18
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-4295

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… From Edward Levett Darwin 7 September 1863 …
… Darwin, E. …
… L. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 99: 17–18 Edward Levett Darwin Derby 7 Sept …
… 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
… day or other it will result in being personal . Yours very sincerely | Edw d L Darwin Chr. …
… Darwin Esq | F.R.S. …
… cousin, once removed ( Darwin pedigree ). CD and his family had gone to Malvern Wells, …
… printed. 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Darwin pedigrees , by Richard Broke Freeman. …
… An appeal. [By Charles and Emma Darwin. ] [Bromley, Kent]: [privately printed. ] [ …
… Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
… Cambridge University Press. 1985–. [Darwin, Edward Levett. ] 1859. The game-preserver’s …
… a common one yet there are I know other Darwins. Your Wife sent me 2/1 for a copy of the …
… Edward Darwin was CD’s first cousin, son of …
… his father’s half-brother, Francis Sacheverel Darwin ( …
… Darwin pedigree ). …
… No other correspondence between CD and Edward Darwin has been found. …
… Emma Darwin had apparently sent for a copy of …
… considerably enlarged’ edition of Edward Darwin’s Game preserver’s manual , which was …
… published in 1863 ( E. L. Darwin 1863 ). …
… Emma Darwin had apparently …
… sent Edward Darwin a copy of An appeal , a four-page circular concerning the cruelty of …
… s manual are the only works by Edward Darwin listed in the NSTC . The reference may be to …
… particular procedures necessary for trapping foxes ( [E. L. Darwin] 1859 , pp. 25–6). …
… Huish , of Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, was married to Edward Darwin’s sister, …
… Frances Sarah ( Darwin pedigree ). The reference is to Samuel Boteler and …
… Hall, Nottinghamshire; Samuel Boteler Bristowe was CD’s and Edward Darwin’s second …
… Field office. Derby: W. Bemrose & Sons. Darwin, Edward Levett. 1863. The game-preserver’s …
… act" of 1862. 4th edition. Buxton, Derbyshire: the author. Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of …
… the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
… see letter from G. B. Sowerby Jr to Emma Darwin, 22 July 1863 , and Appendix IX). …
… See also letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [ …
… September 1863] . The two parts of Edward Darwin’s Game preserver’s manual dealt with the …
… steel trap stands, as it always must, pre-eminent’ ( [E. L. Darwin] 1859 , p. 22). The …

From E. A. Darwin 17 [1877?]

Summary

Wants Francis [Rhodes] Darwin’s address; also asks if CD has heard "the great news".

Author:	Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	17 [1877?]
Classmark:	DAR 105: B94–5
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-10754

Matches: 25 hits

… From E. A. Darwin 17 [1877? ] …
… Darwin, E. …
… A. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 105: B94–5 Erasmus Alvey Darwin unstated 17 [1877? ] …
… Charles Robert Darwin …
… Wants Francis [Rhodes] Darwin’s address; also asks if CD has heard "the great news". …
… Charles Will you send the address of Francis Darwin if you have it. On comparing dates I …
… s husband Francis Rhodes , on condition he change his surname to Darwin. …
… Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) was …
… CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s father. …
… Emma Sophia Galton was another grandchild of Erasmus Darwin. The …
… reason why the executorship of William Alvey Darwin’s will was in question is not …
… known. George Howard Darwin had been interested in genealogy since at least 1866 (see …
… Correspondence vol. 14, letter from G. H. Darwin, 11 October [1866] ). …
… Francis Rhodes Darwin’s solicitor has not been identified. The ‘great news’ has not been …
… from 1877, and from an early archivist’s mark dating it 1877. Francis Rhodes Darwin . …
… William Alvey Darwin and …
… Robert Waring Darwin of Elston (1724–1816) …
… were brothers of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), CD …
… and Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s grandfather. …
… The Elston estate was inherited by William Alvey Darwin’s son …
… William Brown Darwin , and on his …
… death by William Brown Darwin’s son …
… Robert Alvey Darwin . …
… Robert Alvey Darwin died a few years later leaving the estate to his sister’ …

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

Matches: 20 hits

… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 18 April 1879 …
… DAR 99: 154–5 Reginald Darwin Buxton 18 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… sending some old family letters of RD’s father’s [Francis Sacheverel Darwin (1786–1859)]. …
… Bibliography Darwin, Francis Sacheverell. 1927. Travels in …
… East, 1808–1810 . Edited by Francis Swift Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… guardian (note at the end of Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House MS)). The …
… covered the period from 1804 to 1818 (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 16 April 1879 and n. …
… 1). Erasmus Alvey Darwin , CD , …
… and Reginald Darwin were born in 1804, 1809, and 1818, respectively. …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 16 April 1879 and n. 1. …
… CD had given Reginald some letters from Francis Sacherevel Darwin to …
… Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848). These letters have not been found. Francis had taken …
… a tour of the Mediterranean from 1808 to 1810 ( F. S. Darwin 1927 ). …
… Robert Waring Darwin , CD’s father, was twenty years …
… older than his half-brother Frances Sacherevel Darwin. On …
… the death of their father, Erasmus Darwin , in 1802, Robert became Francis’s …
… appearance in the world— With best regards & repeated thanks | affec tly yours | R Darwin …

From E. S. Galton 12 November 1879

Summary

Thanks CD on behalf of herself and sister [E. A. Wheler] for the gift of Erasmus Darwin. Comments to amplify parts of it.

Author:	Emma Sophia Galton
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	12 Nov 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 34
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12314

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… Galton, E. S. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 210.14: 34 Emma Sophia Galton Leamington 12 Nov 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… sister [E. A. Wheler] for the gift of Erasmus Darwin . Comments to amplify parts of it. …
… 1754) married Roger Vaughton in 1777 ( Darwin pedigree , p. 9). …
… Her grandmother was Elizabeth Darwin (1702–97) . Mr Day …
… was probably Joseph Day . Elizabeth Darwin (1847–1926) . …
… Francis Galton is mentioned in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 88 and 110. …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus. 1789–91. The botanic garden; a poem, in two parts. Pt 1. The …
… notes. Lichfield: J. Jackson. 1789. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Hankin, Christiana …
… Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles Darwin’s ‘The …
… Life of Erasmus Darwin’. First unabridged edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
… Anne Wheler are on the presentation list for Erasmus Darwin (Appendix IV). CD was highly …
… Anna Seward in her biography of Erasmus Darwin (see Seward 1804 , pp. 64–8 and 406), and …
… 1: 152–4, 178–80, and 237–48; see Erasmus Darwin , pp. 70–80). See also letter from E. S. …
… R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 . Erasmus Darwin’s stepson was Sacheverell Chandos-Pole . …
… their daughter was Emma Nixon . Samuel Tertius Galton . Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816) …
… shared Erasmus Darwin’s interest in poetry and botany. The …
… botanic garden was published in two parts ( E. Darwin 1789–91 ). Elizabeth Hall (b. …
… have occurred to me— Page 5. William Alvey Darwin died 1783—the year of my mother’s birth, …
… we used to go & see her in an Even g — Old M rs . Darwin of Elston, (the mother of D …
… r . Erasmus Darwin)—who lived to a great age, had the habit latterly of thinking aloud— …
… to pay their yearly visit at Elston, M rs . W m . Darwin made it a point to call on them—& …
… old M rs . Darwin (our Great Grandmother) much to the amusement & discomforture of the …
… W m . wisely declined— D r . Erasmus Darwin’s Brothers & sisters were very deaf, & when …
… old M r . Robert Darwin of Elston, wanted to lecture his sister Ann, he took her a drive, …
… Grandmother (the Mother of D r . Erasmus Darwin) was a charming old Lady—used to get up at …
… are not you up yet? ”— ”—Page 5. John Darwin the rector of Elston, I have heard my Mother …
… the Hill—& then he could run on with them— M rs . Darwin of Elston (Mother of D r . …
… E Darwin) when her children were young, she always had them to come into her room every …
… Stepsons—would be Stepson in law—as D r . E Darwin had but one Stepson & that was my Uncle …
… used to say, our Grandfather D r . E Darwin had a very great idea of his eldest Brother’s …
… Galton, 25 March 1879 and nn. 2 and 6. Violetta Galton . William Alvey Darwin ’s wife …
… was Jane Darwin (née Brown); their daughter …
… Ann married Samuel Fox ( Darwin pedigree , pp. 8, 28). …
… The Fox family lived at Osmaston Hall, near Derby. Erasmus Darwin’s …
… mother, Elizabeth Darwin , lived at Elston Hall until her death at the age of 94 (King- …
… Hele ed. 2003, p. 102). E. S. Galton’s grandmother was Elizabeth Darwin ( …
… Erasmus Darwin’s second wife). For the aunts and uncles, see King-Hele ed. …
… 2003, p. 143. Erasmus Darwin’s siblings …
… were Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816), who inherited Elston Hall, …
… Elizabeth Hall (1725–1800), William Alvey Darwin , …
… Ann Darwin (1727– …
… 1813) , Susannah Darwin (1729–89) , …
… and John Darwin . …
… For the grandchildren of Elizabeth Darwin , see King-Hele ed. 2003 , p. 143. …
… has not been identified. For more on John Darwin ’s parish work, see the enclosure to the …

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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… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 11 July 1879 …
… DAR 99: 158–9 Reginald Darwin Buxton 11 July …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Is gratified if he has helped [with Erasmus Darwin ]. Thanks for another consignment of …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… received from you my knowledge of the Darwins of former times is vastly increased. With …
… to you & to your family believe me my dear Cousin | ever sincerely yours | Reginald Darwin …
… Reginald had lent Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House MS) and …
… other items 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 Sacheverel Darwin , to CD’s …
… father, Robert Waring Darwin ( letter …
… to Reginald Darwin, 16 April 1879 ). …

From Reginald Darwin 9 April 1879

Summary

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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… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 9 April 1879 …
… DAR 99: 152–153 Reginald Darwin Derbyshire Club 9 …
… Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… 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. …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus, ed. 1780. Experiments establishing a criterion between …
… some diseases. Lichfield: J. Jackson. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… has found two early records of D r Darwin: one, some verses to a Chesterfield school …
… sending you these, with a Manuscript book of D r D. ’s. — Affectly yours | R Darwin— …
… Priory was reproduced in Erasmus Darwin , p. …
… 125. Erasmus Darwin attended Chesterfield School from 1741 to 1749 before being admitted …
… College, Cambridge, in June 1750. In Erasmus Darwin , p. 21, CD mistakenly stated that the …
… King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles Darwin’s ‘The …
… Life of Erasmus Darwin’. First unabridged edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… to my Father, one relating to Charles Darwin, which was previously unknown to me— It was …
… a beautiful letter of dedication from D r Darwin to D r Duncan, the Thesis translated into …
… Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) wrote a short biography of his eldest son, Charles (CD’s …
… mucaginous and purulent matter’ ( E. Darwin ed. 1780 ). Andrew Duncan had taken care of …
… the Duncan family vault in Edinburgh (see letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 and n. …
… 5). Charles Darwin had been awarded the first gold medal given by the Aesculapian Society …
… on the distinction between pus and mucus ( E. Darwin ed. 1780 , pp. [i], 135). …
… 9 April 1879, p. 8, recorded that Reginald Darwin was present at the Derbyshire April …
… certain civil and administrative matters ( OED ). Violetta Harriot Darwin lived in Derby. …
… Violetta Darwin’s drawing of Breadsall …

From C. M. C. Darwin 27 March 1879

Summary

They have never had any Erasmus Darwin letters.

Sends photographs [of Elston Hall].

Author:	Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	27 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 99: 136–7
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11956

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… Darwin, C. M. …
… C. Darwin, C. R. …
… From C. M. C. Darwin 27 March 1879 …
… DAR 99: 136–7 Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin Otley 27 Mar …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… They have never had any Erasmus Darwin letters. Sends photographs [of Elston Hall]. …
… know it— With kind regards from M r . Darwin and myself. | Believe me | Y rs . sincerely | …
… C. M. C. Darwin …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: Giles …
… Otley. March 27 th . 1879. Dear M r . Darwin, I so much wish in answer to your letter that …
… I could send you any of D r . Darwin’s but I do not think we have ever possessed any. …
… See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 24 March 1879 . CD …
… had wondered whether Charlotte had any documents of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) . Charlotte …
… of Erasmus’s brother William Alvey Darwin . The photographs of Elston Hall have not been …
… of Elston Hall as it was before 1754, made by Violetta Harriot Darwin , was reproduced …
… in Erasmus Darwin , p. 3. …
… Charlotte’s eldest son was Francis Alvey Rhodes Darwin . …
… A portrait of Erasmus Darwin engraved by William Bromley appeared in the European Magazine …
… 1871 . Charlotte’s husband was Francis Rhodes Darwin ; he had inherited Elston Hall, …
… Nottinghamshire, from her brother, Robert Alvey Darwin . …
… an old gentleman a portrait of D r . E. Darwin from the European Magazine engraved 1795— …

To Reginald Darwin 16 April 1879

Summary

Sends letters from RD’s father to R. W. Darwin.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	16 Apr 1879
Classmark:	University of California Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Special Collections
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11997

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… and 1810 during a tour of the Mediterranean ( F. S. Darwin 1927 ). …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 16 April 1879 …
… Sends letters from RD’s father to R. W. Darwin. …
… Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Special Collections Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 …
… Apr 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… Bibliography Darwin, Francis Sacheverell. 1927. Travels in …
… East, 1808–1810 . Edited by Francis Swift Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… in your big book when this is returned to you. — Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin …
… Reginald Darwin had lent …
… CD Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House MS), to which he …
… had added newspaper clippings relating to his side of the Darwin family (see …
… letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 and n. …
… 8). The letters from Francis Sacherevel Darwin to his half- …
… brother Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) are not in the Commonplace …
… book, but there is a note by Reginald Darwin recording that CD gave him the letters in …
… between 1804 and 1818. Francis Sacherevel Darwin visited Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) in 1809 …

To C. M. C. Darwin 15 April 1879

Summary

Thanks for letter of introduction for Leonard Darwin to CMCD’s tenant at Elston.

Sends some information about R. W. Darwin’s residence at Elston; does not plan to include a portrait of him.

Asks the acreage of land at Cleatham.

Offers to send a print of the portrait of himself by W. W. Ouless.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Date:	15 Apr 1879
Classmark:	The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11995F

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, C. M. C. …
… To C. M. C. Darwin 15 April 1879 …
… The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection) Charles Robert Darwin 15 Apr 1879 …
… Down Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin …
… is not worth a great price. — Pray believe me | yours very truly obliged | Ch. Darwin …
… Ouless . See also plate on p. 119, and Browne 2002 , p. 424. Charlotte Darwin’s husband …
… was Francis Rhodes Darwin . …
… Bibliography Browne, Janet. 2002. Charles Darwin. The power of place. Volume II of a …
… for letter of introduction for Leonard Darwin to CMCD’s tenant at Elston. Sends some …
… information about R. W. Darwin’s residence at Elston; does not plan to include a portrait …
… S.E.R. April 15 th 1879 My dear M rs . Darwin I thank you much for your kind note & for …
… come across one to my Father from R. W. Darwin who says “I suppose you know my Father …
… of Elston Hall, requesting that Leonard Darwin be allowed to photograph it, had been …
… enclosed with the letter from C. M. C. Darwin, 14 April 1879 . …
… Robert Waring Darwin of Elston (1724–1816) was …
… an uncle of Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) , CD’s father, …
… and the son of Robert Darwin (1682–1754) . The letter has not been …
… found. CD was trying to establish whether Robert Darwin owned Elston Hall ( …
… see letter to Reginald Darwin, 8 April 1879 and n. …
… 8). Three of Robert Darwin’s four sons attended …
… Cambridge University , but only Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) …
… and John Darwin were there at the …
… same time; Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816) had been there …
… seven years earlier and William Alvey Darwin studied law in London. See letter from C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 14 April 1879 and n. …
… 3. In Erasmus Darwin , p. 1, CD referred to the Cleatham Estate as small even before the …
… while to give a portrait of the said Robert Darwin. Will you have the kindness to tell …
… at Cleatham, formerly belonging to the Darwins? The engraving by Rajon from a picture of …
… I shall be very happy to give you & M r . Darwin the remaining one, & will despatch it in …

From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin [13 January 1861]

Summary

Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect and pay for GHD’s skates.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Addressee:	William Erasmus Darwin
Date:	[13 Jan 1861]
Classmark:	DAR 185: 117
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-3046F

Matches: 23 hits

… Darwin, C. R. …
… Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, …
… Emma Darwin, W. E. …
… From Charles and Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin [13 January 1861] …
… DAR 185: 117 Charles Robert Darwin Emma …
… Wedgwood/Emma Darwin [13 Jan …
… 1861] William Erasmus Darwin …
… Two letters for WED at E. A. Darwin's. G. …
… H. Darwin has been to dentist. Please collect and pay for GHD’s skates. …
… London. B. at 2 o .30’— Your affect | C. Darwin Dear Wm, I expect Eva will come with you, …
… January 1861, and left on 21 January ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Emma was mistaken …
… The letter is dated by the reference to George Howard Darwin’s dental treatment (see n. …
… 3, below) and references in Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242; see nn. 2 and 8, below). …
… Sunday. CD refers to his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin , who lived at 6 Queen Anne Street, …
… London, and to Francis and George Howard Darwin , who, according …
… to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), went to London on 10 January 1861, returning to Down on …
… treatment between December 1860 and February 1861 (see letter from G. H. Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [9 December 1860] (DAR …
… 251: 2226), letters from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [30 January 1861] (DAR 219.1: 36), [12 February 1861] (DAR 219.1: 37), and [20 …
… further identified. London Bridge station. Emma Darwin added this note to CD’s letter. The …
… with William on 14 January 1861 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); to the London home of …

To Reginald Darwin 1 April 1879

Summary

The "great book" [presumably Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, see Erasmus Darwin, p. iii] arrived safely.

Can RD supply a photograph of [Breadsall] Priory?

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	1 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 153: 96
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11966

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 1 April 1879 …
… DAR 153: 96 Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 …
… Apr 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… The "great book" [presumably Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace …
… book, see Erasmus Darwin , p. iii] arrived safely. Can RD supply a photograph of [ …
… of Elston Hall in March 1879 (see letter from C. M. C. Darwin, 27 March 1879 ). …
… Erasmus Darwin died at Breadsall Priory, near Derby. The copy was made …
… it was copied from a lithograph that had been made by Violetta Harriot Darwin (see letter …
… to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
… got a photograph of Elston Hall from Mrs. Darwin of Creskeld. Could you give or lend a …
… s character. Yours sincerely obliged | Charles Darwin I will write again hereafter. P.S. I …
… See letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ; …
… CD had received Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House MS) and some of his letters. …
… biographical sketch of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany an English translation …
… of Ernst Krause’s account of Erasmus Darwin’s scientific work ( Krause 1879a ). Elston …
… Hall, Nottinghamshire, was the seat of the senior branch of the Darwin family and the …
… birthplace of Erasmus Darwin . …
… Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin of Creskeld Hall, Otley, Yorkshire, had sent CD two …

From E. S. Galton 25 March 1879

Summary

Notes and a copy of a letter written by ESG to John Dowson of Whitby. Expresses her opinion of the biographies of Erasmus Darwin written by Mrs Schimmelpenninck and Anna Seward.

Author:	Emma Sophia Galton
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	25 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 15
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11954

Matches: 43 hits

… Galton, E. S. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 210.14: 15 Emma Sophia Galton Leamington 25 Mar 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… her opinion of the biographies of Erasmus Darwin written by Mrs Schimmelpenninck and Anna …
… Edgeworth , and Josiah Wedgwood I . Anna Seward . Robert Waring Darwin was CD’s father. …
… Seward retracted her allegation that Erasmus Darwin’s second …
… son (also Erasmus Darwin ) had committed suicide (see, for example, Edinburgh Review 4 ( …
… contemplated writing a life of Erasmus Darwin (see letter to B. W. Richardson, 14 March …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus. 1789–91. The botanic garden; a poem, in two parts. Pt 1. The …
… With philosophical notes. Lichfield: J. Jackson. 1789. Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of …
… the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
… I wrote to D r . Dowson on D r . Erasmus Darwins life, as he quotes largely from M rs . …
… red crayon 9.1 An … 1810— 9.2] double scored red crayon 9.2 and … Darwin 9.4] scored red …
… crayon 12.4 “Miss … Darwin— 12.5] scored red crayon 20.1 We … to read 20.3] scored red …
… Hankin ed. 1858 ). John Dowson had written a biography of Erasmus Darwin ( Dowson 1861 ). …
… Schimmelpenninck had depicted Erasmus Darwin as a glutton and a non-believer (see Hankin …
… lecture to CD in 1871; CD’s copy, in the Darwin Library–CUL, has ‘6 Dec 1871’ written on …
… the title page. The enclosure was Erasmus Darwin’s poem ‘The folly of atheism. An ode. ’ …
… printed. 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Darwin pedigrees , by Richard Broke Freeman. …
… author. 1984. ] Dowson, John. 1861. Erasmus Darwin: philosopher, poet, and physician. A …
… of Whitby. London: H. K. Lewis. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Hankin, Christiana …
… his notes to The loves of the plants ( E. Darwin 1789–91 , 2: 89, 149–60). Mary Somerville …
… Tertius Galton had died in 1844. Erasmus Darwin had died in 1802. Sophia Brewin . James …
… Galton “(Grand-daughter to D r . Erasmus Darwin & niece of M rs . Schimmelpenninck) “Feb y …
… at Whitby in 1861, on D r . Erasmus Darwin, I must apologize for troubling you with this …
… with M rs . Schimp k . — So far from D r . Darwin being an atheist, I enclose a beautiful …
… Galton (my Father) married D r . Erasmus Darwin’s eldest daughter, by his second wife, M …
… influenced her in her description of D r . Darwin—such as his coarseness and gluttony &c— …
… k was only 24. years of age when D r . Darwin died. Her life was not published till after …
… at not being the second M rs . Erasmus Darwin— I well remember my Grandmother M …
… rs . Darwin, a sensible & agreeable person “At the time Miss Sewards …
… life of D r . Darwin came out, the family were so angry with the false accounts put …
… in, that my mother says, D r . Robert Darwin (of Shrewsbury) obliged her to contradict …
… her book remains— “I well remember seeing the life of D r . E Darwin at my Uncle’s (D r . …
… Robert Darwin of Shrewsbury) many passages were marked by himself, as “ false ” “ Utterly …
… D r . Richardson mentioned, he was collecting anecdotes of D r . E Darwin— “My Mother ( …
… née Violetta Darwin) the last surviving child of D …
… r . E Darwin still lives* & has nearly attained her 88 th . year. Her mind is perfectly …
… Scott ed. 1823 , pp. 299–301). CD quoted the first four lines of it in Erasmus Darwin , p. …
… 44. Violetta Darwin was a …
… daughter of Erasmus Darwin and his second wife, Elizabeth ; she …
… married Samuel Tertius Galton in 1807 ( Darwin pedigree ). See Hankin ed. …
… 1: 247. Schimmelpenninck implied that Erasmus Darwin had knowingly included false accounts …

From E. S. Galton 31 March 1879

Summary

Sends drawings of several of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s residences, together with suggestions of sources of other material.

Author:	Emma Sophia Galton
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	31 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 99: 181–2
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11962

Matches: 43 hits

… Galton, E. S. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 99: 181–2 Emma Sophia Galton Leamington 31 Mar 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Sends drawings of several of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s residences, together with suggestions of …
… Bibliography Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… Milo. 1994. Portraits of Dr Erasmus Darwin, F.R.S. , by Joseph Wright, James Rawlinson and …
… Master | at Orpington | S. E. R. I also send a Print of our Grandfather Darwin I should …
… think Violetta Darwin could send you a good Draw g . of Breadsall Church if you wanted …
… Smiles life of Boulton & Watt of D r . E Darwin Top of letter : ‘Parcel | acknowledged | …
… estate near Derby, purchased by Erasmus Darwin ’s son Erasmus shortly before his death in …
… died on 18 April 1802 ( King-Hele 1999 , pp. 330, 341). Violetta Harriot Darwin and …
… Reginald Darwin were children …
… of Francis Sacheverel Darwin (Galton’s uncle), …
… travelled to Lichfield to consult Erasmus Darwin , whom he thought ‘the greatest physician …
… when he might expect to die. CD recounted the story in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 105–6. …
… of the Priory—given to me by Violetta Darwin (Reginald’s sister ) of what is was before it …
… 69–84. King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: …
… when passing through Derby in 1871— Reginald Darwin (who is our first Cousin & Grandson of …
… D r . Eras: Darwin) has many papers, especially the “Common place book” & others of …
… sent us anything we wanted to see, of the Darwin family— This reminds me of an anecdote, …
… to tell, that when our Uncle, Sir Francis Darwin went to Edinburgh to study— He was told, …
… to hear of some of his Father’s (D r . E Darwin’s) theories roughly handled— Sir Fra s . …
… had some Photographs taken from Reginald Darwin’s family pictures at his House at Buxton— …
… of D r . Eras: Darwin’s Father & Grandfather— I send them also, for you …
… look at— Also a book with remarks on the Darwins— My mother, being only nineteen years of …
… had no letters of his— M rs . Rhodes Darwin (Charlotte) of Creskeld—Otley—to whom Elston …
… Noel evidently takes much interest in the Darwin Genealogy—as she asked us to help her— …
… she did not know— With kind love to M rs . Darwin | Believe me | Yours sincerely | Emma S …
… a son of Erasmus Darwin and his second wife Elizabeth . Francis had lived at Breadsall …
… of Breadsall Priory was reproduced in Erasmus Darwin , p. 125. The sketch of the house …
… for Violetta Galton has not been found; Erasmus Darwin and his family lived there from the …
… 1999 , plate 10B). See letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 and n. 2; Reginald had …
… CD. The anecdote concerned Francis Sacheverel Darwin . Galton’s father was Samuel Tertius …
… Galton . Erasmus’s father was Robert Darwin ; his grandfather …
… was William Darwin (1655–82). The photographs have not been found; the book has not …
… been identified. Violetta Galton . Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin was the wife …
… of Francis Rhodes Darwin , who had inherited Elston Hall, …
… Nottinghamshire, from her brother, Robert Alvey Darwin . …
… The property was let; the Darwins lived at Francis’s estate, Creskeld Hall, Otley, West …
… print has not been identified; for more on the portraits of Erasmus Darwin , see M. Keynes …
… 1994 . Violetta Harriot Darwin had published a lithograph showing details of Breadsall …
… Smiles included some quotations from correspondence between Erasmus Darwin and Matthew …
… Boulton , and between Darwin and James Watt , in Lives of Boulton and Watt ( Smiles 1865 , …

From W. E. Darwin 6 January 1881

Summary

Passes on legal advice.

Author:	William Erasmus Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	6 Jan 1881
Classmark:	Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 85)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12980F

Matches: 30 hits

… From W. E. Darwin 6 January 1881 …
… Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, C. R. …
… Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 85) William Erasmus Darwin Southampton 6 Jan …
… 1881 Charles Robert Darwin …
… on Saturday. | Your affect son | W. E. Darwin 4.5 Scientific Library] ‘Diplomas’ added …
… Captain FitzRoy, RN, from 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. ‘ …
… of my mind and character. By Charles Darwin. In Evolutionary writings , edited by James A. …
… were William Erasmus and George Howard Darwin ). William had suggested buying stock in the …
… Dock Company (see letter from W. E. Darwin, 1 January [1881] , and letter to W. …
… E. Darwin, 3 January [1881] ); the person in whose name the shares were to be purchased …
… E. A. Darwin, 11 October [1866] ). …
… Leonard Darwin . …
… See letter to the Darwin children, 3 January 1881 . …
… CD’s honorary diplomas are in the Darwin Archive–CUL; transcriptions appear in appendixes …
… or his surviving eldest son); his scientific library was bequeathed to Francis Darwin . …
… deeds Autograph Voyage of Beagle " Memoirs Scientific Library Portraits of C. Darwin " E. …
… Darwin " …
… R Darwin " J. Wedgwood ? …
… Picture of Foxgloves ? Portrait of W m Darwin from Uncle Eras As to plate I do not know …
… and autobiographical memoir ( ‘Recollections’ ) are in the Darwin Archive–CUL. …
… Probably Erasmus Darwin ; CD had purchased a painting of his grandfather in 1878 (see …
… 3 January 1878 ). Probably the painting of CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin , that is …
… now in Darwin College, Cambridge. Probably the …
… painting of Josiah Wedgwood I that is now in Darwin College, Cambridge. Trajan Hughes ’s ‘ …
… 1723) is at Down House; the painting originally belonged to Robert Waring Darwin . …
… Probably the painting of William Darwin (1655–82) that …
… is now in Darwin College, Cambridge. ‘ …
… Uncle Eras’ was Erasmus Alvey Darwin . CD had been awarded the Royal Society’s Copley …
… the death of his sister Susan Elizabeth Darwin (see Correspondence vol. 14, letter from …

To the Darwin Family 3 October 1828

Summary

[Caroline Darwin on behalf of CD] submits a petition to Darwin family for £20 to purchase a new double-barrelled gun, CD’s present one having become dangerous.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Darwin family
Date:	3 Oct 1828
Classmark:	DAR 204: 34
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-50

Matches: 14 hits

… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin family …
… To the Darwin Family 3 October 1828 …
… DAR 204: 34 Charles Robert Darwin [Shrewsbury] 3 …
… Oct 1828 Darwin family …
… The ‘petition’ is in Caroline Darwin’s hand. The subscribers’ names are in their own …
… requisite for the purchase of new Double barrd Gun— Value £20— £. s. d. R W Darwin 5= 0 …
… = 0 Miss Darwin 5 . …
… 0– 0 Miss Susan Darwin 5 " 0 . …
… 0 Miss Cath Darwin 5 " 0 " 0. …
… Caroline Darwin on behalf of CD] …
… submits a petition to Darwin family for £20 to purchase a new double-barrelled gun, CD’s …
… a Distressed Sportsman— 1828. Oct 3— Charles Darwin gent—humbly petitions all benevolently …
… liable to destroy the aforesaid Charles Darwins legs arms, body & brains & consequently …

To W. E. Darwin 30 [October 1862]

Summary

Thanks WED for observations on Lythrum.

Discusses family affairs.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	William Erasmus Darwin
Date:	30 [Oct 1862]
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 107
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-3789

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… to W. E. Darwin, [25 October 1862] . …
… To W. E. Darwin 30 [October 1862] …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, W. E. …
… DAR 210.6: 107 Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 [Oct …
… 1862] William Erasmus Darwin …
… by the relationship to the letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 October 1862 . See letter to …
… W. E. Darwin, [25 October 1862] and n. 2, and letter …
… from W. E. Darwin, 28 October 1862 . CD reported this observation in ‘Three forms of …
… Bibliography Anon. 1862. Mr Darwin’s orchids. Saturday Review 14 (1862): 486. …
… papers : The collected papers of Charles Darwin. Edited by Paul H. Barrett. 2 vols. …
… good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862. ‘Three forms …
… My dear old fellow | Your affect | C. Darwin Months hence will do about counting seed; …
… and the letters from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [19 November 1862] and [2 December 1862? ], in DAR 219.1: 67–8). William had …
… DAR 226.1). See letter from W. E. Darwin, 21 October [1862] and n. 4, and letter …
… three forms of Lythrum salicaria. By Charles Darwin. [Read 16 June 1864. ] Journal of the …
… Hampshire Bank, Southampton. Henrietta Emma Darwin . See letter to J. D. Hooker, 27 [ …
… s visit to Down House on 31 October, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242): ‘Ch. …
… Lubbock, 25 October 1862 , n. 5. Elizabeth Darwin started at a school in Kensington run …
… by Miss Buob, on 27 January 1863 (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
… and the letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, [29 October 1862] , in DAR 219.1: …
… 63). The Darwins’ governess, Camilla Ludwig , was on an extended visit to her family in …
… in order to separate her from Horace Darwin . The Down surgeon, Stephen Paul Engleheart , …
… from which he had been suffering earlier in the year. See the letters from Emma Darwin to …
… William Erasmus Darwin , [2 March 1862], [27 May 1862], and [6 November …
… in DAR 219.1: 49, 57, 64; see also Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), and CD’s Classed account …
… of Down. On Saturday 1 November 1862, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary (DAR 242) that …
… having become friendly with Elinor Mary Bonham-Carter (see Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …

From V. H. Darwin 4 April 1879

Summary

Is interested to hear of CD’s life of Dr Erasmus Darwin. There is no photo of Breadsall Priory, but she would be happy to make a drawing of it.

Author:	Violetta Harriot Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	4 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 20
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11976

Matches: 33 hits

… From V. H. Darwin 4 April 1879 …
… Darwin, V. …
… H. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 210.14: 20 Violetta Harriot Darwin Derby 4 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… to hear of CD’s life of Dr Erasmus Darwin. There is no photo of Breadsall Priory, but she …
… me | yours very sincerely | Violetta H. Darwin— 4.1 It is … his friends 4.2] scored red …
… Milo. 1994. Portraits of Dr Erasmus Darwin, F.R.S. , by Joseph Wright, James Rawlinson and …
… are bringing out another Life of D r . Darwin, I write to say that as there is no Photogr …
… the boat trip. This anecdote appeared in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 58–9, but CD considered the …
… invention, and suggested that Erasmus Darwin might have been tricked into taking strong …
… 48: 69–84. Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
… character sketch of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany an English translation of …
… Ernst Krause’s discussion of the works of Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). …
… Anna Seward had published a biography of Erasmus Darwin in 1804 ( Seward 1804 ). …
… CD wished to include a woodcut of Breadsall Priory, Erasmus Darwin’s death place, in his …
… sketch (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 ). …
… Violetta Darwin was a book illustrator and member of the Anastatic Drawing Society, the …
… has always been associated with D r . Darwin by his friends (almost like the “ judicious …
… Church and the Priory ( ibid . , plate 19). Violetta Darwin’s drawing of Breadsall …
… Priory was used in Erasmus Darwin , p. 125. …
… of Derby painted several portraits of Erasmus Darwin (see M. Keynes 1994 ). The engraving, …
… in 1770 (see letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 ); no portrait is reproduced in …
… Anna Seward’s Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin ... with anecdotes of his friends , but …
… of one of two versions of a later portrait by Wright of Erasmus Darwin holding a quill as …
… the frontispiece to Erasmus Darwin . …
… CD gave several examples of Erasmus Darwin’s benevolence …
… in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 34–5 and 60–5. The sixteenth-century theologian Richard Hooker was …
… Richard Lovell Edgeworth recalled Erasmus Darwin’s rescue from a ditch of a drunken man, …
… also mentioned in 1798 that Erasmus Darwin’s expression in a recent portrait obscured his …
… Edgeworth 1820 , 2: 198). CD referred to both stories in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 60–1 and 69. …
… Priory in September 1802; Erasmus Darwin had died in April 1802, and the household was in …
… According to Seward 1804 , pp. 64–8, Erasmus Darwin , having uncharacteristically indulged …

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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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… Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig …
… as the creator of this dramatisation, and that of the Darwin Correspondence Project to be identified …
… correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Jane Loring …
… Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles Darwin Actor 3 – In the dress of a modern day …
… Agassiz, Adam Sedgwick, A Friend of John Stuart Mill, Emma Darwin, Horace Darwin… and acts as a sort …
… the play unfolds and acting as a go-between between Gray and Darwin, and between the audience and …
… this, he sends out copies of his Review of the Life of Darwin. At this time in his life, Asa …
… friends in England, copies of his ‘Review of the Life of Darwin’… pencilling the address so that it …
… Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border of the little …
… are kept in check by a constitutional weakness. DARWIN: A plain but comfortable brick …
… by every blessing except that of vigorous health… DARWIN: 4 My confounded stomach …
… pursuits and the simplicity of his character. DARWIN: 5 I am allowed to work now …
… own house, where he was the most charming of hosts. DARWIN: 6 My life goes on …
… being a part of [an unpublished] manuscript. Darwin settles down to write. His tone is …
… THE CONCURRENCE OF BOTANISTS: 1855 In which Darwin initiates a long-running correspondence …
… gossip about difficult colleagues (Agassiz). Gray realizes Darwin is not revealing all of his …
… man, more formally attired and lighter on his feet than Darwin. He has many more demands on his time …
… catches his attention. He opens the letter. DARWIN: 8 April 25 th 1855. My …
… filled up the paper you sent me as well as I could. DARWIN: 10 My dear Dr Gray. I …
… is condensed in that little sheet of note-paper! DARWIN: 11 My dear Hooker… What …
… surprising good. GRAY: 12 My dear Mr Darwin, I rejoice in furnishing facts to …
… of the sort to the advancement of science… DARWIN: 13 I hope… before [the] end of …
… reasonably expect… Yours most sincerely Asa Gray. DARWIN: 16 My dear Gray… Your …
… Journal, as a nut for [Professor] Agassiz to crack. Darwin and Gray share a joke at the …
… will turn up that he cannot explain away… DARWIN: 22 Hurrah I got yesterday my …

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…

Matches: 11 hits

… | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
… community. Here is a selection of letters exchanged between Darwin and his workforce of women …
… Women: Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin …
… peculiarities in inheritance. Letter 3787 - Darwin, H. E. to Darwin, [29 October …
… garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] Darwin’s …
… . Letter 5745 - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber …
… Letter 6535 - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] …
… Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November1872] Anne Jane Cupples, …
… observations on the expression of emotion in dogs with Emma Darwin. Letter 8676 - …
… and offers to observe birds, insects or plants on Darwin’s behalf. Letter 8683 - …
… ears. Letter 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen Lubbock, …

Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots

Summary

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…

Matches: 16 hits

… There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
… 27 of the print edition of The correspondence of Charles Darwin , published by Cambridge …
… to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an …
… the sensitivity of the tips. Despite this breakthrough, when Darwin first mentioned the book to his …
… 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his account of Erasmus Darwin, declaring, ‘My little biography …
… a holiday in the Lake District in August did little to raise Darwin’s spirits. ‘I wish that my …
… W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional worry: the …
… that his grandfather had felt the same way. In 1792, Erasmus Darwin had written: ‘The worst thing I …
… contained a warmer note and the promise of future happiness: Darwin learned he was to be visited by …
… Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 …
… the veteran of Modern Zoology’, but it was in Germany that Darwin was most fêted. A German …
… ). The masters of Greiz College in Thuringia venerated Darwin as ‘the deep thinker’, while …
… accepted in Germany. ‘On this festive day’, Haeckel told Darwin, ‘you can look back, with justified …
… Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and serene evening of life’. This …
… on the theory of development in connection with Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel. Kosmos was, as …
… March, with encouragement from his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, Darwin decided to publish an …

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 …

Darwin and working from home

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Ever wondered how Darwin worked? As part of our For the Curious series of simple interactives, ‘Darwin working from home’ lets you explore objects from Darwin’s study and garden at Down House to learn how he worked and what he had to say about it. And not…

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… fixed on the spot where I shall end it . Charles Darwin to Robert FitzRoy, 1 October 1846 …
… collaboration of his family. ► Darwin's Study Explore Darwin& …
… is the study that can be seen at Down House today. Darwin's daily routine …
… 6 pm Rested again in bedroom with ED [Emma Darwin] reading aloud. 7 …
… him. Account summarised in Charles Darwin: A Companion by R.B. Freeman, …

Language: key letters

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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…

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… human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the …
… he first began to reflect on the transmutation of species. Darwin’s correspondence reveals the scope …
… he exchanged information and ideas. Letter 346: Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, C. S., 27 Feb 1837 …
… one stock.” Letter 2070: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [before 29 Sept 1857] …
… down of former continents.” Letter 3054: Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 2 Feb [1861] …
… that languages, like species, were separately created. Darwin writes to the geologist Charles Lyell …
… I tell him is perfectly logical.” Letter 5605: Darwin, C. R. to Müller, J. F. T., 15 Aug …
… loud noise?” Letter 7040: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [1868-70?] As …
… gradually growing to such a stage” Letter 8367: Darwin, C. R. to Wright, Chauncey, 3 June …
… unconsciously altering the breed. Letter 8962: Darwin, C. R. to Max Müller, Friedrich, 3 …
… Letter 10194: Max Müller, Friedrich to Darwin, C. R., 13 Oct [1875] For Müller, human and …
… Language […]” Letter 9887: Dawkins, W. B. to Darwin, C. R., 14 Mar 1875 The …
… of race […]” Letter 11074: Sayce, A. H. to Darwin, C. R., 27 July 1877 Darwin’s …
… and comparative philologist Archibald Sayce wrote to Darwin with a series of detailed questions …
… how a child first uttered the word ‘mum’. In his reply, Darwin told Sayce “that ‘mum’ arose from …

Women as a scientific audience

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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…

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… Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
… a broad variety of women had access to, and engaged with, Darwin's published works. A set of …
… women a target audience? Letter 2447 - Darwin to Murray, J., [5 April 1859] …
… that his views are original and will appeal to the public. Darwin asks Murray to forward the …
… and criticisms of style. Letter 2461 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [11 May 1859] …
… it had been proofread and edited by “a lady”. Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E. , (March 1862 …
… typically-male readers. Letter 7124 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [8 February 1870] …
… and style. Letter 7329 - Murray , J. to Darwin, [28 September 1870] …
… impeding general perusal. Letter 7331 - Darwin to Murray, J., [29 September …
… content. Letter 8335 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [16 May 1872] Reade …
… of women. Letter 8341 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [20 May 1872] Reade …
… women. Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November 1872] …
… Cupples got hold of it first. Darwin’s female readership …

Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers

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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…

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… In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began …
… a very old man, who probably will not last much longer.’ Darwin’s biggest fear was not death, but …
… sweetest place on this earth’. From the start of the year, Darwin had his demise on his mind. He …
… provision for the dividing of his wealth after his death. Darwin’s gloominess was compounded by the …
… and new admirers got in touch, and, for all his fears, Darwin found several scientific topics to …
… Evolution old and new when revising his essay on Erasmus Darwin’s scientific work, and that Darwin …
… memory in November 1880 and in an abusive letter about Darwin in the St James’s Gazette on 8 …
… in a review of Unconscious memory in Kosmos and sent Darwin a separate letter for …
… Butler wished to boast publicly that his quarrel was with Darwin, agreed. Unsure how to address …
… gone mad on such a small matter’. The following day, Darwin himself wrote to Stephen, admitting that …
… a slap in the face as he would have cause to remember’. Darwin was enormously relieved. ‘Your note …
… wrote such a savage review of Unconscious memory that Darwin feared he had redirected Butler’s …
… so much for anything in my life as for its success’, Darwin told Arabella Buckley on 4 January . …
… that Wallace would receive £200 a year, he wrote to Darwin, ‘I congratulate you on the success of …
… on 8 January (his 58th birthday) and immediately wrote to Darwin to thank him for his ‘constant …
… he had done. Buckley’s delight was evident when she told Darwin on 13 January : ‘I have always …
… of 1881. This book had been a major undertaking for both Darwin and his son Francis, who assisted in …
… ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January 1881 ). Unlike Darwin’s other books, Movement in plants …
… those who had received presentation copies who complimented Darwin, made suggestions, and pointed …
… of the technical terms used in the book particularly pleased Darwin because, he told Candolle on …
… Brazil on the movements of leaves that were so original that Darwin sent them to Nature for …

Scientific Networks

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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…

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… activities for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his …
… when strong institutional structures were largely absent. Darwin had a small circle of scientific …
… section contains two sets of letters. The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. …
… about Hooker’s thoughts. Letter 729 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [11 Jan 1844] …
… is like confessing a murder”. Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844 …
… of wide-ranging species to wide-ranging genera. Darwin and Gray Letter 1674 …
… of the species. Letter 1685 — Gray, Asa to Darwin, C. R., 22 May 1855 Gray …
… of alpine flora in the USA. Letter 2125 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 20 July [1857] …
… have in simple truth been of the utmost value to me.” Darwin believes species have arisen, like …
… or continuous area; they are actual lineal descendants. Darwin discusses fertilisation in the bud …
… exchange This collection of letters between Darwin and Hooker, while Darwin was writing his …
… to information exchange. Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] …
… followed automatically. On the issue of nomenclature reform, Darwin opposes appending first …

Darwin’s Photographic Portraits

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Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the study of Expression and Emotions in Man and Animal, but can be witnessed in his many photographic portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that…

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… Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of …
… portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that Darwin undertook throughout his lifetime …
… was jokingly lamenting his role as an intermediary for Darwin and his correspondents from around the …
… of friends and relatives was not a pursuit unique to Darwin (the exchange of photographic images was …
… reinforced his experimental and scientific network. Darwin’s Portraits Darwin sat for …
… famous photographers to studio portraitists looking to sell Darwin’s image to the masses. Between …
… in nineteenth-century photography. Darwin’s first photo-chemical experience …
… This particular daguerreotype is unique in terms of Darwin’s collection of photographs – it is the …
… exchanged, but rather was an object of display placed on a Darwin family mantlepiece. The image …
… in London and made at least four different exposures of Darwin between 1853 and 1857. They …
… While this image is notable as the first popular image of Darwin, the extent to which Darwin …
… me look atrociously wicked.” Image: Charles Darwin, by Maull & Polyblank, albumen …
… Portrait Gallery, London (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Darwin’s next experience with the …
… with the results. In 1860-61 and again in 1864 Charles Darwin sat for his eldest son, William Darwin …

Home learning: 7-11 years

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Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun activities for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters.

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… for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters. Here are a few …
… family discussion: If you were going to interview Darwin about his life and work, what …
… Follow-up family discussion: Darwin sent back rocks, soils, plants and animal specimens …
… world without going on a voyage? More Darwin and the Beagle Voyage activities …
… Follow-up family discussion: If you were Darwin how would you send back a rare …
… on a plant hunting trip today? More Darwin the Collector activities …
… and why does it still happen today? More Darwin and Evolution activities …

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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… the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same …
… nineteenth century were different in important ways. Many of Darwin's leading supporters were …
… their religious beliefs with evolutionary theory. Darwin's own writing, both in print and …
… much as possible. A number of correspondents tried to draw Darwin out on his own religious views, …
… political contexts. Design Darwin was not the first to challenge …
… on the controversial topic of design. The first is between Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray, …
… second is a single letter from naturalist A. R. Wallace to Darwin on design and natural selection. …
… result of “brute force”. Letter 2855 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 3 July [1860] …
… a “muddle” on this issue. Letter 3256 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 17 Sept [1861] …
… experiment about an angel. Letter 3342 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 11 Dec [1861] …
… some questions about design. Letter 6167 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 8 May [1868] …
… of each fragment at the base of my precipice”. Darwin and Wallace Letter 5140 …
… of natural selection. He worries about the accusation in Darwin & his teachings “ Natural …
… fittest” instead of “Natural Selection”. Wallace urges Darwin to stress frequency of variations. …
… Personal Belief This collection of letters explores Darwin’s reluctance to take a definitive …
… own family. Letter 441 — Wedgwood, Emma to Darwin, C. R., [21–22 Nov 1838] In this …

Language: Interview with Gregory Radick

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Darwin made a famous comment about parallels between changes in language and species change. Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University, talks about the importance of the development of language to Darwin, what…

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… the interview. 1. According to Darwin, how did language begin? …
… a bit more about that? 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
… is the power of language. And the most important element in Darwin’s account of the origin of …
… the world or standing for feelings, begin to accumulate, and Darwin says these signs gave advantages …
… predators that might attack them, whatever it might be, Darwin thinks had an advantage in the …
… So language begins to accumulate like that. Likewise, Darwin thinks, in the courtship competition …
… better functioning brains. And a very important part of Darwin’s account of the origin of language …
… become more intelligent. And with larger intelligence comes, Darwin thinks, so many things—the …
… and so forth. 2. Was this an important topic for Darwin? And if so, why? It was hugely …
… systems of nonhuman animals, and human language. And so Darwin saw himself as trying to combat that …
… Darwinian account of the origin of language. 3. Darwin made a famous comment about parallels …
… that? Well, there’s a famous passage at the end of Darwin’s discussion of the evolutionary …
… ten of these. And a question has arisen, quite what was Darwin getting up to in pointing out these …
… debate, and on the one side are people who say that Darwin couldn’t resist an opportunity to review …
… but I also think something more is going on there. Darwin was very concerned to defend his position …
… the languages still show the formerly high state. So Darwin’s concerned, in my view, to …
… people who like to think of themselves as fans of Charles Darwin because, of course, we don’t …
… that, equality of languages. But that wasn’t the case for Darwin, that wasn’t how he understood his …
… him and us, however uncomfortable. 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
… topics, I learned that there was a story around about how Darwin, very late in life, had changed his …
… of study of all this, and it turns out that from the time of Darwin’s death through till now, …
… not quite at the deathbed, but in 1881, a letter in which Darwin wrote to a friend of his that he …

Controversy

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The best-known controversies over Darwinian theory took place in public or in printed reviews. Many of these were highly polemical, presenting an over-simplified picture of the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely…

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… Disagreement & Respect | Conduct of Debate | Darwin & Wallace The best-known …
… the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely variable. Many of …
… was itself an important arena of debate, one that Darwin greatly preferred to the public sphere. …
… and support sustained in spite of enduring differences. Darwin's correspondence can thus help …
… Disagreement and Respect Darwin rarely engaged with critics publically. Letters exchanged …
… Richard Owen, the eminent comparative anatomist, show how Darwin tried to manage strong disagreement …
… were less severe, the relationship quickly deteriorated and Darwin came to regard him as a bitter …
… of respect. Letter 2548 — Sedgwick, Adam to Darwin, C. R., 24 Nov 1859 Adam …
… which can neither be proved nor disproved”. He says that Darwin’s “grand principle natural …
… and as his true-hearted friend. Letter 2555 — Darwin, C. R. to Sedgwick, Adam, 26 Nov …
… have influenced the conclusions at which he has arrived. Darwin does not think the book will be …
… and incoming of living species” and so could not regard Darwin’s attempt to demonstrate the nature …
… at length a conversation with Owen concerning Origin . Darwin notes “that at bottom he goes …
… he thinks a sort of Bear was the grandpapa of Whales!” Darwin has heard Herschel considered his book …

Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life

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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…

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… The year 1876 started out sedately enough with Darwin working on the first draft of his book on the …
… games. ‘I have won, hurrah, hurrah, 2795 games’, Darwin boasted; ‘my wife … poor creature, has won …
… regarding the ailments that were so much a feature of Darwin family life. But the calm was not to …
… four days later. ‘I cannot bear to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 …
… once, the labour of checking proofs proved a blessing, as Darwin sought solace for the loss of his …
… and his baby son Bernard now part of the household, and Darwin recasting his work on dimorphic and …
… had involved much time and effort the previous year, and Darwin clearly wanted to focus his …
… When Smith, Elder and Company proposed reissuing two of Darwin’s three volumes of the geology of …
… single-volume edition titled Geological observations , Darwin resisted making any revisions at …
… volume, Coral reefs , already in its second edition. Darwin was nevertheless ‘firmly resolved not …
… meticulous correction of errors in the German editions made Darwin less anxious about correcting the …
… to Carus. ( Letter to J. V. Carus, 24 April 1876. ) Darwin focused instead on the second …
… concentrated on the ‘means of crossing’, was seen by Darwin as the companion to Cross and self …
… return to old work than part of the future work outlined by Darwin in his ‘little Autobiography’ ( …
… holiday after finishing Cross and self fertilisation , Darwin took up the suggestion made by a …
… for his family only. Writing for an hour every afternoon, Darwin finished his account on 3 August …
… dimittis.”’ (‘Recollections’, pp. 418–19). Darwin remained firm in his resolution to …
… ever return to the consideration of man.’ In particular, Darwin seemed eager to avoid issues that …
… wrote with the good news that he could restore Darwin to a religious life. This transformation would …
… that used to be called transmigration, Nemo pointed out to Darwin, adding, ‘the term nowadays is …
… enemies... Views such as these were easy enough for Darwin to dismiss, but it was more …
… St George Jackson Mivart in his Lessons from nature that Darwin had ‘at first studiously …
… unjust, but it was also the latest attack by the one man who Darwin felt had treated him ‘basely’ …

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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… heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old …
… to adapt to varying conditions. The implications of Darwin’s work for the boundary between animals …
… studies of animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwin’s early observations of infants, …
… of evolution and creation. Many letters flowed between Darwin and his children, as he took delight …
… Financial support for science was a recurring issue, as Darwin tried to secure a Civil List pension …
… with Samuel Butler, prompted by the publication of Erasmus Darwin the previous year. …
… Charles Harrison Tindal, sent a cache of letters from two of Darwin’s grandfather’s clerical friends …
… divines to see a pig’s body opened is very amusing’, Darwin replied, ‘& that about my …
… registry offices, and produced a twenty-page history of the Darwin family reaching back to the …
… the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwin’s sons George and Leonard also …
… and conciliate a few whose ancestors had not featured in Darwin’s Life . ‘In an endeavour to …
… think I must pay a round of visits.’ One cousin, Reginald Darwin, warmed to George: ‘he had been …
… an ordinary mortal who could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July …
… whose essay on Erasmus’s scientific work complemented Darwin’s biographical piece. Krause’s essay …
… Kosmos in February 1879, an issue produced in honour of Darwin’s birthday. Krause enlarged and …
… superficial and inaccurate piece of work’, although Darwin advised him not to ‘expend much powder …
… in the last sentence. When Butler read Erasmus Darwin , he noted the reference to his work, and …
… the position I have taken as regards D r Erasmus Darwin in my book Evolution old & New, and …
… 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butler’s letter, Emma Darwin wrote: ‘it means war we think’. …
… a grievance to hang an article upon’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [28 January 1880] ). …

Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year

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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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… 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working …
… dispute over an anonymous review that attacked the work of Darwin’s son George dominated the second …
… and traveller Alexander von Humboldt’s 105th birthday, Darwin obliged with a reflection on his debt …
… ). The death of a Cambridge friend, Albert Way, caused Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, to …
… from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to the self-assessment, ‘as for one …
… I feel very old & helpless The year started for Darwin with a week’s visit to …
… Andrew Clark, whom he had been consulting since August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that …
… ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor health so frequently in …
… 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and sceptics Darwin excused himself for reasons of …
… by George Henry Lewes and Marian Evans (George Eliot), but Darwin excused himself, finding it too …
… the month, another Williams séance was held at the home of Darwin’s cousin Hensleigh Wedgwood. Those …
… imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all imposture’ …
… stop word getting to America of the ‘strange news’ that Darwin had allowed ‘a spirit séance’ at his …
… the first three months of the year and, like many of Darwin’s enterprises in the 1870s, were family …
… 21, letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 17 December [1873] ). Darwin himself had some trouble in …
… and letter to Charles Lyell, [13 January 1874] ). Darwin blamed his illness for the …
… . In his preface ( Coral reefs 2d ed., pp. v–vii), Darwin reasserted the priority of his work. …
… for the absence of coral-reefs in certain locations. Darwin countered with the facts that low …
… whole coastline of a large island. Dana also thought that Darwin had seen fringing reefs as proof of …
… presentation copy, Dana sent an apology for misinterpreting Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D …
… Alongside his revision of Coral reefs, Darwin went to work on a new edition of Descent . In …
… George Cupples, a Scottish deerhound expert who forwarded Darwin’s queries about the numbers of …
… had raged between himself and Richard Owen since the 1860s. Darwin had omitted this controversial …
… elements of geology , and with the cheaper sixth edition of Darwin’s own Origin . (The first …
… Murray’s partner, Robert Francis Cooke, informed Darwin that the lower price would bring the profits …

Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870

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This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues around the world; letters by the critics who tried to stamp out his ideas, and by admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of…

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… This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific …
… admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of Darwin’s life in 1860, in the immediate …
… of publication of Descent of Man in 1871. In this period Darwin became a public figure, and the …
… increased accordingly. Letters conveyed public reaction to Darwin, as people who were often complete …
… worked up, or their religious doubts and concerns for Darwin’s own soul. Darwin himself used letters …
… world a questionnaire on the expression of the emotions. Darwin also continued to confide in his …
… yet been pointed out to me. No doubt many will be. Darwin to Huxley, 1860. …
… have been miserably uncomfortable. Emma to Charles Darwin, 1861. I am …
… gravitating towards your doctrines … Huxley to Darwin, 1862. I cannot bear …
… what you think about the derivation of Species … Darwin to Charles Lyell, 1863. …
… fairly settled & succeeding in India. John Scott to Darwin, 1864. I …
… was quite out of balance once during our voyage … Darwin to Hooker (on hearing of Robert …
… that the necks of your horses are badly galled … Darwin to a local landowner, 1866. …
… should be still very far off. Mary Boole to Darwin, 1866. Never, for God’s …

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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… Editions Plants always held an important place in Darwin’s theorising about species, and …
… his periods of severe illness. Yet on 15 January 1875 , Darwin confessed to his close friend …
… way to continuous writing and revision, activities that Darwin found less gratifying: ‘I am slaving …
… bad.’ The process was compounded by the fact that Darwin was also revising another manuscript …
… coloured stamens.’ At intervals during the year, Darwin was diverted from the onerous task of …
… zoologist St George Jackson Mivart. In April and early May, Darwin was occupied with a heated …
… chapter of the controversy involved a slanderous attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous …
… on 12 January , breaking off all future communication. Darwin had been supported during the affair …
… Society of London, and a secretary of the Linnean Society, Darwin’s friends had to find ways of …
… pp. 16–17). ‘How grandly you have defended me’, Darwin wrote on 6 January , ‘You have also …
… in public. ‘Without cutting him direct’, he advised Darwin on 7 January , ‘I should avoid him, …
… & again’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 16 January 1875 ). Darwin had also considered taking up …
… , ‘I feel now like a pure forgiving Christian!’ Darwin’s ire was not fully spent, however, …
… in the same Quarterly article that attacked George. Darwin raised the matter at the end of the …
… to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a memorial …
… Hensleigh and Frances Wedgwood. She had corresponded with Darwin about the evolution of the moral …
… could not sign the paper sent me by Miss Cobbe.’ Darwin found Cobbe’s memorial inflammatory …
… memorial had been read in the House of Lords (see ' Darwin and vivisection '). …
… medical educators, and other interested parties. Darwin was summoned to testify on 3 November. It …
… ( Report of the Royal Commission on vivisection , p. 183). Darwin learned of Klein’s testimony …
… agree to any law, which should send him to the treadmill.’ Darwin had become acquainted with Klein …
… am astounded & disgusted at what you say about Klein,’ Darwin replied to Huxley on 1 November …
… the man.’ Poisons, plants, and print-runs Darwin’s keen interest in the progress of …
… leading physiologists. Indeed, some of the experiments that Darwin performed on plants, such as the …
… Vallisneria (tape grass). Fayrer had previously supplied Darwin with a quantity of the dried …

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest

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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…

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… The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now …
… and also a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwin’s neighbour, Sir John Lubbock. In …
… all but the concluding chapter of the work was submitted by Darwin to his publisher in December. …
… hypothesis of hereditary transmission. Debate about Darwin’s theory of transmutation …
… alleged evidence of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed Darwin’s American publisher for a …
… for the Advancement of Science. Fuller consideration of Darwin’s work was given by Hooker in an …
… frustrations were punctuated by family bereavement. Two of Darwin’s sisters died, Emily Catherine …
… from painful illness. Diet and exercise Among Darwin’s first letters in the new year …
… every day’ ( letter to H. B. Jones, 3 January [1866] ). Darwin had first consulted Jones in July …
… ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began riding the cob, Tommy, on 4 …
… day which I enjoy much.’ The new exercise regime led to Darwin’s being teased by his neighbour, John …
… John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More predictably, however, Darwin immediately converted his renewed …
… Since the publication of Origin in November 1859, Darwin had continued gathering and organising …
… by natural selection was based. The work relied heavily on Darwin’s extensive correspondence over …
… and poultry expert William Bernhard Tegetmeier. In January, Darwin wrote to Tegetmeier that he was …
… ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 16 January [1866] ). Darwin found the evidence of variation in …
… varieties from Columbia livia , the rock pigeon. Darwin on heredity: the 'provisional …
… chapter headed ‘Provisional hypothesis of pangenesis’, Darwin proposed that the various phenomena of …
… example, the reproductive organs, or the tissues of a bud. Darwin had submitted a preliminary sketch …
… & brimful of my dear little mysterious gemmules.’ Darwin collected information on …
… Thomas Rivers, and the German botanist Robert Caspary. Darwin was particularly interested in recent …
… the scion apparently produced buds with blended characters; Darwin had tried to propagate the …

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