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To C. S. Wedgwood 26 March 1879

Summary

Discusses information about Dr Erasmus Darwin.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood
Date:	26 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 148: 304
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11955

Matches: 12 hits

… Discusses information about Dr Erasmus Darwin. …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Caroline Wedgwood, Caroline …
… DAR 148: 304 Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 Mar …
… 1879 Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin/Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood …
… edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Darwin, Erasmus. 1784. An account of an artificial …
… Society of London 75 (1785): 1–7. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London ( E. Darwin 1784 ). The triple …
… was probably one CD quoted in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 42–3: common sense would be improving, …
… exerted in the confined aquifer ( Cech 2010 , p. 118). In Erasmus Darwin , pp. 122– …
… 3, CD described the artesian well that Erasmus Darwin made at Derby and gave the Latin …

To E. A. Wheler 26 March 1879

Summary

Thanks for information and stories about Erasmus Darwin.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler
Date:	26 Mar 1879
Classmark:	Josh B. Rosenblum (private collection)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11955F

Matches: 21 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Galton, E. A. Wheler, E. A. …
… Thanks for information and stories about Erasmus Darwin. …
… private collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 Mar 1879 Elizabeth Anne Galton/Elizabeth …
… Pray once again accept my thanks & believe me | yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin …
… had mentioned the copy of Anna Seward ’s life of Erasmus Darwin ( Seward 1804 ) that had …
… been annotated by Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) . CD’s sister was Caroline Sarah …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus, ed. 1780. Experiments establishing a criterion between …
… Jackson. Dowson, John. 1861. Erasmus Darwin: philosopher, poet, and physician. A lecture …
… R. Hunter; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Seward, Anna. …
… 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
… I may write to Mr Moilliet & to R. Darwin; but I doubt whether any of D r D’s letters …
… 25 March 1879 ; CD included the anecdotes in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 63–5. In the event, CD’ …
… was 127 pages long, while the sketch by Ernst Krause was 90 pages (see Erasmus Darwin ). …
… CD later wrote to Reginald Darwin and to James Keir Moilliet , but the letter to Moilliet …
… been found and was evidently not answered (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 8 April 1879 ). …
… Lovell Edgeworth had mentioned Erasmus Darwin frequently in his memoirs ( R. Edgeworth and …
… in 1871 to John Dowson about his lecture on the life of Erasmus Darwin ( Dowson 1861 ). …
… Erasmus Darwin’s eldest son, Charles , was a nineteen-year-old medical student at …
… received while dissecting (see Erasmus Darwin , p. 80). Erasmus wrote a short biography …
… with Charles’s medical writings; see E. Darwin ed. 1780 , pp. 127–34. See letter from E. …

To Nature [before 27 March 1879]

Summary

In reply to a query [in Nature 19 (1879): 433] CD reports that vessels full of water were kept on the deck of a ship to discourage rats from gnawing holes in the ship’s water casks.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Nature
Date:	[before 27 Mar 1879]
Classmark:	Nature, 27 March 1879, p. 481
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-8826

Matches: 3 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Nature …
… Nature , 27 March 1879, p. 481 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 27 Mar 1879] Nature …
… and that through such holes nearly all the water in a cask would leak away. Charles Darwin …

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

Matches: 23 hits

… 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 27 March 1879

Summary

Announces his intention to translate and preface [E. Krause’s] sketch of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s life. Asks whether RD has any documents concerning Dr Darwin or letters by him.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	27 Mar 1879
Classmark:	Forum Auctions (dealers) (28 March 2019, lot 173)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11957

Matches: 18 hits

… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 27 March 1879 …
… Forum Auctions (dealers) (28 March 2019, lot 173) Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 …
… Mar 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… his intention to translate and preface [E. Krause’s] sketch of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s life. …
… Asks whether RD has any documents concerning Dr Darwin or letters by him. …
… Bibliography Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… 9): 397–424. Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
… me | Dear Cousin | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin P. S | Did you ever happen to hear …
… CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were arranging a translation of Ernst Krause ’ …
… s sketch of the life of Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ; see letter to Ernst Krause , 9 …
… 1879 ). Anna Seward had published a biography of Erasmus Darwin in 1804 ( Seward 1804 ). …
… CD last met Reginald Darwin in 1839 ( …
… letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). …
… Erasmus Darwin’s eldest son, Charles , was a nineteen-year-old medical student at …
… died from the effects of a wound received while dissecting (see Erasmus Darwin , p. 80). …

CD has written to members of the family for Dr Erasmus Darwin materials and letters. Is apprehensive lest his preface and EK’s essay interfere with one another. Will confine himself to ED’s character and letters;

has begun investigating the influence he had on medical practice.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause
Date:	27 Mar 1879
Classmark:	The Huntington Library (HM 36178)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11958

Matches: 8 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Krause, Ernst …
… Huntington Library (HM 36178) Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Mar 1879 Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) …
… to members of the family for Dr Erasmus Darwin materials and letters. Is apprehensive lest …
… Milo. 1994. Portraits of Dr Erasmus Darwin, F.R.S. , by Joseph Wright, James Rawlinson and …
… the Royal Society of London 48: 69–84. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… a week or two to Mr Dallas for translation. My dear Sir | yours sincerely | Charles Darwin …
… to add material to his essay on Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). CD was gathering material …

From E. A. Wheler 28 March 1879

Summary

Sends a book by her uncle, Charles Darwin [1758–78], and recounts some details of the life of her grandfather, Dr Erasmus Darwin.

Author:	Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	28 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 17
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11959

Matches: 21 hits

… Galton, E. A. Wheler, E. A. Darwin, C. R. …
… Elizabeth Anne Galton/Elizabeth Anne Wheler Leamington 28 Mar 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Sends a book by her uncle, Charles Darwin [1758–78], and recounts some details of …
… the life of her grandfather, 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. …
… a book written by our Uncle Charles Darwin, & which gained him a name as a very clever & …
… account of his life. His Father D r . Darwin was not with him at his death. There would …
… and 7. Elizabeth agreed to marry Erasmus Darwin on condition that he left Lichfield; after …
… King-Hele, Desmond. 1999. Erasmus Darwin. A life of unequalled achievement. London: Giles …
… not then of age She will like to have C Darwin’s book returned when you have quite done …
… was Wheler’s sister and neighbour. Erasmus Darwin ’s son Charles was a nineteen-year-old …
… between mucaginous and purulent matter’ ( E. Darwin ed. 1780 ). In his letter to Wheler of …
… when speaking french. When D r . Darwin married M rs . Pole, he left Lichfield, & lived …
… my g d father’s letters. I think Reg d Darwin must have lent them to us—they were clever, …
… before Charles died (see Erasmus Darwin , p. 83). Erasmus’s second wife, Elizabeth , was …
… son from her first marriage was Sacheverell Pole (later Chandos-Pole). Edward Darwin and …
… Violetta Darwin (later Galton), children of Erasmus and Elizabeth, were born at Radbourne …
… was Elizabeth Wheler’s mother. Wheler refers to Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book ( …
… see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 and n. 2). Wheler’s aunt was Mary Anne …

From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879

Summary

Sends Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, some letters, and poems.

Family news.

Author:	Reginald Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	29 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 99: 146–9
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11960

Matches: 30 hits

… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879 …
… DAR 99: 146–9 Reginald Darwin Buxton 29 Mar …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Sends Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book, some letters, and poems. Family news. …
… C. Darwin was commander of HMS Lord Warden from September 1878 until December 1879 ( …
… Archives, ADM 196/15/167). Mary Anne Darwin . For the story about the jockey, see letter …
… 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 …
… 9): 397–424. Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
… offer my best regards & those of M rs Darwin & my son (who is home on a few days leave) …
… me| always affec tly yours | Reginald Darwin Top of letter : ‘New Market Jockey Story’ …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 27 March 1879 ; …
… CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin were arranging a translation of Ernst Krause ’ …
… s sketch of the life of Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). Matlock and Buxton were spa towns …
… of the statements made by Anna Seward in her biography of Erasmus Darwin ( Seward 1804 ). …
… Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House MS) was written between 1776 and 1787; for …
… 3. Erasmus Darwin’s son Charles was nineteen when he died. ‘Tardy mails’: slow mail …
… letter has not been found. Erasmus Darwin was buried in Breadsall church in Derbyshire ( …
… of 1831–6. Reginald’s son, Sacheverel Charles Darwin , was an officer in the Royal Navy. …
… Reginald also refers to George Howard Darwin and to …
… William Erasmus Darwin , who lived in Bassett, Southampton. S. …
… and passim . Reginald also refers to Erasmus Darwin’s ‘The folly of atheism’; Emma Sophia …
… has not been identified. Reginald’s father was Francis Sacheverel Darwin ; his mother …
… was Jane Harriett Darwin . His sisters were Mary Jane Worsley , …
… Wilmot , Frances Sarah Huish , Georgiana Elizabeth Swift , Violetta Harriot Darwin , Anne …
… Eliza Darwin , and Millicent Susan Oldershaw . …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 27 March 1879 and n. …

To Friedrich Hildebrand 29 March 1879

Summary

Thanks for FHGH’s new book; also for the list of seeds, but he does not want any at present.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand
Date:	29 Mar 1879
Classmark:	Klaus Groove (private collection); sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11960F

Matches: 4 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Hildebrand, Friedrich …
… dealers), 16 March 2018 Charles Robert Darwin 29 Mar 1879 Down Friedrich Hermann Gustav ( …
… With many thanks | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin P.S. Very many thanks for the list of …
… 1879 ); CD’s annotated copy is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. Hildebrand’s list …

From Ernst Krause 30 March 1879

Summary

Wants to finish revision of MS on Erasmus Darwin before Dallas begins translation. Has discussed possible German edition with Carl Alberts.

Author:	Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	30 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 92: B21
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11961

Matches: 21 hits

… Krause, Ernst Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 92: B21 Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause Berlin 30 Mar 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Wants to finish revision of MS on Erasmus Darwin before Dallas begins translation. Has …
… Paris: Michaud; Beck. 1811–62. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Hunt, Leigh, et …
… neuen Bearbeitung des Lebens von Dr. Darwin, dass ich Sie herzlich bitten möchte, mich …
… add Krause’s new material later. Erasmus Darwin ’s philosophical poetry was said to have …
… far with the new version of the life of Dr Darwin that I want to plead with you to let me …
… Kosmos ; the German version of Erasmus Darwin was published by his firm ( Krause 1880 ). …
… London: John Hunt & Carew Reynell. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… 9): 397–424. Krause, Ernst. 1880. Erasmus Darwin und seine Stellung in der Geschichte der …
… Krause. Mit seinem Lebens- und Charakterbilde von Charles Darwin. Leipzig: Ernst Günther. …
… Preyer, William. 1879. Charles Darwin. Eine biographische Skizze. Kosmos 4 (1878–9): 339– …
… 50. Rade, Emil. 1877. Charles Darwin und seine deutschen Anhänger im Jahre 1876. …
… Geschichte der deutschen Ehrengabe zu Darwin’s 69. Geburtstage. Strasbourg: J. Schneider. …
… denen man gesagt hat, dass sie dem Dr. Darwin als Vorbilder gedient hätten. Alle diese …
… reference to Brooke as a model for Erasmus Darwin’s poetry is in Biographie universelle …
… that he hoped to have autotype copies made of a portrait of Erasmus Darwin owned by his …
… brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin . Autotype, a kind of carbon printing process for the …
… which it has been said that they served Dr Darwin as models. All these points will not, I …

From A. G. Butler 31 March 1879

Summary

Has succeeded in obtaining Assistant Keeper’s post.

Believes it would be interesting and valuable to study the variation in organs such as scent-fans and "strigillating" [stridulating?] organs among related species of Lepidoptera.

Author:	Arthur Gardiner Butler
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	31 Mar 1879
Classmark:	DAR 160: 390
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11963

Matches: 3 hits

… Butler, A. G. Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 160: 390 Arthur Gardiner Butler Penge 31 Mar 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Grove, Penge 31 st . March 1879 Dear D r . Darwin You will be glad to hear that I have …

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 , …

To E. A. Wheler 31 March [1879]

Summary

Requests information about a travel route used by their grandfather, Erasmus Darwin. Thanks FG for his help.

CD is "now trying to find out how far the Zoonomia influenced medical practice in England".

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler
Date:	31 Mar [1879]
Classmark:	DAR 185: 105
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11963A

Matches: 18 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Galton, E. A. Wheler, E. A. …
… DAR 185: 105 Charles Robert Darwin Down 31 Mar [1879] Elizabeth Anne Galton/Elizabeth Anne …
… I mentioned this before. — I will post the life of Ch. Darwin tomorrow & will register it. …
… route used by their grandfather, Erasmus Darwin. Thanks FG for his help. CD is "now trying …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus. 1794–6. Zoonomia; or, the laws of organic life. …
… 2 vols. London: J. Johnson. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by …
… W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
… a story that took place when Erasmus Darwin stopped at Newmarket on his way to Margate. At …
… a theory of organic evolution; CD’s annotated copy is in the Darwin Library–CUL. For …
… CD’s remarks on its influence, see Erasmus Darwin , pp. 105–9. …
… Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin had sent CD two photographs of Elston Hall with her letter …
… neighbour, had sent CD a book compiled by Erasmus Darwin containing the medical writings …
… of his son Charles Darwin (1758–78) , together with a brief biography (see letter from E. …
… most useful suggestion, I wrote to R. Darwin & have an extremely kind answer from him, & …
… Cousin | Yours sincerely obliged | Charles Darwin P.S. I have got a photograph of Elston …
… Isle of Thanet in north-east Kent. See letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 and n. …
… 2. The journal was Erasmus Darwin ’s Commonplace book (Down House MS). Zoonomia; …
… or, the laws of organic life ( E. Darwin 1794–6 ) contained observations on anatomy, …

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

Matches: 20 hits

… 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 Alfred Newton 1 April 1879

Summary

Asks CD to join W. H. Flower and Huxley in signing a memorial in support of Dr Coues. He is a U.S. Army surgeon who has been working on an ornithological bibliography and needs support to complete his work in England.

Author:	Alfred Newton
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	1 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 172: 52
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11965

Matches: 4 hits

… Newton, Alfred Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 172: 52 Alfred Newton Magdalene College, Cambridge 1 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Magd. Coll. 1 April 1879. Dear M r . Darwin I should be very glad if you would add your …
… Post Office London directory 1878 ). Francis Darwin had been asked to allow himself to be …

To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 1 April [1879]

Summary

Thanks for the plants for heliotropic experiments.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date:	1 Apr [1879]
Classmark:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 169)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11964

Matches: 4 hits

… Darwin, C. R. Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. …
… Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. …
… 169) Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 Apr [1879] William Turner Thiselton-Dyer …
… me a prodigious supply of Trifolium seeds— Many thanks | Ever yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin …

From Reginald Darwin 2 April 1879

Summary

Will try to find an engraving of [Breadsall] Priory.

Offers a photograph of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s house in Derby.

Author:	Reginald Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	2 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 99: 150–1
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11968

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… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 2 April 1879 …
… DAR 99: 150–1 Reginald Darwin Buxton 2 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… of [Breadsall] Priory. Offers a photograph of Dr Erasmus Darwin’s house in Derby. …
… reply of 4 April, in which he mentioned that George Howard Darwin was interested in ‘old …
… things’ (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
… regards | Most sincerely yours | Reginald Darwin 1.6 I ... consequence— 1.7] scored red …
… CD had asked for a photograph of Breadsall Priory, where Erasmus Darwin died (see …
… letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 ). …
… Violetta Harriot Darwin . …
… Erasmus Darwin had a medical practice in Lichfield, Derbyshire; he retired in 1781 and …

To E. S. Galton 2 April [1879]

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Parcel of drawings and MS arrived safely.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Emma Sophia Galton
Date:	2 Apr [1879]
Classmark:	UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/3/4/3)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11972

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… Darwin, C. R. Galton, E. S. …
… Collections (GALTON/3/3/4/3) Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 Apr [1879] Emma Sophia Galton …
… From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham. The precious parcel of drawings, M.S. &c arrived …
… Emma Galton had sent materials relating to the life of Erasmus Darwin , CD’s grandfather. …

To Ernst Krause 2 April 1879

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CD agrees entirely with EK’s proposal. Has collected a good deal of material. Useless to hunt for correspondence between Dr Darwin and Samuel Johnson. They met only once and hated one another. Dr Darwin is said to have taken Henry Brooke, who published a poem entitled "Universal beauty", as a model.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause
Date:	2 Apr 1879
Classmark:	The Huntington Library (HM 36179)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11969

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… Darwin, C. R. Krause, Ernst …
… Huntington Library (HM 36179) Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 Apr 1879 Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) …
… Useless to hunt for correspondence between Dr Darwin and Samuel Johnson. They met only …
… once and hated one another. Dr Darwin is said to have taken Henry Brooke, who published a …
… in the Biographie Universelle) that Eras Darwin was supposed by some to have taken Brooke …
… for a model. My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Charles Darwin …
… Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. …
… Archon Books, Shoe String Press. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… 9): 397–424. Krause, Ernst. 1880. Erasmus Darwin und seine Stellung in der Geschichte der …
… in Lichfield, Derbyshire (where Erasmus Darwin had his medical practice), and later made …
… March 1879 , Krause had suggested that Erasmus Darwin modelled his poetry on that of Henry …
… English books has not been identified; there is now no such title in the Darwin Library. …
… Krause. Mit seinem Lebens- und Charakterbilde von Charles Darwin. Leipzig: Ernst Günther. …
… the revisions to his essay on Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) ( Krause 1879a ) before William …
… 1879 ). CD was preparing a biographical sketch of Erasmus Darwin as a preliminary notice …
… to the translation ( Erasmus Darwin ). Krause had assumed that CD …
… German edition of Krause’s work on Erasmus Darwin to be published by Eduard Koch , who was …
… could search whether there is anything about D r Eras Darwin in it. My son has just told …

From Nicolai Mengden 2 April 1879

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NvM is 17 years old. Confused by reading CD’s works and Ernst Haeckel’s Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte [1868]. Can a believer in CD’s theory believe in God?

Author:	Nicolai Mengden, Baron von Mengden
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	2 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 171: 151
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11971

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… Mengden, Nicolai Darwin, C. R. …
… DAR 171: 151 Nicolai Mengden, Baron von Mengden Dresden 2 Apr 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… im Allgemeinen und diejenige von Darwin, Goethe und Lamarck, im Besonderen über die …
… im Allgemeinen und diejenige von Darwin, Goethe und Lamarck im Besonderen. 7th edition. …
… been found. Mengden corresponded with Francis Darwin after CD’s death and mentioned these …
… letter from Nicolai Mengden to Francis Darwin , June 1882; DAR 139.12: 14). The source of …

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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

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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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… | 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

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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…

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… There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
… 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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