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Author:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	17 Jan 1880
Classmark:	DAR 99: 208
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12428

Matches: 26 hits

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… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield unstated …
… 17 Jan 1880 Charles Robert Darwin …

To the Darwin children 17 [January 1880]

Summary

Thanks his children for their present of a fur coat.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Sara Sedgwick; Sara Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	17 [Jan 1880]
Classmark:	DAR 211: 1
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12429

Matches: 30 hits

… To the Darwin children 17 [January 1880] …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. E. …
… Sedgwick, Sara Darwin, …
… Sara Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… DAR 211: 1 Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 [Jan …
… 1880] Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Sara …
… Sedgwick/Sara Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… children | Your affectionate Father | Charles Darwin N.B. I should not be myself if I did …
… between this letter and the letter from the Darwin children, 17 January 1880 . …
… See letter from the Darwin children, 17 January 1880 . CD …
… was last in London from 3 to 11 December 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
… Henrietta Emma Litchfield , William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , …
… Horace Darwin , and …
… Elizabeth Darwin . …
… Horace and Ida Darwin were on honeymoon in …
… Penzance ( letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
… E. Darwin, 19 January 1880 (DAR 219.1: 131)). …

To the Darwin children 10 January 1880

Summary

Circular letter regarding the distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	10 Jan 1880
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 155
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12414

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… To the Darwin children 10 January 1880 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… DAR 210.6: 155 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Jan …
… 1880 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… distribution of CD’s excess income, with a note addressed to W. E. Darwin concerning his …
… handling of Elizabeth Darwin’s share. …
… put initial to show he has seen it. C. Darwin Everybody has seen this. | C.D Jan 10 th . …
… each son (see Correspondence vol. 27, letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 ). …
… William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , George …
… Howard Darwin , …
… Francis Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , …
… Horace Darwin , and Henrietta Emma Litchfield . ‘600 to Williams Bank’: this included the …

From C. M. C. Darwin 14 April 1879

Summary

Answers CD’s query about Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn.

Sends an introduction for Leonard Darwin to their tenants at Elston Hall.

Author:	Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	14 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 99: 138–41
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11994

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… Darwin, C. M. …
… C. Darwin, C. R. …
… From C. M. C. Darwin 14 April 1879 …
… DAR 99: 138–41 Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin Otley 14 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Answers CD’s query about Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn. …
… Sends an introduction for Leonard Darwin to their tenants at Elston Hall. …
… Bibliography Browne, Janet. 2002. Charles Darwin. The power of place. Volume …
… II of a biography. London: Pimlico. Darwin pedigree : Pedigree of …
… the family of Darwin. Compiled by H. Farnham Burke. N.p. : …
… printed. 1888. [Reprinted in facsimile in Darwin pedigrees , by Richard Broke Freeman. …
… See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. …
… 2. Robert Darwin (1682–1754) …
… was Erasmus Darwin’s father. …
… See letter to Reginald Darwin, 8 April 1879, n. …
… 8 . William Morgan Darwin had no sons. …
… Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1848) …
… was Robert Darwin ’s son …
… and Erasmus Darwin ’s eldest brother. ( …
… Darwin pedigree . ) …
… Richardson’s portrait depicted Robert Darwin in his ‘great wig and bands’ and looking, …
… printed for the author. 1984. ] Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Post Office London …
… Otley. April 14 th . 1879 Dear M r . Darwin, , I have to thank you for a long kind letter, …
… question about our mutual ancestor, Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn— My Husband and I have …
… Balderton, and died 1754— his cousin William Morgan Darwin (who died in 1762. ) being then …
… owner of Elston— Rob t . Waring Darwin his son, then got …
… me | Y rs . sincerely | Charlotte M C Darwin 2.2 he ... 1762. ) 2.3] scored blue crayon …
… dignified doctor of divinity’ ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 4). Simon Dunning , solicitor, had an …
… London directory 1878). George Howard Darwin had made this suggestion (see letter to C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. …
… 2). CD had asked whether Leonard Darwin could photograph Elston Hall (see letter to C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. 3). The letter of introduction has not been found. …
… See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 and n. 4. …
… CD had found letters from Erasmus Darwin and a drawing of Elston Hall from around …
… 1750 in a box owned by Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) that had been labelled ‘old …
… settlements & deeds’ (see letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 ). Paul-Adolphe Rajon …
… the Elston Estate— Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn was buried at Elston, and we have a …
… of Parliament S t . has a number of old Darwin deeds & papers, which might throw some …
… introduction for your son M r . Leonard Darwin to our Tenant at Elston who I am sure will …

To the Darwin children 3 January 1881

Summary

About the distribution of [surplus income] funds among the children.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	3 Jan 1881
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 169
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12972

Matches: 25 hits

… To the Darwin children 3 January 1881 …
… Q. Anne St. He to William, he to Leonard, he to Horace. Your obedient Father | Ch. Darwin …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… DAR 210.6: 169 Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Jan …
… 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… in 1880 (see Correspondence vol. 28, letter to the Darwin children, 10 January 1880 ). …
… William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , George …
… Howard Darwin , …
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… Leonard Darwin , …
… Horace Darwin , and Henrietta Emma Litchfield . Each daughter was to receive two-thirds of …

To Reginald Darwin 8 April 1879

Summary

Details of family history. Has discovered Dr Darwin did get to Edinburgh before his son, Charles, died.

The more CD reads of Dr Darwin the higher he rises in his estimation.

Is tired of writing letters, "half the fools throughout Europe write to ask me the stupidest questions".

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	8 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 153: 98; Lawrences Auctioneers (dealers) (2009); LL 3: 219
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11982

Matches: 47 hits

… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 8 April 1879 …
… 153: 98; Lawrences Auctioneers (dealers) (2009); LL 3: 219 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 …
… Apr 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… of family history. Has discovered Dr Darwin did get to Edinburgh before his son, Charles, …
… died. The more CD reads of Dr Darwin the higher he rises in his estimation. Is tired 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. LL : The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. …
… Edited by Francis Darwin. 3 vols. London: John Murray. 1887–8. Moilliet, Amelia and …
… questions. — Yours cordially obliged | Charles Darwin P.S Very many thanks about the Seal; …
… See letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 . The section ‘Since … a copy. ’ was cut out …
… CD also mentioned his discovery of letters from Erasmus Darwin and others, and the drawing …
… of Elston Hall in Robert Waring Darwin’s deeds box in his letter to C. …
… M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 . On the engraving by John Allen Wedgwood , …
… Keir ( Moilliet and Moilliet 1859 ), mentioned by Reginald Darwin in his letter of 7 April …
… 1879 . Reginald Darwin had mentioned that …
… he had Erasmus Darwin’s two seals ( …
… see letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 ). …
… CD had asked Reginald Darwin whether he would …
… mind if Erasmus Darwin’s poem on the folly of …
… atheism was published (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
… The first four lines appeared in Erasmus Darwin , p. 44. The text from ‘Europe write’ is …
… Cotton M.S. ; but George remarks that there is no evidence that this Mr. Darwin was W. …
… Darwin of Cleatham. …
… We are much puzzled whether Robert Darwin of Lincoln’s Inn and Father of Dr. Erasmus was …
… at Elston. I have also written to Mrs. Darwin of Creskeld to ask about this point. By the …
… see the letter from V. H. Darwin, 4 April 1879 and n. …
… 3. Leonard Darwin of the Royal Engineers was an instructor in chemistry and photography at …
… of Military Engineering at Chatham in Kent. Violetta Harriot Darwin had offered to make a …
… drawing of Breadsall Priory, Erasmus Darwin’s death place (see letter from V. …
… H. Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). …
… George Howard Darwin had been in Algiers for several months; he …
… was, as CD had anticipated, interested in Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House …
… MS; see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). Robert Bruce Cotton had recorded that a …
… in his collection in the British Library had been found by a Mr Darwin (see letter …
… to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 and n. …
… 9). William Darwin (1681–1760) …
… was Erasmus Darwin’s uncle. …
… Robert Darwin (1682–1754) …
… was Erasmus Darwin’s father; his …
… brother was William Darwin (1681–1760). Their mother, Anne, lived at Elston Hall with her …
… Elston. After Anne Lascelle’s death, Robert Darwin bought Elston Hall from the Lascelles ( …
… accessed 23 November 2018)). See letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879. …
… Erasmus Darwin’s eldest son, Charles , died in 1778, while a student at Edinburgh …
… before Charles died (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 , n. 5). It was Elizabeth …

To the Darwin children 8 January 1882

Summary

Advises his children as to how some money will be distributed among them.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	8 Jan 1882
Classmark:	DAR 185: 60
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-13603

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… To the Darwin children 8 January 1882 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… DAR 185: 60 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Jan …
… 1882 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… in a week’s time after money on Deposit has been placed to my current account. Ch. Darwin …
… Correspondence vol. 28, letter to the Darwin children, 10 January 1880 ). CD held shares …
… ten railway companies (CD’s Investment book (Down House MS)). William Erasmus Darwin , …
… Elizabeth Darwin , George …
… Howard Darwin , …
… Francis Darwin , …
… Leonard Darwin , and …
… Horace Darwin . Bessy’s share was sent to William to deposit or invest, making his total £ …

To Reginald Darwin 4 April 1879

Summary

Has been "deeply interested by the great book" [see 11966]. Asks permission to publish extracts.

Did Dr Darwin go to Edinburgh when his son, Charles, died? Asks whether RD has ever heard a story about Dr Darwin that had been told to CD by the Galtons.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Reginald Darwin
Date:	4 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 153: 97
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11977

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Reginald …
… To Reginald Darwin 4 April 1879 …
… DAR 153: 97 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 …
… Apr 1879 Reginald Darwin …
… Asks permission to publish extracts. Did Dr Darwin go to Edinburgh when his son, Charles, …
… whether RD has ever heard a story about Dr Darwin that had been told to CD by the Galtons. …
… 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. …
… Desmond, ed. 1981. The letters of Erasmus Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles Darwin’s ‘The …
… Life of Erasmus Darwin’. First unabridged edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… King-Hele ed. 2003 , p. 7). George Howard Darwin visited the British Museum to transcribe …
… Mrs Bort from a lithograph by Miss V. Darwin; and if I could borrow this lithograph, it …
… thanks. | Yours affectionately | Charles Darwin P.S. What a curious story that is about …
… Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down House …
… MS; see letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 ). The copyist probably made …
… rather than just ‘return’; George Howard Darwin arrived back from Algiers, where he had …
… 17 April, when he left Down for Cambridge ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD included …
… first version of his sketch of Erasmus Darwin’s life; three copies of these first proofs …
… from his medical practice in Lichfield, appeared in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 25–6, 28–9, 43– …
… 4, and 121. The story of Erasmus Darwin being woken at night in a Newmarket hotel to be …
… kindly by Erasmus was published in Erasmus Darwin , pp. 63–4. Elizabeth Anne Wheler , a …
… story in her letter of 25 March 1879 ; Francis Sacheverel Darwin was Reginald’s father. …
… Erasmus Darwin did travel to Edinburgh and reached …
… the city before his eldest son, Charles Darwin , died ( …
… Erasmus Darwin , p. 83; King-Hele ed. 1981 , p. 87). It was probably his second son, …
… the time of his death in 1799, and given to CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin , in April …
… 1802 ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 76; King-Hele ed. 1981 , …
… p. 89). See letter from Reginald Darwin, 2 April 1879 . …
… In the letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 , CD had mentioned that he thought he would …
… Priory (the birth and death places of Erasmus Darwin ) in his biographical account. …
… The lithograph was made by Violetta Harriot Darwin . The copy was made by Ann …
… marriage, was a neighbour of Erasmus Darwin in Full Street, Derby. The copyist wrote ‘? …
… Bort’. Sydnope Hall near Matlock, Derbyshire, was purchased by Francis Sacheverel Darwin , …
… Reginald Darwin’s father, in the 1820s, and sold after his death in 1858 (‘Sydnope Hall’, …
… Sydnope with his cousin William Darwin Fox when they were Cambridge undergraduates (see …
… of the Commonplace book by Reginald Darwin , there are two taken from the Derby Mercury of …
… 8 April 1874, describing Francis Sacheverel Darwin’s life at Sydnope Hall and the hunt he …
… organised in 1837 to kill the last wild boar of his herd. Reginald Darwin felt that he …
… had ‘desecrated’ Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book by pasting in …
… newspaper cuttings (see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). At the beginning of …
… of the preliminary notice of Erasmus Darwin , CD mentioned in a footnote that a rare book …
… the history of Lichfield, found by a Mr Darwin in the thatch of a house and presented to …

From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879

Summary

Is glad CD has found interest in "the old book" [Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book].

Discusses Erasmus Darwin and his belongings, which RD has inherited.

Owns a portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby.

Author:	Reginald Darwin
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	7 Apr 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 21
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11980

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… Darwin, …
… Reginald Darwin, C. R. …
… From Reginald Darwin 7 April 1879 …
… DAR 210.14: 21 Reginald Darwin Buxton 7 Apr …
… 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… Keir’s correspondence edited by her grandson James Keir Moilliet . Erasmus Darwin’s father …
… was Robert Darwin (1682–1754) . …
… red crayon Top of letter : ‘about | Father of Erasmus’ pencil ; ‘R. Darwin’ red crayon …
… Is glad CD has found interest in "the old book" [Dr Erasmus Darwin’s commonplace book]. …
… Discusses Erasmus Darwin and his belongings, which RD has inherited. …
… Owns a portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby. …
… Bibliography Darwin, Erasmus, ed. 1780. Experiments establishing a criterion between …
… Raeburn, R.A. Edinburgh: P. Neill. Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the …
… Chicago Press. Seward, Anna. 1804. Memoirs of the life of Dr. Darwin. London: J. Johnson. …
… CD had asked to keep Erasmus Darwin’s Commonplace book (Down …
… House MS) until George Howard Darwin returned from Algiers ( …
… see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 ). ‘A new Song …
… in praise of two young Hunters’ was written by Erasmus and John Darwin’s older …
… brother, Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816) . John’s stammer may be indicated in the poem by …
… beware) dead’, a hunting cry; King-Hele ed. 2003 , p. 17). Reginald Darwin’s grandmother …
… was Elizabeth Darwin , …
… Erasmus Darwin’s second wife; CD’ …
… Portrait Gallery, D34687). Erasmus Darwin’s motto was ‘E conchis omnia’ (everything from …
… contained correspondence with Erasmus Darwin , who was a close friend of Keir . The book …
… 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 …
… the Royal Society of London 48: 69–84. King-Hele, Desmond, ed. 2003. Charles Darwin’s ‘The …
… Life of Erasmus Darwin’. First unabridged edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
… s grandmother was Mary Darwin , Erasmus’s first wife. The …
… was probably among the loose letters sent by Reginald Darwin with the Commonplace book ( …
… see letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). …
… Reginald Darwin’s father …
… was Francis Sacheverel Darwin . CD had heard the jockey story from Elizabeth Anne Wheler ( …
… 1879 and n. 7). The enclosure in Francis Sacheverel Darwin’s hand has not been found. …
… Andrew Duncan was Erasmus Darwin’s son Charles’s Edinburgh professor. …
… Erasmus Darwin did travel to Edinburgh when he heard …
… Charles was dying (see letter to Reginald Darwin, 4 April 1879 , n. 5). Duncan evidently …
… Duncan 1824 , pp. 11–12). Charles Darwin (1758–78) was buried in the Duncan family vault …
… Buccleuch Parish Church), Edinburgh ( E. Darwin ed. 1780 , p. iv and 135). The city was …
… 2000 , p. xv). The inscription on the memorial tablet to Charles Darwin was written by …
… his father, Erasmus Darwin ( …
… Erasmus Darwin , p. 82). …
… the text on the tablet, see ‘ Charles Darwin 1758–78’, http://www.findagrave.com (accessed …
… of Derby painted a portrait of Erasmus Darwin around 1770; Anna Seward described it as a ‘ …
… was painted in 1802, shortly before Erasmus Darwin’s death ( M. Keynes 1994 , p. 78). …

To the Darwin children 16 September 1881

Summary

A circular letter on the distribution of his money at death and the division ofErasmus’ estate.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	16 Sept 1881
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 183
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-13340

Matches: 29 hits

… To the Darwin children 16 September 1881 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… purposes, so that a less sum will probably be divided amongst you. — Charles Darwin …
… his sons (see Correspondence vol. 27, letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 ). …
… DAR 210.6: 183 Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 Sept …
… 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… Robert Waring Darwin ’s estate was inherited by his …
… two sons, CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin , and his four daughters, …
… Marianne Parker , Susan Elizabeth Darwin , Caroline Wedgwood , …
… and Catherine Darwin . Thomas Salt was a solicitor in Shrewsbury. Josiah Wedgwood II left …
… his three surviving daughters, Emma Darwin , Elizabeth Wedgwood , and Charlotte Langton . …
… Warde Norman . Catherine Langton (née Darwin), in her will, dated 9 January 1866, left her …
… order to pay for bequests to her family, friends, and servants. William Erasmus Darwin . …
… Erasmus Alvey Darwin , who died on 26 August 1881, had bequeathed half his personal estate …
… real property to CD (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 28 August 1881 ). Six Queen Anne Street …
… had land in Lincoln (see letter from G. H. Darwin, [7 September 1881] ). CD had previously …

To the Darwin children 20 December 1881

Summary

Has promised to pay Hooker about £250 annually "for the formation of a perfect MS catalogue of all known plants [Index Kewensis]".

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	20 Dec 1881
Classmark:	DAR (CD library—Index Kewensis tom. 1)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-13570

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… I have full confidence that this my desire will be faithfully carried out. Charles Darwin …
… To the Darwin children 20 December 1881 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… DAR (CD library— Index Kewensis tom. 1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Dec …
… 1881 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …

From Reginald Darwin 29 March 1879

Summary

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

Family news.

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

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… 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 C. M. C. Darwin 24 March 1879

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Can CMCD provide a photograph of Elston, the birthplace of Erasmus Darwin, with permission to have it reproduced in Erasmus Darwin.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin
Date:	24 Mar 1879
Classmark:	The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection)
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11950F

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… Francis Rhodes Darwin . …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, C. M. C. …
… To C. M. C. Darwin 24 March 1879 …
… The late Mrs Vivien Kindersley (private collection) Charles Robert Darwin 24 Mar 1879 …
… Down Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin …
… provide a photograph of Elston, the birthplace of Erasmus Darwin, with permission to have …
… it reproduced in Erasmus Darwin . …
… so that I am not hopeful on this head. I beg leave to remain | Dear M rs . Darwin | Yours …
… sincerely | Charles 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. …
… Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater …
… und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos …
… Krause had published a biography of CD’s grandfather Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). …
… CD’s brother was Erasmus Alvey Darwin . See letters from E. …
… A. Darwin, 8 March [1879] and 11 March [1879] . CD …
… planned to use a photograph of a portrait by Joseph Wright of Erasmus Darwin as the …
… frontispiece to Erasmus Darwin (see letter to Ernst Krause, 19 March 1879 and n. 8). …
… Hall, Nottinghamshire, was the seat of the senior branch of the Darwin family and the …
… birthplace of Erasmus Darwin . …
… Orpington. S.E.R. Mar 24/1879 Dear M rs Darwin, I am going to beg a little favour of you. …
… published a short life of D r Erasmus Darwin, chiefly in relation to his scientific work. …
… be greatly obliged. I fear that is not probable that M r Darwin or yourself possess any …
… documents about D r Darwin or letters from him; for if you have any & would not object to …

To the Darwin children 21 February 1879

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Circular about the distribution of the overplus of his income and advice on investment.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin; Francis Darwin; George Howard Darwin; Horace Darwin; Leonard Darwin; William Erasmus Darwin; Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield
Date:	21 Feb 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.6: 153
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-11896

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… To the Darwin children 21 February 1879 …
… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, …
… Elizabeth Darwin, …
… Francis Darwin, G. …
… H. Darwin, …
… Horace Darwin, …
… Leonard Darwin, W. …
… E. Darwin, H. E. Litchfield, H. E. …
… advisers. Here ends my sermon— Charles Darwin To William Please forward this soon to G. & …
… F. “G. H. Darwin Esq Villa Beau Séjour Colonne Voirol Algiers. ” …
… DAR 210.6: 153 Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 Feb …
… 1879 Elizabeth (Bessy, Lizzy) Darwin …
… Francis Darwin George …
… Howard Darwin …
… Horace Darwin …
… Leonard Darwin William …
… Erasmus Darwin Henrietta …
… Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
… Frederick Ransome, 7 February 1866 ). George Howard and Francis Darwin were in Algiers; …
… see letter from Francis Darwin, [ c. 25 February 1879]. …
… Charles Langton , and CD and Erasmus Alvey Darwin . The trust paid out twice yearly on 30 …
… probably managed by CD’s son William Erasmus Darwin . The last payment to CD, for £352 10 …
… is dated 30 June 1876 and marked ‘W. E. Darwin in Trust money’ (CD’s Account books–banking …
… were Henrietta Emma Litchfield and Elizabeth Darwin ; his sons were William Erasmus , …
… Howard , Francis , Leonard , and Horace Darwin . CD had purchased shares in the Patent …

From Francis Galton 9 June 1879

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Memorandum about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s bequests.

Author:	Francis Galton
Addressee:	Charles Robert Darwin
Date:	9 June 1879
Classmark:	DAR 210.14: 30
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12097F

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… Galton, Francis Darwin, C. R. …
… Memorandum about Dr Erasmus Darwin’s bequests. …
… DAR 210.14: 30 Francis Galton 9 June 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
… aside from a similar sum given him by his uncle, John Darwin (1730–1805) , it was the sole …
… pecuniary aid that Robert ever received ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 85). …
… 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 …
… Mem: about D r . Erasmus Darwin’s bequests When D r . …
… Eras: Darwin died, he appears to have left no money …
… to D r . Robert Darwin who was the sole surviving issue of his first marriage with Miss …
… M r . Darwin’s) youngest Brother D r . …
… Eras. Darwin— Did Issue mean, D r . …
… Eras Darwin’s children—or children & …
… grandchildren— This much excited Emma Darwin—as D r . Rob et . had 6. children—& Violetta …
… decided against the grandchildren M rs . Darwin had only 2 children living at her death …
… Robert Waring Darwin (1766–1848) was the …
… sole surviving child of Erasmus Darwin and his first wife, Mary Howard . …
… Elizabeth Darwin ’s first husband was Edward Sacheverel …
… Pole ; her six children by Erasmus Darwin , still living at the time of his death, were …
… the illegitimate daughters. Robert Waring Darwin married Susannah Wedgwood (1765–1817) in …
… CD’s father, Robert Waring Darwin , had five other children: Marianne …
… Parker , Caroline Sarah Wedgwood , Susan Elizabeth Darwin , Erasmus …
… Alvey Darwin , and Catherine Langton . Violetta Galton ’s eight children …
… Adele Bunbury , Agnes Jane Galton , Darwin Galton , Erasmus Galton , Violetta Galton , and …
… his grandfather, CD did not discuss Erasmus Darwin’s legacies to any of his children; CD …
… that Erasmus had given his son Robert Waring Darwin £20 when he first set up his medical …
… £ 30.000. On the other hand, D r . Erasmus Darwin left comparatively very little money & a …
… a time, and it is supposed that D r . E. Darwin was enabled to save what he did by living …
… Galton June 9/79. 1st ly . M rs . Eras: Darwin (neé Collier) had a jointure f m . Col l . …
… the Rev d John Gisborne— 2nd ly D r . E Darwin lived at Radbourne after his marriage to M …
… till M r . Pole was of age— M rs . Erasmus Darwin having £800-a year, besides the rent of …
… the Radbourne Let 3 rdly . D r . Eras: Darwin has to educate & place out at Ashbourne, M …
… Mother, M rs . Day— 4 thly . — D r . E Darwin lent several thousands, or I think there was …
… was left in his will to M rs . Era s . Darwin, (his 2 nd . Wife) & her Children—& it was …
… M rs . Archdall’s death. 5 th . When D r . E Darwin died—he left by his second marriage 6. …
… If the Archdall money was ever p d . M rs . Darwin was to have it, & the second family …
… at M rs . Darwin’s death—& so they did receive f r . 5 to £6,000—each f m . …
… first to last— Had M rs . Eras s . Darwin died soon after her Husband—the Pole Jointure …
… money cd. be paid which was very uncertain— Old M r . Darwin of Elston—left his Property— …
… some to his Heir William Darwin—& some to the issue of his ( …
… According to CD’s introductory sketch, Robert Waring Darwin received £20 from Erasmus when …
… he set up practice in Shrewsbury ( Erasmus Darwin , p. 85). The Poles had four children: …
… of the Pole family, a few miles west of Derby, was rented out by the Darwins for most of …
… the time until Elizabeth Darwin’s son Sacheverell Pole reached his majority at 21 ( King- …
… been employed by Erasmus as a nursemaid for Robert Waring Darwin (see King-Hele 1999 , pp. …
… 106–7). Robert Waring Darwin (1724–1816) , who died unmarried, was …
… the elder brother of William Brown Darwin , who then inherited Elston …
… Hall, and of Erasmus Darwin . …
… Emma Georgiana Elizabeth Darwin never married. …

To Francis Darwin 12 July [1879]

Summary

Notes observations on sensitivity and movement of radicles.

Has finished chapter [of Movement in plants] on sleeping plants and is now looking over heliotropism notes.

Is perplexed by Erasmus Darwin; Erasmus [A. Darwin] likes it, but Henrietta thinks it much too long.

Author:	Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:	Francis Darwin
Date:	12 July [1879]
Classmark:	DAR 211: 62
Letter no:	DCP-LETT-12152

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… Darwin, C. …
… R. Darwin, Francis …
… To Francis Darwin 12 July [1879] …
… DAR 211: 62 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 …
… July [1879] Francis Darwin …
… and is now looking over heliotropism notes. Is perplexed by Erasmus Darwin ; Erasmus [A. …
… Darwin] likes it, but Henrietta thinks it much too long. …
… to Lakes & finish it there. I am tired— Ever yours | C. Darwin (What are your plans, if …
… you have any, you degenerate Darwin. ) Abbadabba flourishing & Dumming …
… 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. …
… Movement in plants : The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. …
… Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880. …
… from 2 to 27 August 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
… CD jokingly alludes to some of the more illustrious Darwin ancestors discovered …
… by George Howard Darwin while …
… researching Darwin family history (see letter from G. …
… H. Darwin, 24 June 1879 ). Abbadabba …
… was a pet name for Francis’s son, Bernard Darwin . ‘Dumming’: Bernard’ …
… s mispronunciation of ‘drumming’ (see letter to Francis Darwin, 4 July [1879] ). …
… by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Francis Darwin, 9 July 1879 . …
… See letter from Francis Darwin, 9 July 1879 and n. 1. Francis had not mentioned …
… Virginia spiderwort; see letter from Francis Darwin, 9 July 1879 and n. 2). CD described …
… mustard; see letter from Francis Darwin, [after 16 June 1879] ). In his investigations …
… the roots with gold-beater’s skin (see letter to Francis Darwin, 25 June [1879] and n. 5). …
… curvature’, see the letter to Francis Darwin, 16 June [1879] , n. 8. The long chapter for …
… away from the sun (see letter to Francis Darwin, 25 June [1879] and n. 6). Various members …
… proof-sheets of CD’s biographical sketch for Erasmus Darwin ; among them were Henrietta …
… Emma Litchfield , Erasmus Alvey Darwin , and …
… Emma Darwin . …
… The Darwins stayed at Coniston in the Lake District …

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The death of Anne Elizabeth Darwin

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Charles and Emma Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died at the age of ten in 1851. Emma was heavily pregnant with their fifth son, Horace, at the time and could not go with Charles when he took Annie to Malvern to consult the hydrotherapist, Dr Gully.…

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… lost the joy of the Household Charles and Emma Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died at …
… to Malvern to consult the hydrotherapist, Dr Gully. Darwin wrote a memorial of his daughter …
… her own reactions in a poignant set of notes, which Emma Darwin kept. Links to a longer …
… and illness follow the transcriptions. Charles Darwin’s memorial of Anne Elizabeth …
… ‘y. 4 An interlineation in pencil in Emma Darwin’s hand reads: ‘Mamma: what shall we do …
… To W. D. Fox, [ 27 March 1851 ] To Emma Darwin, [17 April 1851] First letter to …
… From S. E. Wedgwood, [ 24 April 1851 ] From E. C. Darwin, [ 25? April 1851 ] To E. …

Darwin’s reading notebooks

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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…

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… In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished …
… used these notebooks extensively in dating and annotating Darwin’s letters; the full transcript …
… *128). For clarity, the transcript does not record Darwin’s alterations. The spelling and …
… book had been consulted. Those cases where it appears that Darwin made a genuine deletion have been …
… a few instances, primarily in the ‘Books Read’ sections, Darwin recorded that a work had been …
… of the books listed in the other two notebooks. Sometimes Darwin recorded that an abstract of the …
… own. Soon after beginning his first reading notebook, Darwin began to separate the scientific …
… the second reading notebook. Readers primarily interested in Darwin’s scientific reading, therefore, …
… editors’ identification of the book or article to which Darwin refers. A full list of these works is …
… page number (or numbers, as the case may be) on which Darwin’s entry is to be found. The …
… in the bibliography that other editions were available to Darwin. While it is likely that Darwin …
… where we are not certain that the work cited is the one Darwin intended, we have prefixed the …
… mark. Complete or partial runs of journals which Darwin recorded as having read or skimmed …
… to the journal appear, and the location of abstracts in the Darwin archive and journals included in …
… no means a complete representation of the books and journals Darwin read. The Darwin archive …
… are not found listed here. The description given by Francis Darwin of his father’s method of …
… number and the general orientation of the works upon which Darwin drew, particularly in the process …
… Autobiography , p. 119). †The scientific books in Darwin’s library were catalogued in 1875, …
… by H. W. Rutherford ( Catalogue of the library of Charles Darwin now in the Botany School, …
… 1929. At that time, most were transferred for exhibition in Darwin’s study when Down House was …

Darwin's notes for his physician, 1865

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On 20 May 1865, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary that John Chapman, a prominent London publisher who had studied medicine in London and Paris in the early 1840s, visited Down to consult with Darwin about his ill health. In 1863 Chapman started to treat…

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… On 20 May 1865, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary that John Chapman, a prominent London publisher …
… and Paris in the early 1840s, visited Down to consult with Darwin about his ill health. In 1863 …
… Chapman wasn’t the first medical practitioner Darwin contacted around this time. In 1863, Darwin …
… however, his health grew worse. In his ‘Journal’, Darwin wrote that he fell ill again on 22 April …
… more attacks of vomiting and seeking another opinion, Darwin wrote to Chapman. On the day that …
… life (the section, ‘I feel nearly … food’, is in Emma Darwin’s hand). Darwin began the ice …
… given up the treatment (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865]). …
… Busk, 28 April 1865). In November and December 1863, Darwin had consulted the stomach …
… solutions to aid digestion ( Correspondence vol. 11, Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December [1863]) …
… D. Hooker, 26[-7] March [1864] ( Correspondence vol. 12), Darwin remarked that Jenner had found …
… Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Darwin Evolution Collection (3314) and is …

Abstract of Darwin’s theory

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There are two extant versions of the abstract of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. One was sent to Asa Gray on 5 September 1857, enclosed with a letter of the same date (see Correspondence vol. 6, letter to Asa Gray, 5 September [1857] and enclosure).…

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… There are two extant versions of the abstract of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. One was sent …
… and enclosure). It is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman, Darwin’s copyist and includes minor …
… which the fair copy for Gray was made. It was retained by Darwin (DAR 6). This version was …
… it has been transcribed here. The transcript does not record Darwin’s corrections and alterations …
… printed version is headed: “Abstract of a Letter from C. Darwin, Esq., to Prof. Asa Gray, Boston, U …
… 2 The printed version reads: ‘astounded’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 50). 3 The printed …
… and even in some degree methodically, followed’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 50). 4 The …
… reads: ‘good for carpets, of another for cloth, &c.’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 10 …
… not judge by mere external appearances, but who could’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 11 …
… reads: ‘and should go on selecting for one object’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 13 The …
… reads: ‘in a few years, or at most a few centuries’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 17 At …
… of the earth would not hold the progeny of one pair’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 18 The …
… 20 The printed version reads: ‘far more’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 52). 21 The printed …
… follow to obtain food by struggling with other organisms’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 52). …
… natural selection to any profitable extent. The variety’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 52). 25 …

Darwin’s student booklist

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In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh, where their father, Robert Waring Darwin, had trained as a doctor in the 1780’s. Erasmus had already graduated from Cambridge and was continuing his studies…

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… In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh, …
… London for further medical training (see letter from E. A. Darwin, [29 September 1826] ). However …
… of England. This list is difficult to date precisely. Darwin mentions reading Granby in a …
… The position of Granby on the list would suggest that Darwin was very busy reading in January …
… of chemistry in 1801. Other books illustrate Darwin’s wider scientific interests, and also …
… , which was edited by David Brewster; and Robert Grant took Darwin to meetings of the Wernerian …
… university. There are several books of travel, and Darwin seems to have been particularly …
… arctic zoology. Two titles are closely connected with Darwin’s family. Zoonomia was …
… a week between March 1750 and March 1752. Both he and Dr Darwin had Lichfield connections, but the …
… Almack’s , Granby and Brambletye House. Darwin wrote to his sister Susan on 29 January …
… <Ni>tric Oxide? (DAR 19: 3–4) Darwin’s student booklist - the text …
… Henry Chemistry 17 2 Vols 8 Vo Sewards memoirs of Darwin 18 1 Vol 8 Vo. Several …
… 3 Abernethy 1822. There is a lightly annotated copy in the Darwin Library–CUL, bound with Abernethy …
… 14 Bostock 1824–7. Volume 1 is in the Darwin Library–Down. 15 Jameson trans. 1827. There …
… 1826 as an ‘entertaining book’ (see letter to S. E. Darwin, 29 January [1826] ). The letter from …
… younger sons. 17 Henry 1823. Volume 2 is in the Darwin Library–CUL. 18 Seward …

Visiting the Darwins

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'As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating…' In October 1868 Jane Gray and her husband spent several days as guests of the Darwins, and Jane wrote a charming account of the visit in a sixteen-page letter to her sister. She described Charles…

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… As for Mr Darwin, he is entirely fascinating… Darwin often discouraged would-be …
… her sister, Susan Loring. She described Charles and Emma Darwin, their daughter Henrietta, Down …
… on— Since a severe attack of illness, Mr. Darwin sits on an easy chair raised very high, …
… and grounds Tuesday I had a little walk with Mrs. Darwin round their grounds— The house …
… easy chairs of all shapes & kinds, from Mr. Darwin’s great throne, to “the latest instrument of …
… After breakfast there were prayers in the drawing-room, Mrs. Darwin leading the services— Then some …
… a little uncertain, & kept very quiet all day— Darwin’s Expression experiment (or the …
… the glass!— The experiment was one in which Darwin asked a succession of visitors to …
… were being stimulated by electric probes. Henrietta Darwin The oldest daughter …
… for Bromley, where we again took Cabs for Down, where Mr. Darwin lives— It was so dark by the time …
… first Cab, & whilst waiting for the second to draw up, Mr. Darwin came out into the hall to …
… home face! We made quite a party for dinner—Mr. & Mrs. Darwin, she in black velvet, two …
… Tyndal, Wm. Hooker, a boy of 16 but looking only 14, Leonard Darwin— I can’t get used to being grand …
… dinner with lively talk— When the ladies retired, Mrs. Darwin’s sister, Miss Wedgewood, & niece, …
… of the Country, will allow— Later I got talking with Mrs. Darwin & Mrs. Kempson, & happened …
… After breakfast there were prayers in the drawing-room, Mrs. Darwin leading the services— Then some …
… charming talks now & then— It was a rare chance when Mr. Darwin, Dr. Hooker, Dr. Tyndal & Dr …
… that does not often come in one’s way— Mrs. Darwin’s brother came to breakfast, Mr. Wedgewood, whose …
… quick interest in so many things. As for Mr. Darwin, he is entirely fascinating— He is tall & …
… in recommending “My Lady Ludlow”— Mrs. Darwin is very lovable, with her sweet, placid manner …
… & Mrs. Kempson came to dine— In the afternoon Mrs. Darwin took me in the carriage to call on the …
… walks. Tuesday I had a little walk with Mrs. Darwin round their grounds— The house faces, …
… easy chairs of all shapes & kinds, from Mr. Darwin’s great throne, to “the latest instrument of …
… always in use— Since a severe attack of illness, Mr. Darwin sits on an easy chair raised very high, …
… at lunch or breakfast— The two young footmen then— Mr. Darwin came to lunch, but always breakfasted …

Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants

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Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…

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… Towards the end of 1862, Darwin resolved to build a small hothouse at Down House, for ‘experimental …
… hothouse early in 1863 marked something of a milestone in Darwin’s botanical work, since it greatly …
… vol. 5, letter to J. D. Hooker, 19 April [1855] ). Darwin became increasingly involved in …
… Though his greenhouse was probably heated to some extent, Darwin found himself on several occasions …
… make observations and even experiments on his behalf. Darwin’s decision to build a hothouse …
… Hooker, 12 [December 1862] and n. 13). Initially, Darwin purchased for this purpose a glass …
… of 24 December [1862] ( Correspondence vol. 10) Darwin told Hooker: I have …
… Encyclopedia of gardening (Loudon 1835), a copy of which Darwin signed in 1841 (see the copy in …
… of heat’ (p. 1100). The latter was the sense in which Darwin used the word. The building of …
… accounts (Down House MS)). When it was completed, Darwin told Turnbull that without Horwood’s aid he …
… ). Even before work on the hothouse started, however, Darwin began making preparations to …
… plants’ (letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 January [1863] ). Darwin apparently refers to the catalogues …
… whom he had dealt over many years. In his letter to Hooker, Darwin mentioned that he hoped to be …
… (letter from J. D. Hooker, [15 January 1863] ). Darwin agreed to send Hooker his list of …
… (letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 January [1863] ). Darwin probably gave his list of plants to …
… [1863] ). On 20 February, the plants from Kew had arrived. Darwin was delighted, telling Hooker: ‘I …
… moss, peat, and charcoal (see the letter from Henrietta Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [22 …
… (see letter from J. D. Hooker, [6 March 1863] ). Darwin derived enormous pleasure from his …
… (letter to J. D. Hooker, 24[–5] February [1863] ). Darwin’s aesthetic appreciation of the …
… the tropics. Even before he left on the Beagle voyage, Darwin used the hothouses in the …
… (see Correspondence vol. 1, letter to Caroline Darwin, [28 April 1831] ), and when, on the …
… again’ ( Correspondence vol. 1, letter to Catherine Darwin, May–June [1832] ). Years later, …
… 8 October [1845] ). Having indulged his senses, Darwin soon began the more serious work of …
… department at Kew, had helped select the plants for Darwin). Hooker had also sent seeds, and was …
… (letter to J. D. Hooker, 21 February [1863] ). Darwin’s hothouse became an important focus …

Darwin and religion in America

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Thomas Dixon, 'America’s Difficulty with Darwin', History Today (2009), reproduced by permission. Darwin has not been forgotten. But he has, in some respects, been misremembered. That has certainly been true when it comes to the relationship…

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… America’s Difficulty with Darwin Thomas Dixon __________ Does anything …
… does not seem to be any danger of the world forgetting who Darwin was, or how his theory of …
… around with us in our pockets: an iconic image of Darwin, looking like a cross between Socrates and …
… resurgence of enthusiasm for the idea of a conflict between Darwin and God. Battle has been joined …
… we examine the peculiarly American religious response to Darwin in more detail, let us return …
… throughout their marriage. Religious controversy would also, Darwin knew, be inimical to the …
… in God. We can, thanks to the labours of a group of Darwin scholars at Cambridge University …
… Bromley, Kent, October 1 st , 1859.’ Down House was Darwin’s home, a rural retreat where he …
… gentleman naturalist, was not a manifesto for atheism. Darwin had read the book of nature and found …
… Origin of Species , we find the same message restated. Darwin wrote that ‘it accords better with …
… ennobled.’ In the famous final sentence of the book, Darwin concluded: ‘There is grandeur in this …
… being, evolved.’ From the second edition of 1860 onwards, Darwin altered the phrase ‘breathed into a …
… implications of the Darwinian view of nature, including Darwin himself, who, in private, was …
… (one of thousands that can now be read online thanks to the Darwin Correspondence Project), he wrote …
… correct description of my state of mind.’ Whatever Darwin’s own doubts, by 1882 most …
… religious worries about evolution, and a famous spat between Darwin’s friend Thomas Huxley and the …
… Frederick Farrar assured the assembled dignitaries that Darwin’s theory posed no threat to belief in …
… Bible describing the wisdom of Solomon, which he applied to Darwin: ‘He spake of trees, from the …
… find that about half of the population deny the truth of Darwin’s theory and believe, instead, that …

Darwin’s observations on his children

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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…

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… Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the …
… is available below . As with much of his other work, Darwin gathered additional information on the …
… lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect information on …
… the expression of emotions. As the following transcript of Darwin’s notes reveals, he closely …
… William Erasmus, the stages of his development suggesting to Darwin those expressions which are …
… The tone of the manuscript reflects an aspect of Darwin’s character clearly perceived by Emma during …
… “What does that prove”.’[6] For in these notes, Darwin’s deep scientific curiosity transcends his …
… that on occasion he refers to William as ‘it’. Darwin possessed the ability to dissociate …
… memories.[8] Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwin’s scientific goal, the notes here …
… the record breaks off until January 1852, by which time the Darwin family had increased by five: …
… the onset of frowning, smiling, etc., as was the focus of Darwin’s attention on William and Anne, …
… of logical thought and language. On 20 May 1854, Darwin again took over the notebook and, …
… all the notes until July 1856, when the observations ceased. Darwin’s later entries, like Emma’s, …
… Transcription: 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. …
… written in pencil by CD and subsequently overwritten by Emma Darwin. The transcription throughout …
… [15] ‘Annie . . . fortnight’ was written by Emma Darwin on the verso of page 3 and opposite the …
… The name and address of a Mrs Locke are noted in Emma Darwin’s 1843 diary. [16] The following …
… following text to ‘Feb 27. 1840’ on page 6 is in Emma Darwin’s hand. [19] ‘After . . . weeks …
… of the section. [20] CD’s sister, Emily Catherine Darwin, who stayed with CD and Emma Darwin …
… [22] The text on this page is not in the hand of CD or Emma Darwin. It was probably dictated by CD …
… [25] The details on this page were written by Emma Darwin. [26] This note (in pencil) by Emma …

Henrietta Darwin's diary

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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…

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… Charles Darwin’s daughter Henrietta wrote the following journal entries in March and …
… 1871 in a small lockable, leather-bound notebook now in the Darwin Archive of Cambridge University …
… excised within it, presumably by Henrietta herself. Darwin’s letters in 1870 and 1871 ( …
… scepticism; many of her arguments are reminiscent of Darwin’s own discussion of religious belief in …
… of the theory of natural selection. Snow occasionally sent Darwin information relating to his …
… emotion (see letters from F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. and C. R. Darwin, [1867–72], letter nos. 7058 …
… one of Descent (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood, [March 1871?], and …
… period of their courtship. We are grateful to William Darwin for permission to publish the …

Dates of composition of Darwin's manuscript on species

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Many of the dates of letters in 1856 and 1857 were based on or confirmed by reference to Darwin’s manuscript on species (DAR 8--15.1, inclusive; transcribed and published as Natural selection). This manuscript, begun in May 1856, was nearly completed by…

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… in 1856 and 1857 were based on or confirmed by reference to Darwin’s manuscript on species (DAR 8- …
… May 1856, was nearly completed by June 1858. At that point Darwin was ‘interrupted’, as he put it, …
… transmutation ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [June 1858] ). Darwin recorded in his ‘Journal’ the …
… in the ‘Journal’ and the chapter headings as supplied by Darwin, followed by the reference of the …
… also given. Chapter 1 is not extant nor was it recorded in Darwin's ‘Journal’. Chapter 2 is not …
… chapter has been taken from a table of contents to which Darwin added the names of chapters as he …
… [2] This title has also been taken from Darwin's table of contents (see n. 1, above). …
… completed by 12 June. However, it seems more likely that Darwin worked on the revisions for both …

Darwin on marriage

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On 11 November 1838 Darwin wrote in his journal ‘The day of days!’. He had proposed to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, and been accepted; they were married on 29 January 1839. Darwin appears to have written these two notes weighing up the pros and cons of…

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… On 11 November 1838 Darwin wrote in his journal ‘The day of days!’. He had proposed to his …
… and been accepted; they were married on 29 January 1839. Darwin appears to have written these two …
… his engagement. The original manuscripts are in the Darwin Archive in Cambridge University Library. …

Darwin on childhood

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On his engagement to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1838, Darwin wrote down his recollections of his early childhood. Life. Written August–– 1838 My earliest recollection, the date of which I can approximately tell, and which must have been before…

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… On his engagement to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1838, Darwin wrote down his recollections of his …
… 56–62. A modernised transcription was published by Francis Darwin in More Letters of Charles Darwin. …

Vivisection: Darwin's testimony to the Royal Commission

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Wednesday, 3rd November 1875. Mr. Charles Darwin called in and examined. 4661. (Chairman.) We are very sensible of your kindness in coming at some sacrifice to yourself to express your opinions to the Commission. We attribute it to the great…

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… Wednesday, 3rd November 1875. Mr. Charles Darwin called in and examined. …

Essay: Design versus necessity

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—by Asa Gray DESIGN VERSUS NECESSITY.—DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO READERS OF DARWIN’S TREATISE ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, UPON ITS NATURAL THEOLOGY. (American Journal of Science and Arts, September, 1860) D.T.—Is Darwin’s theory atheistic or pantheistic…

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… DESIGN VERSUS NECESSITY.—DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO READERS OF DARWIN’S TREATISE ON THE ORIGIN OF …
… of Science and Arts, September , 1860) D.T.—Is Darwin’s theory atheistic or pantheistic? …
… Let me now trace these principles as sources of action in Darwin’s work or theory. Let us see how …
… or without a specific purpose or conscious foresight. Mr. Darwin has specified in a most clear and …
… and design, are opposed by anything that can be found in Darwin’s theory; for, so far, Darwin’s laws …
… of the eye, if it were constructed under the operation of Darwin’s laws, I shall not for one moment …
… or a watchmaker. Let this mind, in this state, cross Darwin’s work, and find that, after a sensitive …
… chance, as impossible. It must then be a design. But Darwin brings up another power, namely, natural …
… is a step decidedly atheistical. It is in vain to say that Darwin takes the creation of organic life …
… The atheist will say, Wait a little. Some future Darwin will show how the simple forms came …
… of design from the eye, or the hand, as it stood before Darwin’s theory was promulgated, would be …
… at the course taken in your answer to my statement on Darwin’s theory. You there seem to suppose …
… of design from the eye and the hand, as it stood before Darwin’s theory was promulgated, is …
… to seal his verdict in favor of design, when he opens Mr. Darwin’s book. There he finds that …
… the design of the hand that put it in motion. ( See Darwin, p. 169.) Let us lay before our …
… with the same confidence that he would before he heard of Darwin? If not, then “the supposed proof …
… to seal his verdict in favor of design, and a designer, when Darwin’s book appeared, why should his …
… lens, yet as much as a common spectacle-glass? Darwin only assures you that what you may have …
… the natural theologians, is just as good now, if we accept Darwin’s theory, as it was before that …

'An Appeal' against animal cruelty

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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…

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… 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin …
… and September 1863 (see letter from G. B. Sowerby Jr to Emma Darwin, 22 July 1863 and n. 1, and …
… many persons Squires Ladies & MPs' (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [6–27 …
… the campaign than she expected (see the letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [2 …
… distributing the 'cruelty pamphlet', and letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December …
… paper Animal World , and prominently linked Charles Darwin"s name to the offer of a prize …
… had little direct effect (Moss 1961, pp. 146–7, Emma Darwin 2: 200). Although the RSPCA …
… than the possible alternatives (see letter from E. L. Darwin, 7 September 1863, letter from Emma …
… in 1877 ( Spectator , 6 January 1877, p. 15, and Emma Darwin 2: 200–1). While Emma …
… for working horses with sore necks (see letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [23 April …
… moral qualities possessed by human civilisation. However, Darwin was not against blood-sports: his …
… , pp. 78–9, Correspondence vol. 7, letter to W. E. Darwin, 22 [September 1858], and this volume, …
… Strong, Printer, Bromley, Kent. 7 or to Mrs C. Darwin | Downbar Bromley | Kent. 8 …
… Sowerby Jr (see letter from G. B. Sowerby Jr to Emma Darwin, 22 July 1863 and n. 1). 3 …
… words, printed here in roman type, were added in Emma Darwin’s hand at the end of one of the two …

Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle

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'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…

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… obtain such a one I was (in a manner) compelled to take Mr Darwin on a far too independent footing. …
… fond of Natural History”… Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are …
… in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands, the only coral atoll Darwin observed first-hand. The satire, …
… didn’t meet them personally, Ross took bitter exception to Darwin and FitzRoy’s later accounts of …
… captain, Robert FitzRoy and his naturalist companion Charles Darwin. Ross’ unique perspective on the …
… foreman on the one hand and the texts written by FitzRoy and Darwin on the other. We can certainly …
… but by no means least, the coral reef theories of Charles Darwin. (For that particular concern see …
… interest. Ross’ picture of both FitzRoy and Darwin on this voyage is unlike any others we …
… influenced Ross’ own enterprises. His attitude to Darwin was somewhat less resentful, but still …
… at home. Finally, according to Ross, neither man wrote well: Darwin was trite and conventional , …
… and are marked in roman numerals. Others relate to Darwin’s 1839 or 1845 volumes and Belcher’s …
… as John Murray’s publication of the new edition of Darwin’s Beagle journal was achieving success …
… to depression and died by suicide in 1865. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) A young naturalist, …
… prone to rash speculations. Ross was conscious that Darwin was a rising star in the scientific world …
… Voyage of HMS Beagle Around the World . At Cocos Keeling, Darwin was keenly interested in the …
… criticism of his account of Cocos Keeling seems fair: Darwin did write in a highly conventional …
… polypii.” Ross promised a further discussion of Darwin’s coral theories, which seems to refer to a …
… “Reading and Writing the Scientific Voyage: FitzRoy, Darwin and John Clunies Ross.” British …
… Under the Blue Vault of Heaven: A Study of Charles Darwin’s Sojourn at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands …
… Great Circle 21(1999): 1-15. Sponsel, Alistair. Darwin’s Evolving Identity: Adventure, …
… “Review of the Theory of Coral-Formation Set Forth by Ch. Darwin in his Book Entitled Researches in …

British Association meeting 1860

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Several letters refer to events at the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Oxford, 26 June – 3 July 1860. Darwin had planned to attend the meeting but in the end was unable to. The most famous incident of the meeting was the verbal…

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… of Science held in Oxford, 26 June – 3 July 1860. Darwin had planned to attend the meeting, having …
… his own poor health and that of his daughter, Henrietta Emma Darwin. Indeed, Darwin spent the week …
… the “debate” between Huxley and Wilberforce over Darwin’s theory were not well reported in the …
… 1914, 1: 50); John William Draper (Fleming 1950); and also Darwin ( LL 2: 320–3, F. Darwin ed. …
… debate, see Jensen 1988.) Discussions of Darwin’s theory that occurred in other sections of the …
… most complete contemporary report of the meeting and which Darwin himself read. Only those passages …
… of the Sexuality of Plants, with particular Reference to Mr. Darwin’s Work “”On the Origin of …
… remarked that if we adopt in any degree the views of Mr. Darwin with respect to the origin of …
… to fix the limits within which the doctrine proposed by Mr. Darwin may assist us in distinguishing …
… any discussion of the general question of the truth of Mr. Darwin’s theory. He felt that a general …
… with regard to the probabilities of the truth of Mr. Darwin’s theory. Whilst giving all praise to Mr …
… of Europe, considered with Reference to the Views of Mr. Darwin and others, that the Progression of …
… stated, he could not subscribe to the hypothesis of Mr. Darwin. His primordial germ had not been …
… of the other. In the great case of the pigeons quoted by Mr. Darwin, he admitted that no sooner were …
… in the closely-allied forms of the horse and the ass. Mr. Darwin’s conclusions were an hypothesis, …
… of science and humanity.— Prof. HUXLEY defended Mr. Darwin’s theory from the charge of its being …
… an undulation of light had never been arrested and measured. Darwin’s theory was an explanation of …
… Admiral FITZROY regretted the publication of Mr. Darwin’s book, and denied Prof. Huxley’s statement, …
… having asserted that all men of science were hostile to Mr. Darwin’s hypothesis,—whereas he himself …
… had, as it appeared to him, completely misunderstood Mr. Darwin’s hypothesis: his Lordship intimated …
… wholly opposed to the facts, reasonings, and results of Mr. Darwin’s work, that he could not …
… lead careful and philosophical naturalists to favour Mr. Darwin’s views. To this assertion Dr. …
… of varieties, and afforded the strongest countenance to Mr. Darwin’s hypothesis. As regarded his own …
… was neither more nor less entitled to acceptance than Mr. Darwin’s: neither was, in the present …
… fifteen years ago been privately made acquainted with Mr. Darwin’s views, he had during that period …
… and most different Floras at home. Now, then, that Mr. Darwin had published it, he had no hesitation …

Essay: What is Darwinism?

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—by Asa Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge asks he promptly and decisively answers: ‘What is Darwinism? it is atheism.’ Leaving aside all subsidiary and incidental matters, let us consider–1. What the…

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… of it cannot be very much bettered: ‘ His [Darwin's] work on the “ Origin of …
… it is very different from the cognate works of Mr. Spencer. Darwin does not speculate on the origin …
… . . . To account for the existence of matter and life, Mr. Darwin admits a Creator. This is done …
… (pp. 26-29). Now, the truth or the probability of Darwin’s hypothesis is not here the …
… atheism is infused into the premises in a negative form: Mr. Darwin shows no disposition to resolve …
… Next (on page 48) comes the positive charge that ‘ Mr. Darwin, although himself a theist, ’ …
… might suffice to recall Dr. Hodge’s truthful remark that Darwin ‘ is simply a naturalist, ’ and …
… nor are they misjudged by the omission. But surely Mr. Darwin does show the disposition which our …
… take for such and require to be taken for granted, so Mr. Darwin postulates, upon the first page of …
… does to effect it for once. ’[VIII-2] So when Mr. Darwin makes such large and free use of ‘ …
… or by process of evolution. ’ But, as we have seen, Mr. Darwin does say that, and he over and over …
… to be proved is, that it is the distinctive doctrine of Mr. Darwin that species owe their origin–1. …
… to their subjects. ’ Then Dr. Hodge adduces ‘ Darwin’s own testimony, ’ to the purport that …
… to. It seems to us that only one of the three points which Darwin is said to deny is really opposed …
… operative efficiency of God. ’- One or both of these Mr. Darwin (being, as Dr. Hodge says, a theist …
… of species to conditions is brought about. Now, Mr. Darwin thinks–and by this he is distinguished. …
… it will explain very much, it is to be expected that Mr. Darwin will make the most of it. Doubtless …
… Here, at length, we reach the essential difference between Darwin, as we understand him, and Dr. …
… the Darwinian. Moreover, it is not certain that Mr. Darwin would very much better his case, …
… Thomson, Herschel, Argyll, Owen, Mivart, Wallace, and Darwin, down to those of Strauss, Vogt, and …
… “ Not in the least. ” We might accept all that Mr. Darwin, all that Prof. Huxley, all that other …

Essay: Natural selection & natural theology

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—by Asa Gray NATURAL SELECTION NOT INCONSISTENT WITH NATURAL THEOLOGY. Atlantic Monthly for July, August, and October, 1860, reprinted in 1861. I Novelties are enticing to most people; to us they are simply annoying. We cling to a long-accepted…

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… follows another, the chapter on ‘Natural Selection,’ Darwin’s cheval de bataille , which is very …
… is some truth on both sides. ‘Natural selection,’ Darwin remarks, ‘leads to divergence of …
… it always works for good: if not, the divergent lines on Darwin’s lithographic diagram of …
… No doubt, the full development and symmetry of Darwin’s hypothesis strongly suggest the evolution of …
… recurrence of theories upon this genetic basis. A study of Darwin’s book, and a general glance at …
… of his own conceiving, which may yet see the light, although Darwin’s came first to the birth. …
… turn the point of a pungent simile directed against Darwin—the difference between the Darwinian and …
… if not general, acceptance in physical geology, and of which Darwin’s theory is the natural …
… of Pictet, the Swiss paleontologist. In his review of Darwin’s book — the fairest and most admirable …
… accepts that ensemble of natural operations which Darwin impersonates under the now familiar …
… But while thus accepting, or ready to accept, the basis of Darwin’s theory, and all its legitimate …
… We hope he can. This raises the question, Why does Darwin press his theory to these extreme …
… as Pictet allow that it may be true—perhaps as far as Darwin himself unfolds it in the introductory …
… We can barely glance at some of the considerations which Darwin adduces, or will be sure to adduce …
… proofs to justify the possibility of his hypothesis, Mr. Darwin relies upon indirect proofs, the …
… any other scientific assumption. We have said that Darwin’s hypothesis is the natural …
… solid whole. If we allow, with Pictet, that Darwin’s theory will very well serve for all that …
… includes the diluvial or quaternary period—then Darwin’s first and foremost need in his onward …
… descendants of the present day affords no argument against Darwin’s theory, as has been rashly …
… shells than between various individuals of either, then Darwin’s opponents, who argue the …
… seen that the judicious Pictet answers such questions as Darwin would have him do, in affirming that …
… or forms as different as species. This concedes all that Darwin has a right to ask, all that he can …
… by natural consequence of the struggle for existence which Darwin so aptly portrays. And so, perhaps …
… read them in Agassiz’s book will read their fulfillment in Darwin’s. Note also, in this …
… science. This is the extreme opposite of Wallace’s and Darwin’s view, and is quite as hypothetical. …
… general sketch of some geological considerations in favor of Darwin’s hypothesis has so extended as …
… great facts of comparative anatomy and zoology’ with which Darwin’s theory ‘very well accords,’ nor …
… metaphors, but unaware of the grounds of their aptness. Mr. Darwin assures them that they have been …
… course, be interpreted upon other assumptions than those of Darwin’s hypothesis—certainly upon quite …
… the general facts correspond well with an hypothesis like Darwin’s, which is built upon fine …
… which they seem to involve. We feel, moreover, that Darwin’s particular hypothesis is exposed to …

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