From E. A. Darwin 11 December [1872]
Summary
Thinks Mr Salt has not understood about their wills and wants to clarify the matter when he has heard from CD.
| Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Dec [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: B84–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8671 |
From W. D. Fox 25 October [1872]
Summary
Has not seen CD for about 25 years. Has heard an absurd story that CD and Emma are exploring an unknown part of America.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Oct [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 196 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8577 |
From W. E. Darwin [3 November 1872]
Summary
Is delighted to receive expression. Some comments on swallowing and scratching. Asks to be sent reviews.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [3 Nov 1872] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 51) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8593F |
From W. E. Darwin [19 February 1872]
Summary
Received copy of Origin 6th ed. Has had trouble with worm measurements at Winchester.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Feb 1872] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 50) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8250F |
From W. E. Darwin [4 January 1872]
Summary
Sends comments on his diagram of Stonehenge. Will go to Beaulieu.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [4 Jan 1872] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 49) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8141F |
From J. J. Aubertin 16 January 1872
Summary
A friend of JJA’s wants CD’s opinion on whether the disease porigo decalvans (hair falling out in clumps) demonstrates the link between man and dogs and has continued to evolve with man after he passed out of his "hairy-animal state".
Capt. [Richard?] Burton disagrees with CD’s notion of beauty in the abstract, and would like to meet him.
| Author: | John James Aubertin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Jan 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 127 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8160 |
From W. D. Fox 13 July [1872]
Summary
Will not pass through London, so will not be able to call at Down.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 July [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 195 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8408 |
From J. J. Moulinié 1 January 1872
Summary
The difficulties of incorporating the reorganised chapters of the 6th English edition of Origin into JJM’s translation, which was made from the 5th edition.
| Author: | Jean Jacques Moulinié |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Jan 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 277 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8138 |
From Hubert Airy 3 December 1872
Summary
Discusses works lent him by CD: Candolle, Kerner, Braun, Sachs, and CD’s own notes on relative positions of leaves. Plans paper on subject for Royal Society.
Just appointed medical inspector under local government board.
| Author: | Hubert Airy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Dec 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8657 |
From G. J. Allman 13 April 1872
Summary
Thanks for sending translation of A. W. Malm’s paper ["On flatfishes", K. Svensk. Vetensk. Akad. Handl. N. F. 7 (1867–8) no. 4]; thinks it establishes that eye migrates across surface of head rather than through the skull.
Considers the relationship between direction of locomotion and the presence of stalked eyes in Crustacea.
| Author: | George James Allman |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Apr 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8269 |
From Francis Galton 28 March 1872
Summary
Endorses revised statement about Butler’s odd hereditary habit;
describes a séance at William Crookes’s.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: A46–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8256 |
From S. H. Haliburton 3 November [1872]
Summary
Thanks for copy of Expression.
Reminiscences of their youth.
| Author: | Sarah Harriet Mostyn Owen; Sarah Harriet Williams; Sarah Harriet Haliburton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Nov [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8595 |
From T. H. Farrer 16 June 1872
Summary
Asks CD for seeds of some plants.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 June 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8390 |
From J. M. Herbert 23 November 1872
Summary
Thanks for copy of Expression.
| Author: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Nov 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 186 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8644 |
From John Denny 12 July 1872
Summary
Replies to CD’s queries. Duke of Cornwall Pelargonium is fertile with its own pollen. Has failed to produce hybrids from other varieties besides P. peltatum and P. elegans. Sends numbers of the Florist which contain an account of his mode of procedure ["On cross-breeding pelargoniums" Florist & Pomologist (1872): 10, 34, 50].
Reports a confirmation of his theory of the prepotence of the male parent.
| Author: | John Denny |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 159 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8407 |
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- … Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862. Webb, William J. 1984. The Pelargonium family: …
- … Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. The wild blue geranium, Geranium pratense , is commonly known as the meadow cranesbill. Pelargoniums were originally thought to belong to the same genus as geraniums, but in 1792 the botanist Charles L’Héritier separated them into two distinct genera of the family …
From Albert Günther 21 May 1872
Summary
Believes many of the species and even genera of the fish family Labyrinthici are products of domestication.
Events at the British Museum.
| Author: | Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 May 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 251 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8344 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 5 February 1872
Summary
Praise for Descent.
| Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Feb 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 212 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8201 |
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- … family is now called the Asteraceae) appeared in Botanische Zeitung , 5 January 1872 ( Hildebrand 1872a ). His paper on the development of hairy appendages in the seeds of plants appeared in the issues of 12 and 19 April 1872 ( Hildebrand 1872b ). CD’s annotated copies of these articles are in the Darwin …
From Gerard Krefft 15 May 1872
Summary
Sends his article ["Review of Owen’s Cuvierian principle of palaeontology"].
| Author: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 May 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 116; Darwin Pamphlet Collection, CUL, G748 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8331 |
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- … Darwin Esq | F.R.S | &c &c &c | Down, | Beckenham | Kent Dear Sir I have taken the liberty to address to you a copy of the “Sydney Mail” containing a short review of Professor Owens last paper on the Thylacoleo Carnifex which in my opinion was nothing but a harmless Phalanger and not more carnivorous than these animals are at the present day. I am anxious to obtain your opinion on the subject because the Thylacoleo is a most interesting animal allied to nearly every one of our marsupial families …
- … Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. A corrected version was printed in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History ( Krefft 1872 ). Owen’s most recent paper on Thylacoleo carnifex was Owen 1870 , which was reprinted from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London under the title A Cuvierian principle in palaeontology tested by evidences of an extinct leonine mammal (Thylacoleo carnifex) . Krefft had put forward the view that T. carnifex was not more carnivorous than present-day phalangers in Krefft 1866 . Phalanger is a genus of the family …
From Francis Galton 31 March 1872
Summary
Has forwarded CD’s letter to Crookes.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: A52 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8263 |
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- … Darwin Your letter will be a great encouragement to Crookes & I have forwarded it to him to read, telling him what I had written. About the ‘female’—I hesitated a full 10 minutes before inserting the word ‘it’, on the ground that the subject of the story might be identified in after life & that that the knowledge of the trick might damage her marrying value. ! I do not know if I am over fastidious. — It is purely my own idea—no objection was raised by any of the family. …
From A. J. Munby 9 December 1872
Summary
Gives a graphic description of a woman being terrified by mistaking him for a ghost in an old house.
| Author: | Arthur Joseph Munby |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Dec 1872 |
| Classmark: | Expression 2d ed., pp. 306–7 n. 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8667F |
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- … Darwin and published after CD’s death; the note refers to CD’s description of the eyes and mouth being widely opened in expressions of fear and terror ( Expression , p. 290; Expression 2d ed. , pp. 306–7 n. 21). Tabley Old Hall, built on an island in Nether Tabley Mere, Cheshire, dated from the late fourteenth century. It was abandoned as the main residence of the Leicester family …
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Family Visits
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The Darwin Correspondence Project is pleased to announce their 'Family Fun' Workshops for the summer holidays, with fun hands-on and interactive sessions available throughout August. The workshops will be suitable for all primary aged…
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- … The Darwin Correspondence Project is pleased to announce their 'Family Fun' Workshops for the …
The Darwin family
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To celebrate the 163rd birthday of Origin of species, we are launching three new interactives online from our Darwin in Conversation exhibition. They illustrate how Darwin’s children contributed to his science as infants and adults, how he did two of his…
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- … Discover how Darwin’s children contributed to his science. Touch the items on the desk to see how …
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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- … Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun …
Family life
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From the long letters exchanged with his sisters during the Beagle voyage, through correspondence about his marriage to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, the births—and deaths—of their children, to the contributions of his sons and daughters to his scientific…
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- … From the long letters exchanged with his sisters during the Beagle voyage, through …
Henrietta Emma Darwin
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Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach adulthood. She married Richard Buckley Litchfield in 1871. She was a valued editor to her father as well as companion and correspondent to both of her parents.…
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- … Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach …
Emma Darwin
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Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and youngest child of Josiah Wedgwood II and Bessy Allen. Her father was the eldest son of the famous pottery manufacturer, Josiah Wedgwood I. Her mother was one…
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- … Emma Darwin, Charles Darwin's wife and first cousin, was born Emma Wedgwood, the eighth and …
Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished …
Power of movement in plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Family experiments Darwin was an active and engaged father during his children's youth, involving them in his experiments and even occasionally using them as observational subjects. When his children…
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- … Sources | Discussion Questions | Experiment Family experiments Darwin …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of …
Darwin and Fatherhood
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Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten children. It is often assumed that Darwin was an exceptional Victorian father. But how extraordinary was he? The Correspondence Project allows an unusually…
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- … Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
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 of …
Life of Erasmus Darwin
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The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a biographical note to accompany an essay on Erasmus's scientific work by the German writer Ernst Krause. But Darwin became immersed in his grandfather's…
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- … The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a …
Darwin’s scientific women
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Darwin exchanged letters with women who were botanists, travellers, observers, writers, and naturalists. Find out about their lives and how they contributed to his research.
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- … Darwin’s letters shed light on the lives of some otherwise little-known women and reveal how much …
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 – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of …
William Darwin Fox
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Charles Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1824, three years before Darwin; the two men became close friends. They corresponded throughout their lives, exchanging accounts of their growing families…
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- … Charles Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, was admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1824, …
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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- … Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants …
People
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This section is about Charles Darwin and his correspondents. It is divided into the following areas: Key correspondents The Beagle voyage networks Family and friends Darwin's scientific networks Readers and critics Publishers, artists…
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- … This section is about Charles Darwin and his correspondents. It is divided into the following …
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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- … ‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury …
