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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
- … (1) Admiralty, Lords of the (1) Agassiz, …
- … J. L. (3) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1) …
- … Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) Annals and Magazine of Natural …
- … M. L. (1) Baxter, Payne, and Lepper (1) …
- … Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …
- … (19) Easton and Anderson (1) Eck, F. A. …
- … Lamont, James (4) Land and Water (1) …
- … (23) Linnean Society, President and council (1) …
- … Artis Magistra (Artis). (1) Natural History Review (1) …
- … (1) secretary of Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1) …
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 to …
- … a few odd entries, the record ends. Both notebooks consist of two different sections, headed ‘Books …
- … 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 …
- … to be Read [DAR *119: Inside Front Cover] C. Darwin June 1 st . 1838 …
- … Borealis [J. Richardson 1829–37] Entomological Magazine.—? paper on Geograph. range [Anon. …
- … Flourens Edit [Flourens 1845] read L. Jenyns paper on Annals of Nat. Hist. [Jenyns 1838] …
- … very good Endlicher has pub. in 1 st vol of Annals of Vienna [Endlicher 1836]. sketch of S …
- … and Horticultural Society of India ] read Natural Hist Soc of Mauritius. published? [ …
- … Society of London ].— [DAR *119: 8v.] A history of British Birds by W. …
- … Naturelles ]. vols. (read) all Loudon’s Gardening Magazine [ Gardener's Magazine and …
- … Arthur Young has edited some Agricult. Journ [ Annals of Agriculture, and other useful arts ] …
- … [Fellows 1839] Catherine 48 Life of Collins R.A. [Collins 1848] Phases of Faith …
- … Memoirs ] Mag. of Zoology & Botany & continuation Annals of Natural History [ …
- … 1848. Memoirs of the life of William Collins, Esq., R.A. 2 vols. London. *119: 23; 119: …
- … by Richard Owen. Vol. 4 of The works of John Hunter, F.R.S. with notes . Edited by James F. …
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
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- … On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species , …
- … ). By May, with the work continuing to sell well in England and with editions out in the United …
- … to Asa Gray, 22 May [1860] ). Origin : reactions and reviews But it was the …
- … his views. ‘One cannot expect fairness in a Reviewer’, Darwin commented to Hooker after reading an …
- … ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 January [1860] ). Darwin’s magnanimous attitude soon faded, …
- … of creation. Asa Gray’s statement in his March review that natural selection was a hypothesis, not a …
- … it comes in time to be admitted as real.’ ( letter to C. J. F. Bunbury, 9 February [1860] ). This …
- … Henry Fawcett in the December issue of Macmillan’s Magazine . Fawcett asserted that Darwin’s …
- … a ‘most serious omission’ in his book and explained how natural selection did not necessarily lead …
- … knowing that Lyell was earnestly attempting to understand natural selection and incorporate it into …
- … George Henry Kendrick Thwaites questioned Darwin about how natural selection could explain the …
- … because more accustomed to reasoning.’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 18 May 1860 ). Darwin …
- … in February in Thomas Vernon Wollaston’s review in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History . …
- … articles in Britain: the first article appeared in the Annals and Magazine of Natural History , …
- … tenaciousness exhibited in all his undertakings in natural history, he tested the sensitivity of …
- … botanical work served as models for investigation in natural history, graphically illustrating the …
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 …
- … During these years he published two books—his Journal of researches and The structure and …
- … a family Busy as he was with scientific activities, Darwin found time to re-establish family …
- … close contact. In November 1838, two years after his return, Darwin became engaged to his cousin, …
- … daughter, Anne Elizabeth, moved to Down House in Kent, where Darwin was to spend the rest of his …
- … his greatest theoretical achievement, the most important of Darwin’s activities during the years …
- … ideas on a wide range of topics. Then, in September 1838, T. R. Malthus’ An essay on the principle …
- … 'pencil sketch', based on a principle that he called ‘natural selection’. Seventeen more …
- … separately as Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries …
- … Fossil Mammalia , by Richard Owen; Mammalia , by G. R. Waterhouse; Birds , by John Gould; …
- … publications. The beetles were described by F. W. Hope, G. R. Waterhouse, and C. C. Babington; the …
- … had cut from Lyell’s originals for use in his work. Natural Selection Darwin is …
- … does not appear to have told anyone about his hypothesis of natural selection, but this silence need …
- … once or twice to explain to able men what I meant by natural selection, but signally failed’. …
- … all crosses between all domestic birds & animals dogs, cats &c &c very valuable—' …
- … read a staggering number of works in all fields of natural history and during visits to Shrewsbury …
- … the practice of systematists. As the correspondence with G. R. Waterhouse during the 1840s shows, …
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of …
- … write briefly’ ( letter to John Scott, 31 May [1863] ), and in a letter of 23 [June 1863] he …
- … am languid & bedeviled … & hate everybody’. Although Darwin did continue his botanical …
- … of the water-cure. The treatment was not effective and Darwin remained ill for the rest of the year. …
- … line: ‘Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history’ (p. 488). Since the publication of …
- … Lyell had thrown doubt on the significance of variation and natural selection, if only he could have …
- … letter, he assured Gray that the essential question was not natural selection, but ‘ Creation …
- … When Falconer’s account of the elephant appeared in the Natural History Review in January, …
- … sentence from the second edition of Antiquity of man (C. Lyell 1863b, p. 469), published in …
- … by the subordinate agency of such causes as Variation and Natural Selection’. Darwin explained his …
- … pleased with its positive approach to both transmutation and natural selection: ‘I verily believe …
- … 19 June [1863] ). the best book of Natural History Travels ever published in England …
- … single sentence, namely that it is the best book of Natural History Travels ever published in …
- … Hildebrand, to be published in the English journal Annals and Magazine of Natural History. In …
- … very slowly recovering, but am very weak’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, [29 September? 1863] ). …
- … Thomas’s Hospital, London ( letter from George Busk, [ c. 27 August 1863] ). Brinton, who …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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- … On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that he ‘Began by Lyell’s advice writing …
- … (‘Journal’; Appendix II). For the next two years and more, his working life was completely dominated …
- … Still prominent in his immediate circle were Charles Lyell and Joseph Dalton Hooker, who were joined …
- … palaeontologist in the School of Mines in London. Natural Selection Not all of …
- … of pigeons, poultry, and other domesticated animals. As Darwin explained to Lyell, his studies, …
- … can William Bernhard Tegetmeier continued to help Darwin acquire much of the material for …
- … Asking questions; getting answers Since natural selection could not act without varieties to …
- … point that variation, providing abundant raw material for natural selection, led to adaptation and …
- … not a bird be killed (by hawk, lightning, apoplexy, hail &c) with seeds in crop, & it would …
- … and the preparation of his manuscript ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 1 May 1857 ) seem innocuous and …
- … way a direct competitor or about to pre-empt his views on natural selection. All the available …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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- … On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July …
- … a selection of new climbing plants for his greenhouse and hothouse, and continued pursuing his …
- … 52 hours without vomiting!! In the same month, Darwin began to consult William Jenner, …
- … sequel to On the origin of species by means of natural selection ( Origin ) that he had set …
- … been awarded the Copley Medal because it indicated that ‘Natural Selection [was] making some …
- … of a species by maintaining a level of variation upon which natural selection could act. In his …
- … that Darwin’s writings had captured German students of natural philosophy, who read it ‘quasi a …
- … 5 September 1864 ). Fritz Müeller sent his book, Für Darwin , and Darwin had it translated by a …
- … most pressingly’. Giving an account of how the theory of natural selection had been prefigured in …
- … the passages in which he had indicated his support for natural selection. News from France …
- … Kölliker, published in the October issue of the Natural History Review , argued that teleology …
- … Louis Agassiz, whose Methods of study in natural history began with a series of criticisms of …
- … but Lyell says when I read his discussion in the Elements [C. Lyell 1865] I shall recant for fifth …
- … Darwin’s correspondence reveals that interest in the early history of humans and their predecessors …
- … on intellectual & moral qualities’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). …
Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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- … The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November …
- … In his book, On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by …
- … for those works had been limited to studying the structure of flowers and the physiological effects …
- … … is highly remarkable’ In September 1866, Darwin announced to the American botanist …
- … several years ( To Édouard Bornet, 1 December 1866 ). Darwin began a series of experiments, …
- … ). It was only after a new season of experiments that Darwin would confirm that this poppy shed its …
- … access to flowers was only the tip of the iceberg. Darwin next focused on the California …
- … seeds of Ipomœa. I remember saying the contrary to you & M r Smith at Kew. But the result is …
- … I am already plagued by foreign Translators, Reviewers, &c.’ ( To John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). …
- … ). In June 1876, Darwin had supposedly nutrient-free and natural soil samples analysed by Edward …
- … the set of all my works, I would suggest 1,500’ ( To R. F. Cooke, 16 September 1876 ). In the …
- … of hybrids, has not yet been produced’ ( From A. R. Wallace, 13 December 1876 ). No reply to this …
Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle, by John Clunies Ross. Transcription by Katharine Anderson
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[f.146r Title page] Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Supplement / to the 2nd 3rd and Appendix Volumes of the First / Edition Written / for and in the name of the Author of those / Volumes By J.C. Ross. / Sometime Master of a…
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- … [ f.146r Title page ] Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Supplement …
- … N o II of the foresaid works. By Captain Robert Fitzroy R.N. In the first Edition Mr …
- … he is ready to admit – that altho’ many Captains R.N. do not hesitate to (unofficially) give the …
- … of a humble toadyish follower – who would do the Natural History department – on my sole account …
- … of this Supplement exhibit evidence to that effect – in Mr Darwin’s instance – especially in respect …
- … Latitude – to maintain the water thereabouts about its' natural level” [ f.150r p.7 ] …
- … to be noticed. Being of course ambitious to rival Mr Darwin in the line of Theory-invention – …
- … much allowance must certainly be made for the very natural eagerness to get into Port – after a long …
- … by not only giving all that – but also a full and accurate history, of every sand-bank, every reef, …
- … – and the Antarctic Seas be omitted – and with that History shall be given (besides ample …
- … – with the exception of one of the class – which Mr Darwin bribed the Aborigines to perform – we …
- … which Mr Ross was less likely to see – than the Nautical Magazine – to which it would otherwise have …
- … to which I allude are the following. J.C.R. [column continues across …
- … called – the Hippomanes – and gave the command to R.C. Ross (brother to Mr J.C. Ross) the same who …
- … rice could be obtained – when being aware from Captain R.C. Ross of his brother (Mr Ross') …
- … he had the honour of having made whilst commanding the H.C.C. Mary Ann under his Government of Java …
- … the face of our declaration recorded many years ago, in the annals of Parliament – that “any amount …
- … marked in pencil “233ff. Mar, 1908 E.W.J. / Examined by C.J.G.”] *[1] The Sage …
