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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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- … of the catalogue of scientific books in the Royal Society of London (Royal Society of London 1839) …
- … Transactions [ Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ].— [DAR *119: 8v.] …
- … [Reimarius 1760] The Highlands & Western Isl ds letter to Sir W Scott [MacCulloch 1824 …
- … Transact [ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London ] Wernerian d[itt]o [ Memoirs …
- … of Books at end of Catalogue of Royal Soc. [Royal Society of London 1839]— Meckel’s Anatomy. …
- … 1834–40]: In Portfolio of “abstracts” 34 —letter from Skuckard of books on Silk Worm …
- … Man. Bailliere. 1.10 [Prichard 1843] must be studied . London Library read [DAR *119: …
- … M rs Fry’s Life [Fry 1847] Horace Walpoles letter to C t . of Ossory [Walpole 1848] …
- … of Hort Soc. [ Journal of the Horticultural Society of London ] must be read D …
- … Transacts— [ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London and Memoirs of the Wernerian …
- … 1838] Lists at end of Royal Soc [Royal Society of London 1839] (List from Muller & …
- … Trans [ Transactions of the Zoological Society of London ]: up to parts published March 1838 …
- … Royal Geographical Society ] Asiatic Journ. of London to end of 1837 [ Journal of the …
- … Soc. [ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London ]— Vol 1 & 1 st No of Vol 2. …
- … [ Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ] from Vol I to Vol VII. part III or p …
- … [ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London ] from 1788 to 1840 —Abstracted— …
- … and Gliddon 1854] (read) A Lecture by Owen before College of Surgeons on Mankind [R. Owen …
- … [Heer 1854].— Hooker has it.— Very important Hookers letter Jan. 1859 Yules Ava [Yule 1858] …
- … of the material from these portfolios is in DAR 205, the letter from William Edward Shuckard to …
- … ( Notebooks , pp. 319–28). 55 The letter was addressed to Nicholas Aylward Vigors …
- … to William Jackson Hooker. See Correspondence vol. 3, letter to J. D. Hooker, [5 or 12 November …
- … London, was “bookseller by appointment to the Royal College of Surgeons.” His catalogue of …
- … 119: 21b Broughton, William Grant. 1832. A letter in vindication of the principles of …
- … and the happy end and conclusion thereof by the King’s blessed restoration . 3 vols. Oxford …
- … by Bekhur to Garoo and the Lake Manasarowara: with a letter from … J. G. Gerard, Esq. …
- … 1830. On the dying struggle of the dichotomous sytem. In a letter to N. A. Vigors. Philosophical …
- … *119: 8v., 22v.; *128: 165 ——. 1850a. Letter to the Rev. John Bachman, on the question of …
- … Lectures on surgical pathology, delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England . 2 vols. …
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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- … his publishers, he warned that it was ‘dry as dust’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 9 September 1879 ). …
- … turned out, alas, very dull & has disappointed me much’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 15 [June …
- … home again’, he fretted, just days before his departure ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26 …
- … many blessings, was finding old age ‘a dismal time’ ( letter to Henry Johnson, 24 September 1879 ) …
- … wrinkles one all over like a baked pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 …
- … itself, or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and …
- … office to complete Horace’s marriage settlement ( letter from W. M. Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). …
- … but they were ‘as nice and good as could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ) …
- … on your life’s work, which is crowned with glory’ ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1879 ). …
- … to wish Darwin a ‘long and serene evening of life’. This letter crossed with one from Darwin, …
- … the statement ‘In the beginning was carbon’ ( letter from Hermann Müller, 14 February 1879 ). …
- … as the ‘organ of “uncultivated materialism”’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 2 June 1879 ]). …
- … up the glory & would please Francis’, he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 …
- … wholly & shamefully ignorant of my grandfathers life’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 March 1879 …
- … known philosopher and poet’ ( Correspondence vol. 1, letter from Francis Beaufort to Robert …
- … these things with the when & the where, & the who—’ ( letter from V. H. Darwin, 28 May …
- … paternal grandparents thought ‘perfect in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). …
- … heard of him ‘constantly, & always with pride’ ( letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). …
- … essay might end up ‘interfering with each other’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 27 March 1879 ). Darwin …
- … made such an introduction ‘almost indispensable’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 ). Darwin …
- … everything into ridicule. He hates scientific men’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 May 1879 ). …
- … must be ‘in some degree interesting to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). …
- … ‘very tastefully and well, and with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and …
- … ‘more perplexed than ever about life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). …
- … telling, and he regretted going beyond his ‘tether’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 …
- … hear that he was to be awarded the Baly Medal from the Royal College of Physicians for distinguished …
- … that they combine this trip with a few days’ rest in London. This, Darwin thought, would be ‘very …
- … in the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London of an essay by Müller on sexual …
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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- … further advanced in life than the serving of my school, (or college) fag apprenticeship) and has …
- … animals were driven away – those of the Estación del Rey (King's farm or Estate) alone, …
- … but “a true born Englishman” – being a native of London, which contains (as is well known) in …
- … that – accordingly he directed his brothers (residing in London) to purchase a fast sailing vessel …
- … many years commanded ships employed in the trade between London and Hobarton. In June 1825 – Mr J.C. …
- … speedy arrival of the Hippomanes. It had been arranged in London that Mr Ross should proceed in the …
- … to the capture of Mauritius.) Fortunately for the house in London – Mr Ross was far from being so …
- … Cargo of Pepper for the Borneo when some intelligence of the London prices reached the Coast and …
- … off) for the object of inducing him ^Mr A. Hare^ to visit London on the following occasion. …
- … a moment longer to come home as he deserved to do.” That letter they shewed to Mr Ross and requested …
- … to somewhere else” – so now read “your brother's letter and then we may have something sure to …
- … wrote to him immediately before leaving for Sumatra – a letter calculated to elicit something …
- … – not all exaggerated – and Mr R sent him back with a letter [ f.183r p.73 ] as he proposed. …
- … was not of any profitable description but of what Mr H in letter to Mr R denominated “fiddle faddle” …
- … to a note from Mr H concerning the last mentioned fugitive a letter which – Mr H sent to Mr R – …
- … ] The three or four runaways mentioned in the forgoing letter had run to apply to Mr Ross – and on …
- … from frequenting your islands &c” and in this his second letter he writes “I told you how it …
- … at present only as by the bye” – In reply to Mr Ross’ letter which he sent with the paper –Mr H …
- … bankers in the house of Rob t ^ Scott^ Fairlie and Co in London, and he had hoped (fallaciously as …
- … the Eastern one may be seen by the following extract from a letter dated 19 th May and sent by Mr …
- … In May 1812 the southern whaler Baroness Longueville of London, S. Chace master, put into Coupang …
- … bold “Avast there Mr Ross – by all the intimates of my college days (the gods of Greece and Rome I …
- … I would not have ventured to do if I had been residing in London – I therefore threw the veil over …
- … of extra-ingenuity – or as my friend the Editor of the London Examiner has very correctly expressed …
- … On the contrary – I take credit to myself for having at College imbibed a large portion of the …
- … – just learned country work when her parents removed to London – where she further learned the trade …
- … for Bills on England – which he remits to his Bankers in London – in whose hands he is from this …
- … Reason which altho’ he had never seen the inside of a College – he has not yet met with an opponent, …
- … Copy Extract Of a letter sent to Captain Ross by Captain Harding of H.M …
Darwin’s queries on expression
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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
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- … handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller, 22 February …
- … Correspondence about Darwin’s Questionnaire (click on the letter dates to see the individual letters …
- … Correspondent Letter date Location …
- … 11 July 1871 Worcester College for the Blind, Worcester, England …
- … Africa)? ] mentioned in JPM Weale letter, but Bowker's answers not found …
- … 5 Aug 1867 5 Clifford St, London, England infants' …
- … Woolston, Southampton, England letter to W.E. Darwin shrugging …
- … 32 Queen Anne St. Cavendish Square W London, England enclosed in a letter from …
- … New University Club, St. James's Street, S.W., London, England pouting …
- … [after 29 March 1868] Chester Place, London, England? …
- … 13 June 1870 Portman Square, London W., England (about Auracania, Peru) …
- … 4 June [1871] Trinity College, Cambridge, England …
- … South Africa possibly included in letter from Mansel Weale …
- … 7 Nov 1872 Rutland Gate, London, England …
- … Peradeniya, Ceylon enclosed in letter from G.H.K. Thwaites …
- … Egypt] possibly included in letter(s) from Asa Gray Nile …
- … Lake Wellington, Australia letter to F.J.H. von Mueller nodding, …
- … 5 Sept 1868 Kew, London (about Nagasaki, Japan) will …
- … 22 Mar [1867] Abbey Place, London, England letter to …
- … Penmaenmawr, Conway, Wales letter to Emma Darwin infant daughter …
- … [1867-8?] Lombard Street, London? …
- … 32 Queen Anne St. Cavendish Square W, London, England Enclosed letter from Dr. …
- … 26 Jan 1871 North Bank, London, England blushing …
- … 1 Harewood Place, Hanover Square W., London, England astonishment …
- … 23 May 1868 Conservative Club, London? (about Gabon, Africa) …
- … Conservative Club, St James' St, London, England …
- … Nov 1870 11 St Mary Abbot's Terrace, London, England …
- … W., London, England enclosed in letter from W. W. Reade Hottentots …
Controversy
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The best-known controversies over Darwinian theory took place in public or in printed reviews. Many of these were highly polemical, presenting an over-simplified picture of the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely…
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- … him as a bitter enemy. Darwin and Sedgwick Letter 2525 — Darwin, C. R. to …
- … of a spirit of bravado, but a want of respect. Letter 2548 — Sedgwick, Adam to Darwin, …
- … of brotherly love and as his true-hearted friend. Letter 2555 — Darwin, C. R. to …
- … classes of facts”. Darwin and Owen Letter 2526 — Owen, Richard to Darwin, C. …
- … the nature of such influences as “heterodox”. Letter 2575 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, …
- … his book “the law of higgledy-piggledy”. Letter 2580 — Darwin, C. R. to Owen, Richard, …
- … his views now depends on men eminent in science. Letter 2767 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, …
- … prevail without such aggressive tactics. Letter 5500 — Darwin, C. R. to Haeckel, E. P. …
- … reader to take the side of the attacked person. Letter 5533 — Haeckel, E. P. A. to …
- … of the matter, a vigorous attack is essential. Letter 5544 — Darwin, C. R. to Haeckel, …
- … of the theory through joint papers at the Linnean Society of London, and presided over by Lyell and …
- … political, and religious differences. Letter 2285 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 18 …
- … MS, but Darwin will offer to send it to journal. Letter 2294 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, …
- … his views from anything Darwin wrote to him. Letter 2295 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, …
- … he does not feel this alters the justice of case. Letter 2299 — Hooker, J. D. & …
- … reasons for arranging the joint presentation. Letter 2306 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. …
- … is now planning a 30-page abstract for a journal. Letter 2337 — Wallace, A. R. to …
- … paper public unaccompanied by his own views. Letter 6024 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. …
- … of minute variations and sexual selection. Letter 6033 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, …
- … George Darwin’s notes on Wallace’s argument. Letter 6045 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, C. …
- … and form new species without being isolated. Letter 6058 — Darwin, C. R. to Wallace, A. …
- … relating to sterility that they will never agree. Letter 6095 — Darwin, C. R. to …
- … cannot be increased through natural selection. Letter 6104 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, …
Religion
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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … of departure reviews of Origin . The second is a single letter from naturalist A. R. Wallace to …
- … everything is the result of “brute force”. Letter 2855 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 3 …
- … nature, as he is in a “muddle” on this issue. Letter 3256 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, …
- … shares a witty thought experiment about an angel. Letter 3342 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, …
- … He asks Gray some questions about design. Letter 6167 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 8 …
- … of my precipice”. Darwin and Wallace Letter 5140 — Wallace, A. R. to Darwin, …
- … of variations. Darwin and Graham Letter 13230 — Darwin, C. R. to Graham, …
- … of people, including members of his own family. Letter 441 — Wedgwood, Emma to Darwin, …
- … about his “honest & conscientious doubts”. Letter 471 — Darwin, Emma to Darwin, C. …
- … there is a danger in giving up revelation”. Letter 2534 — Kingsley, Charles to Darwin, …
- … need of an act of intervention to bring change. Letter 2548 — Sedgwick, Adam to Darwin, …
- … with that knowledge which only He can give me.” Letter 5303 — Boole, M. E. to Darwin, C …
- … that his theory be compatible with her faith. Letter 5307 — Darwin, C. R. to Boole, M. …
- … and science should each run its own course. Letter 8070 — Darwin, C. R. to Abbot, F. E. …
- … “with qualifications”, if he wishes. Letter 8837 — Darwin, C. R. to Doedes, N. D., 2 …
- … man’s intellect, “but man can do his duty”. Letter 12041 — Darwin, C. R. to Fordyce, …
- … most correct description of my state of mind”. Letter 12757 — Darwin, C. R. to Aveling, …
- … as examples to illustrate his ideas on beauty. Letter 4752 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, …
- … discusses humming birds and orchids as examples. Letter 4939 — Shaw, James to Darwin, C …
- … a long discussion on beauty in the natural world. Letter 4943 — Darwin, C. R. to Shaw, …
- … beauty of flowers is solely to attract insects. Letter 5003f — Shaw, James to Darwin, C …
- … Beauty against the Duke of Argyll’s criticisms. Letter 5004 — Darwin, C. R. to Shaw, …
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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- … are not so marked. A final set refers to a comparison of a letter and a newspaper editorial. In all …
- … owner, Alexander Hare, and for Hare’s brothers, who were London merchants. He then managed Hare’s …
- … Good Hope where Hare planned to settle before continuing to London. In 1820 he married Elizabeth …
- … Cocos-Keeling islands in December 1825. Returning to London, Ross collected his family and a …
- … and with his brothers, formed a trading company based in London. He spent time variously in Calcutta …
- … he was educated at Harrow and the then-new Royal Naval College at Portsmouth. He went to sea as in …
- … at Cocos- Keeling in early 1836 en route from China to London; according to Ross, he was a chief …
