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Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest

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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…

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  • … the page-proofs of  Descent , he wrote to Philip Lutley Sclater on 4 January , ‘Heaven knows, …
  • … activity would have on the elevation of land. In October 1870, two separate square yards of ground …