To R. F. Cooke 23 October [1875]
Summary
Sends list for complimentary copies and suggests various arrangements related to publication of Climbing plants.
Thinks a revised edition of Orchids is needed.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 23 Oct [1875] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 324–5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10216 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 23 October [1875] …
- … 42152 ff. 324–5) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Oct [1875] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
- … All three printings were probably made in July 1875 or shortly after ( letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 16 July 1875 ). The second printing of Variation had a number of textual …
- … this letter and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 22 October 1875 . See letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 22 October 1875 . Cooke had sent CD a copy of Climbing plants 2d ed. …
- … A brief notice of the book appeared in Gardeners’ Chronicle , 6 November 1875, p. 587; a …
- … was published in Nature , 25 November 1875, pp. 65–6. CD’s US publisher, D. Appleton & …
- … plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Murray, John. 1908–9. Darwin and his …
- … 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. Variation : The variation of animals and …
- … example, letter from R. F. Cooke, 24 May 1875 and n. 3). For CD’s presentation list, see …
- … Insectivorous plants was published on 2 July 1875; a second printing (second thousand) was …
To ? 10 March 1875
Summary
No uniform edition of CD’s works has appeared in England.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 10 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9882F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To ? 10 March 1875 …
- … 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 5) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Mar 1875 Unidentified …
- … Descent 2d US ed. was published in 1875. See also Correspondence vol. …
- … 23, letter from John Murray, 17 February [1875] . …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. New York: D. Appleton. 1875. …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Mar 10 1875 Dear Sir In answer to your obliging …
From Francis Darwin [4 May 1875]
Summary
Will send corrected proofs [of Insectivorous plants].
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [4 May 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9961G |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Francis Darwin [4 May 1875] …
- … DAR 274.1: 34 Francis Darwin Machynlleth [4 May 1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Movement in plants : The power of movement …
- … corrections and to ‘Lady D’. In April 1875, CD received proof-sheets of Insectivorous …
- … was helping to correct (see letter from Francis Darwin, 1 and 2 May [1875] and n. 2). …
- … Dorothy Fanny Nevill visited CD on 4 May 1875 (see n. 4, below). …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, 1 and 2 May [1875] , was 4 May. Francis was correcting proof- …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, 1 and 2 May [1875] and n. 2). Emma Darwin’s letter has not …
- … came to lunch with the Darwins on 4 May 1875 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); Emma Darwin …
- … from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [1 May 1875] (DAR 219.1: 89)). ‘The rest of the Royal …
- … for 11 May (see letter to John Lubbock, 3 May [1875] and n. 3). The golden-crested wren or …
To Fritz Schultze 14 June [1875]
Summary
Thanks FS for his book [Kant und Darwin].
Sends regards to Haeckel.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Fritz Schultze |
| Date: | 14 June [1875] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.470) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10018 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Fritz Schultze 14 June [1875] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall Down letterhead 14 June [1875] Fritz Schultze …
- … Bibliography Schultze, Fritz. 1875. Kant und Darwin. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Fritz Schultze, 12 June 1875 . See …
- … letter from Fritz Schultze, 12 June 1875 . Schultze sent a …
- … copy of his book Kant und Darwin ( Schultze 1875 ). For Immanuel Kant’s views …
- … selection, see the letter from Ernst Haeckel, 6 June 1875 and n. 2. Haeckel had written to …
- … about Schultze’s book and also sent a copy (see letter from Ernst Haeckel, 6 June 1875 ). …
To James Paget 3 May 1875
Summary
Thanks JP for volume of his lectures [Clinical lectures and essays, ed. H. Marsh (1875)].
Mentions "vivisection question".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Paget, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 3 May 1875 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.467) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9966 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To James Paget 3 May 1875 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.467) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 May 1875 James Paget, 1st baronet …
- … Clinical lectures and essays , ed. H. Marsh (1875)]. Mentions "vivisection question". …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. May 3 | 1875. My dear Paget I am very much obliged for …
- … Brown, Green, and Longmans. Paget, James. 1875. Clinical lectures and essays . Edited by …
- … s Clinical lectures and essays ( Paget 1875 ) contained sixteen essays, fifteen of which …
- … be presented to Parliament (see letter to from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 30 April [1875]. …
From J. D. Hooker 15 April 1875
Summary
Approves vivisection memorial.
Lyon Playfair supports his request for Kew assistant.
Asks whether CD has botanical suggestions for Arctic expedition.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Apr 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 23–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9932 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 15 April 1875 …
- … DAR 104: 23–4 Joseph Dalton Hooker unstated 15 Apr 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in New Zealand. He returned to Down on 20 June 1875 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875–6 in H.M. ships ‘Alert’ and ‘Discovery’. With …
- … others (see letter to E. H. Stanley, 15 April 1875 and n. 2). Hooker was president of the …
- … the family Asteraceae (sunflowers). The British Arctic expedition of 1875–6 set sail …
- … on 29 May 1875 ( Nares 1878 , 1: 1). Hooker wrote the introduction to the botany …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 March 1875 and n. 7). Lyon Playfair had agreed to …
- … of Commons . The civil service estimates for 1875–6 contain an estimate of £500 for an …
- … departments: for the year ending 31 March 1876, 1875 (100-I-VII), XLIX.10). William …
- … Turner Thiselton-Dyer was appointed to the post in June 1875 (see letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 20 June 1875 ). George Bentham had criticised Federico Delpino’s …
From T. H. Huxley 21 April 1875
Summary
Lord Cardwell thinks it unlikely that Parliament will take any action on a vivisection bill this session. Playfair should be consulted.
E. F. W. Pflüger’s important memoir on how carbonic acid is produced by living matter and his speculation about origin of living matter [see 9931].
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Apr 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 339 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9942 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley 21 April 1875 …
- … Henry Huxley Council on Education, Kensington Museum 21 Apr 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … a copy of his paper on physiological combustion ( Pflüger 1875 ); see letter from E. F. …
- … W. Pflüger, 14 April 1875 . …
- … See Pflüger 1875 , pp. 325–6. …
- … 2004. Pflüger, Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm. 1875. Beiträge zur Lehre von der Respiration I. …
- … to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 15 and 19 April [1875] ). Playfair, the MP for Edinburgh and St …
- … of Education | Kensington Museum April 21. 1875 My dear Darwin The day before yesterday I …
From Joseph Fayrer 31 August 1875
Summary
Sends a copy of his book [The royal tiger of Bengal (1875)].
| Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Aug 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 114 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10142 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From Joseph Fayrer 31 August 1875 …
- … Sends a copy of his book [ The royal tiger of Bengal (1875)]. …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet London, Granville Place, 16 31 Aug 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Bibliography Fayrer, Joseph. 1875. The royal tiger of Bengal, his life and death. London: …
- … India Office 16 Granville Place. 31 August 1875 Dear M r . Darwin I have the pleasure of …
- … s The royal tiger of Bengal ( Fayrer 1875 ) is in the Darwin Library–Down; in it Fayrer …
- … commissions, in his letter of 8 July 1875 . During the expedition, the prince opened the …
From Emma Darwin to W. D. Whitney 9 May [1875]
Summary
CD asks her to tell him how sorry he is not to be there to see Whitney today. He hopes that Whitney will give him another chance when next in England.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Dwight Whitney |
| Date: | 9 May [1875] |
| Classmark: | Yale University Library: Manuscripts and Archives (William Dwight Whitney Family Papers (MS 555): Box 22, folder 600 1875 May 6-10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9974F |
Matches: 9 hits
- … Bibliography Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … From Emma Darwin to W. D. Whitney 9 May [1875] …
- … Dwight Whitney Family Papers (MS 555): Box 22, folder 600 1875 May 6-10) Emma Wedgwood/ …
- … Emma Darwin Down 9 May [1875] William Dwight Whitney …
- … of Insectivorous Plants’ on 23 May 1875 (see Appendix II). Thomas Henry and Katherine …
- … Buckley Litchfield visited on Saturday 8 May 1875 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … 3, below). CD had invited Whitney to visit him at Down on 9 May 1875 (see telegram to W. …
- … D. Whitney, 8 May 1875). Whitney was staying in Ealing, a suburb of London, and hoped to …
- … from G. H. Darwin to W. D. Whitney, 21 December 1875 ). CD recorded in his ‘Journal’ …
To A. W. Bennett [17 December 1875]
Summary
Declines invitation to breakfast.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred William Bennett |
| Date: | [17 Dec 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10303 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To A. W. Bennett [17 December 1875] …
- … 143: 88 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [17 Dec 1875] Alfred William Bennett …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from A. W. Bennett, 17 December 1875 ; …
- … in 1875 17 …
- … December 1875 was a Friday. Bennett …
- … had invited CD to breakfast on Sunday 19 December 1875 (see letter from A. …
- … W. Bennett, 17 December 1875 ). CD evidently did visit, since Bennett mentioned showing …
From T. H. Huxley 5 June 1875
Summary
Playfair "disgusted at our pronunciamentos against the Bill". Burdon Sanderson and William Sharpey agreed to it. THH feels he must serve on Vivisection Commission.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 June 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 341 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10010 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley 5 June 1875 …
- … DAR 166: 341 Thomas Henry Huxley Edinburgh 5 June 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … at the University of Edinburgh (see letter to J. V. Carus, 19 April [1875] , n. 4). …
- … The letter from Lyon Playfair, 27 May 1875 , was the most recent letter CD had received …
- … J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 6 May [1875] ). It contained a clause condemning vivisection …
- … 31 Royal Terrace | Edinburgh June 5 th 1875 My dear Darwin I see I have forgotten to …
- … see letter to Lyon Playfair, 26 May 1875 ). John Scott Burdon Sanderson and William …
- … Sharpey to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 19 May 1875 ; London University, Imperial College …
- … s expression of disgust, see the letter from Lyon Playfair, 27 May 1875 . The commission …
- … on vivisection was constituted on 22 June 1875 with Huxley as one of its commissioners ( …
From Fritz Schultze 12 June 1875
Summary
Comments on his book [Kant und Darwin: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Entwicklungslehre (1875)].
| Author: | Fritz Schultze |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 June 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10014 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From Fritz Schultze 12 June 1875 …
- … DAR 177: 67 Fritz Schultze Jena 12 June 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … on his book [ Kant und Darwin: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Entwicklungslehre (1875)]. …
- … Bibliography Schultze, Fritz. 1875. Kant und Darwin. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der …
- … already sent a copy of Schultze’s book, Kant und Darwin ( Schultze 1875 ), to CD with his …
- … letter of 6 June 1875 . One copy of the book is in the Darwin Library–CUL. …
- … Jena, den 12. Juni 1875. Hochverehrter Herr! Die Werke unseres grössten deutschen …
- … Jena, 12. June 1875. Highly honoured Sir! The works of the greatest German philosopher, …
From Lawson Tait 12 June [1875]
Summary
Intends sending a paper containing some of his histological work [see "Freezing process for section-cutting; … staining and mounting sections", J. Anat. & Physiol. 9 (1875): 249–58].
| Author: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 June [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10016 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From Lawson Tait 12 June [1875] …
- … DAR 178: 10 Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait Birmingham 12 June [1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … section-cutting; … staining and mounting sections", J. Anat. & Physiol. 9 (1875): 249–58]. …
- … mice (see letter to Lawson Tait, 11 June [1875] and n. 5). Felidae is the family of cats. …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to Lawson Tait, 11 June [1875] . See …
- … letter to Lawson Tait, 11 June [1875] , and first letter from …
- … Lawson Tait, 12 June [1875] . See …
- … letter to Lawson Tait, 11 June [1875] and n. 7. It is not certain which …
- … Erasmus Darwin in his letter of 11 June [1875] , but only Francis Darwin would have …
From M. J. Berkeley 13 July 1875
Summary
Fairy-rings grow because the fungal spawn radiates outwards then dies off at the centre as it becomes exhausted. The verdure of the grass depends upon the decay of the fungus supplying nitrogenous manure. Rings are formed mainly in upland pastures poor in nitrogenous matter. Gives examples of woodland fungi that form rings.
| Author: | Miles Joseph Berkeley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 July 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 175 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10062 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From M. J. Berkeley 13 July 1875 …
- … DAR 160: 175 Miles Joseph Berkeley Sibbertoft 13 July 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Bibliography Gilbert, Joseph Henry. 1875. Note on the occurrence of ‘ …
- … fairy-rings’. [Read 3 June 1875. ] Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany) 15 (1877): 17– …
- … On fairy-rings, see the letter from James Paget, 7 July 1875 and n. 2. Joseph Henry …
- … Gilbert’s paper on fairy-rings was read before the Linnean Society on 3 June 1875 ( J. …
- … H. Gilbert 1875 ). Agaricus nebularis is now Clitocybe nebularis , the cloud funnel. …
- … Sibbertoft | Market Harborough July 13. 1875 My dear Sir I do not think that the subject …
To Eduard Suess 11 August 1875
Summary
Thanks for a copy of Suess 1875.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Eduard Suess |
| Date: | 11 Aug 1875 |
| Classmark: | Archive of the University of Vienna (Eduard Suess papers 131.103.2.1.26 photocopy), original in a private collection, 1991 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10115F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Eduard Suess 11 August 1875 …
- … Thanks for a copy of Suess 1875 . …
- … Bibliography Suess, Eduard. 1875. Die Entstehung der Alpen . Vienna: Wilhelm Braumüller. …
- … of Die Entstehung der Alpen (The formation of the Alps; Suess 1875 ) has not been found. …
- … original in a private collection, 1991 Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Aug 1875 Eduard Suess …
To C.-F. Reinwald 26 December 1875
Summary
Encloses list of errata in Insectivorous plants [1875] for the French translator.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald |
| Date: | 26 Dec 1875 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.483) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10326 |
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- … To C. -F. Reinwald 26 December 1875 …
- … Bibliography Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.483) Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 Dec 1875 Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald …
- … Encloses list of errata in Insectivorous plants [1875] for the French translator. …
- … list of errata in his letter of 21 December 1875 . Edmond Barbier translated Insectivorous …
To ? [after 17 February 1875]
Summary
CD is obliged for a note he will use for a new [2d] edition of Variation [1875].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [after 17 Feb 1875] |
| Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32 item 31) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9795 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To ? [after 17 February 1875] …
- … MS.7781/1–32 item 31) Charles Robert Darwin Down [after 17 Feb 1875] Unidentified …
- … CD is obliged for a note he will use for a new [2d] edition of Variation [1875]. …
- … 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. Variation : The variation of animals and …
- … the letter from John Murray, 17 February [1875] . The note has not been identified. John …
- … letter from John Murray, 17 February [1875] ). Some of CD’s notes for Variation 2d ed. …
From Francis Galton 5 November 1875
Summary
Sends a proof of his "Theory of heredity" from the Contemporary Review [27 (1875): 80–95; revised in J. Anthropol. Inst. 5 (1876): 329–48]. Welcomes CD’s help and criticism.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: A87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10243 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From Francis Galton 5 November 1875 …
- … DAR 105: A87 Francis Galton London, Rutland Gate, 42 5 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … heredity" from the Contemporary Review [27 (1875): 80–95; revised in J. Anthropol. Inst. …
- … Bibliography Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard. 1875. On the hereditary transmission of the …
- … effects of certain injuries to the nervous system. Lancet , 2 January 1875, pp. 6–7. …
- … see letter to Frances Galton, 4 November [1875] ). Galton argued that the genetic material …
- … other parent ( Galton 1875b , pp. 83–5; the note is on p. 84). Brown-Séquard 1875 . See …
- … letter to Francis Galton, 4 November [1875] and n. 5. …
Wright, Chauncey. 1875. German Darwinism. Nation, 9 September 1875, pp. 168–70.
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Origin is 160; Darwin's 1875 letters now online
Summary
To mark the 160th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species, the full transcripts and footnotes of nearly 650 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1875 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1875…
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- … of nearly 650 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1875 are published online for the first …
- … it behaved in similar ways to the Drosera secretion. In 1875, Klein was a very controversial …
- … I liked the man .’ Other highlights from the 1875 letters include: I am very …
- … of my books. ( Letter to R. F. Cooke, 29 June [1875] ) Darwin wrote this to his …
- … new Editions . ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 August [1875] ) Darwin also completed …
- … this possible ( Letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ) Agitation for a law …
- … made false statements ( Letter to John Lubbock, 8 April 1875 ) Relations between the …
- … always succeeds ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 13 October [1875] ) Darwin wrote …
- … help his father and brothers with scientific instruments: in 1875, he designed a hygrometer. …
- … his great works ( Letter to A. B. Buckley, 23 February 1875 ) The year was saddened …
- … in my time ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, [12 December 1875] ) In December, Darwin was …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
Matches: 24 hits
- … during his periods of severe illness. Yet on 15 January 1875 , Darwin confessed to his close …
- … mouthpiece of ‘Jesuitical Rome’ ( Academy , 2 January 1875, pp. 16–17). ‘How grandly you have …
- … again & again’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 16 January 1875 ). Darwin had also considered …
- … learned of Klein’s testimony from Huxley on 30 October 1875 : ‘I declare to you I did not believe …
- … carried out on live animals in laboratories. In January 1875, he received details of experiments by …
- … printing an additional 250 ( letter to John Murray, 3 May 1875 ). In the event, the book …
- … in a review of the book in the Academy , 24 July 1875, by Ellen Frances Lubbock: ‘in Utricularia …
- … born (letter from E. F. Lubbock, [after 2 July] 1875). Back over old ground …
- … which I had long wished to see,’ he wrote on 21 April 1875 , ‘and now that I have seen it, I am …
- … do a good deal of “hammering”,’ he wrote on 14 July 1875 . ‘I shall not let Pangenesis alone …
- … his own theory of heredity in a series of articles in 1875 and 1876, based partly on his studies of …
- … & more’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [ c . February 1875?] ). By May, having finished …
- … proofmaniac’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, 1 and 2 May [1875] ). But Francis also found …
- … on astronomy, or the Duke of Wellington on art (Max Müller 1875, pp. 305–7). The debate between Max …
- … researches (Carus trans. 1875b; the series is Carus trans. 1875–87). More controversial was the …
- … Darwin wrote: ‘An anonymous compliment | received Feb 16th 1875’. The great and the good …
- … Insectivorous plants ( letter to D. F. Nevill, 15 July [1875] ). Such visitors from the upper …
- … I can talk to anyone’ ( letter to John Lubbock, 3 May [1875] ). Finally it was arranged for the …
- … of twining plants (letters from Lawson Tait, 16 March [1875] and 27 March [1875] ). ‘As I am …
- … Nepenthes & will soon publish’, Darwin warned on 17 July 1875 . But Tait was undaunted. He …
- … Thiselton-Dyer ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 7 July 1875 ). It was Thiselton-Dyer who …
- … was appropriate for so distinguished a nominee. Already in 1875, Lankester had been elected a fellow …
- … of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was notified of …
- … ‘high type’ ( letter from Woodward Emery, 17 September 1875 ). …
Darwin and vivisection
Summary
Darwin played an important role in the controversy over vivisection that broke out in late 1874. Public debate was sparked when the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought an unsuccessful prosecution against a French physiologist who…
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- … the Trichinae’ (letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ). Darwin also worried that any bill …
- … their own petition (letter to T. H. Huxley, 14 January 1875 ). In the event, Darwin became …
- … within Darwin’s family. In his letter of 14 January 1875 to Huxley, Darwin mentioned the effect …
- … (letter from Emma Darwin to F. P. Cobbe, 14 January [1875] ). In the course of the public …
- … to Huxley (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 February 1875 ). Darwin was in London from 31 …
- … sketch for a petition (letter from T. H. Huxley, [4 April 1875] ). This was evidently passed back …
- … on 7 April (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 7 April [1875] ), and circulating it to others in …
- … were made (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 10 April 1875 ), and another version was prepared …
- … of Lords (see letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, [11 April 1875] ). He was still unsure whether …
- … Royal Society of London (letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 April [1875] ). The next day he wrote to …
- … else you think best’ (letter to E. H. Stanley, 15 April 1875 ). After further consultations, a …
- … are evident in Darwin’s correspondence in April and May 1875. The initial petition (DAR …
- … order of the clauses. In the revised sketch, dated 24 April 1875, the penalty for unlawful …
- … at this alteration (letter from T. H. Huxley, 19 May 1875 , letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, …
- … corrections had been made (letter to Lyon Playfair, 26 May 1875 , and letter from Lyon Playfair, …
- … ( Hansard Parliamentary Debates , 3d ser., vol. 224 (1875), col. 794). A Royal Commission was a …
- … the RSPCA. The commission met between 5 June and 15 December 1875, examining fifty-three witnesses, …
I never trusted Drosera: From E. F. Lubbock, [after 2 July] 1875
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Francis Neary has set his favourite letter to music (with additional vocals and bass by Deen Manning). The satirical verses were sent to Darwin by Ellen Frances Lubbock in 1875 after the publication of his book on insectivorous plants. They…
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- … verses were sent to Darwin by Ellen Frances Lubbock in 1875 after the publication of his book on …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … but inconclusive (see letter from G. J. Romanes, 14 July 1875 ). Eventually Romanes, who had …
- … physiologists’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 18 July 1875 ). Darwin was concerned that the method be …
- … let loose from hell’ ( letter to F. B. Cobbe, [14 January 1875] ). Darwin’s involvement in …
- … position most frankly in a letter to Henrietta, 4 January [1875] . I have long thought …
- … present agitation. ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ) Darwin worked closely …
- … death in this country. ( letter To T. H. Huxley, 14 January 1875 ) Legislation was passed …
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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- … on this subject. ( To J. V. Carus 7 February 1875 ). In fact, Darwin had planned a new set of …
- … fact seems to me all important.’ ( To Asa Gray, 30 May [1875] ). In earlier papers on plants with …
- … any material aid to plants in fertilization?’ (Meehan 1875) prompted Darwin to inform him that he …
- … to plants to intercross’ ( To Thomas Meehan, 3 October 1875 ). Hermann Müller had also read Meehan …
- … obscure this matter’ ( From Hermann Müller, 23 October 1875 ). The Italian botanists were …
- … plants that crossing was of little importance (Pedicino 1875; Comes 1875). Darwin was philosophical, …
- … Kölreuter’s papers’ ( To Hermann Müller, 26 October 1875 ). Darwin’s copy of Johann Kölreuter’s …
- … in the conditions’ ( To Ernst Haeckel, 13 November 1875 ). He added on a darker note, ‘What I …
- … papers in the same book ( To J. V. Carus, 25 December 1875 ). As Darwin continued to write …
Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
Thomas Burgess
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As well as its complement of sailors, the Beagle also carried a Royal Marine sergeant and seven marines, one of whom was Thomas Burgess. When the Beagle set sail he was twenty one, having been born in October 1810 to Israel and Hannah Burgess of Lancashire…
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- … about him again until he opened a letter from him in March 1875 . It was written from Rainow, a …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … sketch showing his system of selection, 21 May 1875 J. G. Joyce's report of …
4.34 'Punch', Sambourne cartoon 1
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< Back to Introduction Linley Sambourne’s cartoon in Punch, a ‘Suggested Illustration’ for Darwin’s forthcoming book on The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1875) is another playful transformation of the author into an ape or monkey. However,…
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- … book on The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1875) is another playful transformation of …
- … forms. A writer in the Gardeners’ Chronicle in March 1875 remarked that Darwin had ‘invested …
- … Sambourne date of creation December 1875 computer-readable date …
- … references and bibliography Punch vol. 69 (11 December 1875), p. 242. Gardeners’ Chronicle …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … vol. 23, letter from Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg, 20 September 1875 ). He began to compile an account …
- … end of the previous year. He had been incensed in December 1875 when the zoologist Edwin Ray …
- … The controversial issue had occupied Darwin for much of 1875. In January 1876, a Royal Commission …
- … to Insectivorous plants , which was published in July 1875, with a US edition published later …
- … in February 1876 (despite bearing a publication date of 1875), Darwin must have been gratified by …
- … Darwin, who had communicated the paper to the society in 1875 at Tait’s request, with the ‘awful job …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … not retract his criticism in his own second edition (Dana 1875, p. 274). Descent …
- … (Correspondence vol. 23, from J. D. Hooker, 3 January [1875] ), preferring to attack Mivart in …
- … Anthropogenie in the Academy (2 January 1875; see Appendix V, pp. 644–5) . The affair …
- … wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any future …
- … and a second French edition was published in January 1875 ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald , 4 February …
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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Climbing Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment A monograph by which to work After the publication of On the Origin of Species, Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals in…
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. …
Vivisection: first sketch of the bill
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Strictly Confidential Mem: This print is only a first sketch. It is being now recast with a new & more simple form – but the substance of the proposed measure may be equally well seen in this draft. R.B.L. | 2 586 Darwin and vivisection …
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- … cited for all purposes as “The Experiments on Animals Act, 1875.” SCHEDULE. …
- … under the provisions of “The Experiments on Animals Act, 1875,” empowering me to make experiments on …
- … under the provisions of the Experiments on Animals Act, 1875, that the above-named M.N. is enaged in …
- … under the provisions of the Experiments on Animals Act, 1875, accompanied by Certificate, such as is …
1.6 Ouless oil portrait
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< Back to Introduction The first commissioned oil portrait of Darwin was painted by Walter William Ouless, who was given sittings at Down House in March 1875. The idea for such a portrait came from Darwin’s son William, who as far back as 1872 had…
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- … Ouless, who was given sittings at Down House in March 1875. The idea for such a portrait came from …
- … the resulting picture was shown at the Royal Academy in May 1875, the Times reviewer noted …
- … Walter William Ouless date of creation March 1875 computer-readable date …
- … and letter from Charles Darwin to Joseph Hooker, 30 March [1875], DCP-LETT-9905. ‘The Royal Academy’ …
St George Jackson Mivart
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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
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- … to an end. The dispute was not resolved until early 1875, and, even then, not to Darwin’s complete …
- … from J. D. Hooker, 29 December 1874 ). By January 1875, Mivart had still not made any …
- … book Anthropogenie , in the Academy , 2 January 1875. ‘Possessed by a blind animosity against …
- … (Mivart was a Catholic convert.) On 12 January 1875 , Darwin finally wrote to Mivart, …
- … article in a letter published in the Academy , 16 January 1875, p. 66, signed, ‘The Quarterly …
Insectivorous Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Plants that consume insects Darwin began his work with insectivorous plants in the mid 1860s, though his findings would not be published until 1875. In his autobiography Darwin reflected on the delay that…
