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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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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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  • Ansell, G. F. (1) Ansted, D. T. (8) …
  • C. E. C. B. (2) Appleton, T. G. (6) …
  • … (2) Arruda Furtado, Francisco d’ (10) …
  • Paul (1) Austen, J. T. (5) Austin, A
  • Balch, C. L. (3) Baldwin, J. D. (2) …
  • Barber, M. E. (1) Baring, F. T. (1) …
  • J. H. (2) Bartlett, A. D. (15) …
  • Baynes, H. M. (1) Baynes, T. S. (1) …
  • Beale, L. S. (2) Beall, T. B. (1) …
  • Wilhelm (4) Beke, C. T. (1) Beke, …
  • A. L. B. (1) Blackwell, T. E. (1) …
  • Blore, E. W. (1) Blow, T. B. (1) …
  • Marcellin de (1) Bonney, T. G. (2) …
  • Brett, C. H. (1) Brewer, T. M. (1) …
  • Brooks, W. C. (1) Brown, D. J. (1) …
  • Bruce, H. A. (1) Brunton, T. L. (39) …
  • A. W. (2) Buckland, F. T. (1) …
  • Dudley (1) Campbell, G. D. (3) Canby
  • … & Galpin (1) Caton, J. D. (9) …
  • Mary (1) Conway, M. D. (9) Conybeare
  • B. A. E. (1) Cooper, J. D. (2) …
  • James (40) Crick, W. D. (11) Crier, …
  • Crotch, G. R. (4) Crotch, W. D. (5) …
  • Curzon, A. N. H. (1) D. Appleton & Co (30) …
  • Damseaux, A. (1) Dana, J. D. (32) …
  • C. L. (2) Doedes, N. D. (5) Dohrn, …
  • GardenersChronicle (52) Gardner, D. T. (2) …

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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  • 4  [Pierquin de Gembloux 1839]. Said to be good by D r  L. Lindsay 5 [DAR *119: 1v. …
  • on Annals of Nat. Hist. [Jenyns 1838] Prichard; a 3 d . vol [Prichard 183647] Lawrence [W. …
  • Teneriffe. in Pers. Narr. [A. von Humboldt 181429] D r  Royle on Himmalaya types [Royle
  • reference to authors about E. Indian Islands 8 consult D r  Horsfield [Horsfield 1824] …
  • sheep [Youatt 1831, 1834, 1837]. Verey Philosophie dHist. Nat. [Virey 1835] read
  • des hommes & des Animaux by Isid. Geoffroy de S t  Hilaire 1832 [I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
  • Crawford Eastern Archipelago [Crawfurd 1820] Raffeles d[itt]o [T. S. B. Raffles 1817] …
  • … [Temminck 181315] read Temminck has written Coup d’œil sur la Fauna des iles de la Sonde et
  • W. Herbert.— notes to White Nat. Hist of Selbourne [E. T. Bennett ed. 1837 and [J. Rennie] ed. 1833] …
  • on generation. 1828 [Girou de Buzareingues 1828a]. quoted by D r  Ryan on marriage [Ryan 1831] …
  • tulip. Rose. Hyacinth. 6 s . a catalogue of vars. [T. Hogg 1820] Pat. Neil. Art. on
  • Ornith. Voyage to Feroe in German [Graba 1830] (read) Gardners Brazil [Gardner 1846] in
  • … [J. J. von Tschudi 1847] Gardners Travels in Brazil [Gardner 1846] Norths lives of L
  • Life [Fry 1847] Horace Walpoles letter to C t . of Ossory [Walpole 1848] Lambs
  • very poor Sir J 57  Brownes Religio Medici [T. Browne 1643] Lyells Book III 5th
  • References at end Mayo Pathology of Human mind [T. Mayo 1838] Evelyns Sylva [Evelyn
  • … [J. Phillips 18379] Lardners 2 nd  vol March 16 Gardners Music of nature [Gardiner 1832] …
  • VII. part III or p 433. N.B. I think the three first of Hort T. volumes possibly might be reread
  • at end 23 d . Moores Life of Byron 6 volumes [T. Moore 1837].— poor.— —— T. Carlyles
  • … [DAR 119: 19a] 1847. May 6 th  Gardners Travels in Brazil [Gardner 1846]. …
  • of the animated   world . London119: 4a Gardner, George. 1846Travels in the
  • to commerce, physiology, and agriculture . Edited by J. Gardner. London119: 15b ——. …
  • Pamphlet Collection.]  119: 1a Wilkinson, John Gardner. 183741Manners and customs of