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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) Athenæum (11) Atkin, J. R. (1) …
- … (1) Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgeschichte …
- … (3) Bosquet, J. A. H. de (11) Bostock, John …
- … (2) Breitenbach, Wilhelm (11) Brent, B. P. …
- … (2) Bunbury, C. J. F. (11) Bunbury, F. J. …
- … (1) Caspary, Robert (11) Cassell Petter & …
- … (40) Crick, W. D. (11) Crier, John …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … Ever since the publication of Expression , Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The …
- … projects would culminate in a major publication. Darwin’s botany was increasingly a collaborative …
- … his wife, Amy, the previous year. He assisted his father’s research on movement and bloom, and …
- … the popularity of his book, writing to Robert Cooke on 11 April , ‘though I believe it is of …
- … warned Thiselton-Dyer, who seems to have shared Hooker’s suspicion of ambitious gardeners ( letter …
- … for extended periods. In a letter to Thiselton-Dyer of 11 October , Darwin described how the …
- … one of the young leaves with a delicate twig’ ( letter to R. I. Lynch, 14 September 1877 ). …
- … enjoyed working with Francis, and encouraged his son’s independent research. Using the facilities at …
- … diet of meat. His findings answered a number of Darwin’s critics who had questioned whether plants …
- … glandular hairs in the cups formed by the leaves of fuller’s teasel ( Dipsacus sylvestris , a …
- … but I think the great honour of its being printed in the R. Soc. Transactions, (sh d . the …
- … heard & understood’. An abstract appeared in the society’s Proceedings , but the council …
- … on 23 May , ‘the Council have refused to print Frank’s paper on the Teazle glands.… I have not been …
- … suspected that the referees were sceptical of the paper’s conclusions regarding protoplasm, and …
- … botanist Ferdinand Julius Cohn, who confirmed Francis’s observations: ‘the most curious appearance …
- … ( letter from F. J. Cohn, 5 August 1877 ). Francis’s paper eventually appeared in the Quarterly …
- … be so good as to take the trouble to read the enclosed M. S.… I cannot judge whether it is worth …
- … dawn of the several faculties in my own infant.’ Darwin’s study of child development was based on a …
- … of his son Axel. Translations of Darwin’s paper were prepared in French and German even …
- … included these remarks, which did not appear in Darwin’s original observation notebook, at the end …
- … larger aim was announced in the subtitle: Zeitschrift für einheitliche Weltanschauung auf Grund …
- … Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel). Writing to Darwin on 11 March 1877 , Krause declared the …
- … visits from distinguished persons. Gladstone came to Down on 11 March. ‘I expected a stern, …
- … found him as soft & smooth as butter’ ( letter to C. E. Norton, 16 March 1877 ). Hooker was …
- … not been a difficulty to me,’ he replied to Romanes on 11 June , ‘as I have never believed in a …
- … that they become quite tipsy’ ( letter to W. M. Moorsom, 11 September [1877] ). Moorsom replied …
- … wife, Sara. Her sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Charles Norton, had stayed at Keston Rectory …
- … any recognition by any public bodies of England & that y r . own University w d . like to be …
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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- … book out of my head’. But a large proportion of Darwin’s time for the rest of the year was devoted …
- … manner.”‘ The most lively debate centred on Darwin’s evolutionary account of the ‘higher’ faculties …
- … brought a significant milestone for the family, as Darwin’s eldest daughter Henrietta was married in …
- … human evolution was comparatively small, reflecting Darwin’s aim of showing kinship with animals at …
- … Hooker suggested one of the reasons behind the book’s popularity: ‘I hear that Ladies think it …
- … Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix IV). Four of Darwin’s five sons received a copy, and his daughter …
- … The geologist William Boyd Dawkins remarked on Darwin’s books’ reception amongst ‘artisans and mill …
- … & menstruation coming out of the primary fact that one’s n th . ancestor lived between tide …
- … Arthur Nicols, 7 March 1871 ; letter from B. J. Sulivan, 11 March 1871 ; letter from Hermann …
- … A number of correspondents took issue with Darwin’s evolutionary explanation of the ‘higher’ …
- … and beetles to Descent , could not extend Darwin’s evolutionary theory beyond man’s ‘bodily frame …
- … regarding human ancestry was expressed by Darwin’s old friend, the former vicar of Down John Brodie …
- … On religion and morality Others objected to Darwin’s theory on purely religious grounds. The …
- … 1871] ). Yet some continued to find Darwin’s theories consistent with religious belief, …
- … (see Appendix V). Not surprisingly, it was Darwin’s naturalistic theory of the evolution of morals …
- … Frances Power Cobbe, who praised the charm of Darwin’s book, but found highly objectionable his …
- … Wedgwood, [3–9 March 1871] .) Some of Darwin’s correspondence on evolution and ethics was …
- … William offered his assessment of John Stuart Mill’s theory of utilitarianism to assist his father …
- … see I am a traitor in the camp’. Because Darwin’s scientific work was situated in the home, …
- … explain various animal structures and homologies. Mivart’s views were published in expanded form in …
- … to St G. J. Mivart, 23 January [1871] ). Darwin’s letter to Mivart was part of a long …
- … respect for the elder naturalist, inquired after Darwin’s health, and expressed his desire to meet …
- … selection were directed primarily against some of Darwin’s supporters and their ‘irreligious …
- … a ‘venerable old Ape’ ( letter from D. Thomas, [after 11 March 1871] ). Descent and …
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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- … 3v.] Hunter has written Quarto work on Physiology 11 besides the paper collected by Owen …
- … 1831]. Book I. ch. 7 & Book II. Ch. 8. Book. VII. ch 8, 11. read 1 st . vol of Lamarck. …
- … 1834b]. 9. Columbidæ (Pigeons.) [Selby 1835] 11. Ruminating Animals (Deer, Antelopes, …
- … Hist: [Hallam 1827] unreadibly dull —— Norton Genuiness of the Gospels [Norton 1837–44]— good …
- … Grammont’s Memoirs [Gramont 1714] light & poor Nov 11. Bamford life of Radicle [Bamford …
- … (in relation to Köelreuter) in Revue Horticole No 9–11 89 1853 [Lecoq 1853]. Reviewed in …
- … Nat. Hist Zoologist [ Zoologist ] vols. before 11 & 12.— 106 Thumberg Travels …
- … Home Tour. (various parts) [G. Head 1837] good —— 11. Oersted’s Soul of Nature [Ørsted 1847] …
- … ou, iconographie de toutes les espèces et variétés d’arbres, fruitiers cultivés dans cet …
- … augmentée d’un grand nombre de fruits, les uns échappés aux recherches de Duhamel, les autres …
- … . Vol. 37 in Jardine, William, ed., The naturalist’s library . 40 vols. Edinburgh. 1843. *119: …
- … caractères physiologiques des race humaines considérés dans leur rapports avec l’histoire . …
- … Amazon, including a residence at Pará . (Murray’s Home and Colonial Library.) London. *119: 23 …
- … Australia, and overland from Adelaide to King George’s Sound, in 1840–1, including an account of …
- … *119: 23 Ferguson, George. 1854. Ferguson’s illustrated series of rare and prize …
- … to the philosophy of consciousness. Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 43: 187–201; 437–52; 784–91. …
