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Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the …
- … chlorophyll by examining thin slices of plant tissue under a microscope. When not experimenting, he …
- … more weak than usual. To Lawson Tait, he remarked, ‘I feel a very old man, & my course is nearly …
- … 1881. But some of his scientific friends quickly organised a campaign for Darwin to have greater …
- … fertility of crosses between differently styled plants ( letter from Fritz Müller, 1 January 1882 …
- … the nature of their contents, if immersed for some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. …
- … François Marie Glaziou (see Correspondence vol. 28, letter from Arthur de Souza Corrêa, 20 …
- … quite untirable & I am glad to shirk any extra labour’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January …
- … probably intending to test its effects on chlorophyll ( letter to Joseph Fayrer, 30 March 1882 ). …
- … we know about the life of any one plant or animal!’ ( letter to Henry Groves, 3 April 1882 ). He …
- … our homes, would in this case greatly suffer’ ( letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ). Kennard …
- … judged, intellectually his inferior, please ( letter from C. A. Kennard, 28 January 1882 ). …
- … dull aching in the chest’ (Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [ c . 28 March 1882] (DAR 210.3: 45)). …
- … cleverer sort of young London Doctors such as Brunton or Pye Smith to put himself in communication …
- … to some Estancia,’ wrote Hughes, ‘as the scenery &c. will amply repay your trouble’ ( letter …
- … before I am able to work’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, [ c . 10 April 1864] ). To the physician …
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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- … (DAR 119) opens with five pages of text copied from Notebook C and carries on through 1851; the …
- … [Reimarius 1760] The Highlands & Western Isl ds letter to Sir W Scott [MacCulloch 1824 …
- … on the Dog with illustrations of about 100 varieties [?C. H. Smith 1839–40] 24 Flourens …
- … to be Poor Sir. J. Edwards Botanical Tour [?J. E. Smith 1793] Fabricius (very old) has …
- … of Soul. amongst Ancients [Toland 1704] Adam Smith Moral Sentiments [A. Smith 1759] …
- … on Aurochs [Weissenborn 1838] Smiths grammar [J. E. Smith 1821] & introduct of Botany [J. …
- … 1834–40]: In Portfolio of “abstracts” 34 —letter from Skuckard of books on Silk Worm …
- … M rs Fry’s Life [Fry 1847] Horace Walpoles letter to C t . of Ossory [Walpole 1848] …
- … Asiatic Society ]—contains very little Macleay’s letter to D r Fleming [Macleay 1830] …
- … [Heer 1854].— Hooker has it.— Very important Hookers letter Jan. 1859 Yules Ava [Yule 1858] …
- … never read his works ( Calendar no. 11875). In February 1882, however, after reading the …
- … of the material from these portfolios is in DAR 205, the letter from William Edward Shuckard to …
- … eds.] 119: 11a Blacklock, Ambrose. 1838. A treatise on sheep; with the best means …
- … ——. 1840. An encyclopædia of rural sports; or, a complete account, historical, practical, …
- … 1844. Algeria, past and present. Containing a description of the country … with a review of …
Darwin’s Photographic Portraits
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Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the study of Expression and Emotions in Man and Animal, but can be witnessed in his many photographic portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that…
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- … Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography …
- … photographic portraits of friends and relatives was not a pursuit unique to Darwin (the exchange of …
- … see an interesting trend. When Darwin sent his photograph to a close ally, such as the Harvard …
- … image to the masses. Between 1842 and his death in 1882, Darwin was persuaded to sit in front of the …
- … is unlike many photographs we are used to seeing. It is a Daguerreotype – a process invented in …
- … Darwin is known to have had taken in his lifetime, and it is a singular object – it was not intended …
- … he sat for his next photograph. By 1853, Darwin’s life as a naturalist was well established, and he …
- … Maull and Polyblank (later known as Maull and Fox) operated a studio in London and made at least …
- … in 1855 for their Literary and Scientific Portrait Club – a series of prints of notable Victorian …
- … to the copy he had sent five years previously in his 1860 letter to Hooker , Darwin exclaimed …
- … Darwin’s next experience with the photographic lens was a family matter, and he was far more …
- … the photograph taken by William, which Darwin deemed ‘a good likeness’. In fact, these two …
- … (with the exception of one instance in 1871 when he sent a photograph by Oscar Rejlander). These two …
- … photographs of Darwin.The years between 1860 and 1864 took a physical and emotional toll on Darwin, …
- … gaze. These photographs were rarely included in a Darwin letter, save for perhaps a very few close …
- … taken for public consumption. Responding to a letter from a German translator – Adolph …
- … which you do me the honour to wish to possess.” As the letter and photograph had to travel from Down …
