From E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin 9 December [1872]
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Date: | 9 Dec [1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 105: B124–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8666 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Murray. 1872. Wedgwood, Barbara and Wedgwood, Hensleigh. 1980. The Wedgwood circle, 1730– …
- … established by the reference to the Hensleigh Wedgwood s’ move and to CD’s plan to visit …
- … Elizabeth Wedgwood . In 1872, the Hensleigh Wedgwood s decided to leave London and move to …
- … to 34 Cumberland Place, home of Hensleigh and Fanny Wedgwood and their daughters Frances …
From T. H. Farrer 16 June 1872
Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 June 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 72 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8390 |
To H. E. Litchfield 25 July 1872
Summary
Thanks for her pains over corrections [for Expression].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
Date: | 25 July 1872 |
Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (no date) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8427 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … of the king. London: E. Moxon. Wedgwood, Hensleigh. 1866. On the origin of language. …
- … London: N. Trübner & Co. Wedgwood, Hensleigh. 1872. A dictionary of English etymology. 2d …
- … CD gave a brief reference to Hensleigh Wedgwood’s On the origin of language ( Wedgwood …
- … may have copied these lines from Hensleigh Wedgwood’s A dictionary of English etymology ( …
From Frédéric Baudry 4 December 1872
Summary
Sends anecdotes relating to Expression;
criticises CD’s use of Hensleigh Wedgwood’s views on language.
Complains about J. J. Moulinié’s translation of Descent.
Author: | Frédéric Baudry |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 Dec 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 95, 95/1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8543 |
From J. V. Carus 31 October 1872
Summary
JVC questions accuracy of Hensleigh Wedgwood’s statement that the word for a toad in all European languages expresses the habit of swelling [see Expression, p. 104]. Has changed "all" to "some".
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 Oct 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 87 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8587 |
From J. V. Carus 24 October 1872
Summary
Doubts accuracy of Bible translations quoted by CD as evidence that Semitic races blush.
Questions his note on derivation of words like "ugly", "huge", etc.
Lists some mistakes and misprints.
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Oct 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 86 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8574 |
To J. V. Carus 27 October [1872]
Summary
Thanks JVC for his criticisms and corrections of Expression. Asks him to alter his translation accordingly.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 27 Oct [1872] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 96–97) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8580 |
From M. D. Conway 24 December 1872
Summary
Introduces himself as an acquaintance of E. A. Darwin. Offers miscellaneous observations on human expression.
Author: | Moncure Daniel Conway |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Dec 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 219 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8694 |
letter | (8) |
Baudry, Frédéric | (1) |
Carus, J. V. | (2) |
Conway, M. D. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
Farrer, T. H. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Carus, J. V. | (1) |
Darwin, Emma | (1) |
Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
Litchfield, H. E. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
Carus, J. V. | (3) |
Baudry, Frédéric | (1) |
Conway, M. D. | (1) |
Darwin, E. A. | (1) |