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Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
- … Press . Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back …
- … was ‘dry as dust’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 9 September 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his …
- … me much’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 15 [June 1879] ). Even the prospect of a holiday in the Lake …
- … ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional …
- … ‘a dismal time’ ( letter to Henry Johnson, 24 September 1879 ). He may have been consoled to learn …
- … pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year ended with the start of …
- … or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and the …
- … marriage settlement ( letter from W. M. Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old …
- … could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of Greiz College …
- … with glory’ ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1879 ). The botanist and schoolteacher …
- … was carbon’ ( letter from Hermann Müller, 14 February 1879 ). Carus Sterne was the …
- … ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 2 June 1879 ]). As one of Darwin’s most ardent admirers, …
- … he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 ]). Meanwhile, Darwin began searching …
- … my grandfathers life’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 March 1879 ). While searching for Seward …
- … time Darwin came to investigate his grandfather’s life in 1879, however, not only was Erasmus Darwin …
- … where, & the who—’ ( letter from V. H. Darwin, 28 May [1879] ). On the Galton side of the …
- … in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). She suggested that Darwin contact their …
- … with pride’ ( letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). It was from Reginald that …
- … with each other’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 27 March 1879 ). Darwin’s aim was ‘to give some sort of …
- … indispensable’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 ). Darwin welcomed Krause’s suggestion, but …
- … He hates scientific men’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 May 1879 ). From the start of his …
- … to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). However, even members of Darwin’s …
- … with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard Darwin, …
- … to the Lake District for a holiday in a hotel owned by Victor Marshall, a Darwin family friend. …
- … admired the scenery, took several excursions, and thought Marshall’s garden ‘paradise’ ( letter to …
- … surface even among friends. After Darwin had left Coniston, Marshall regretted not having asked him …
- … coloured hinder half of certain monkeys’ ( letter to Victor Marshall, 14 September 1879 ). Ruskin …
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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- … Fauna Borealis [J. Richardson 1829–37]— all Vols. Marshall’s Rural Economy of Yorkshire, 12 …
- … 8 th . Evelyn’s Sylva [Evelyn 1664]. June. 20. Marshall Minutes of Agriculture [Marshall …
- … Shepherd) on Sheep [J. Hogg 1807]— nothing —— Marshall Rural Œconomy of Yorkshire 2 vols. …
- … [A. Thompson 1839] Encyclop. of Anat & Phy. Feb 28 Marshall Rural Economy of Norfolk …
- … 9 CD did not follow his own advice. In 1879, he stated that he had unbounded respect for …
- … les corps organisès. Extract from Orbigny, Alcide Charles Victor Dessalines d’, ed., Dictionnaire …
- … Genus; Géographie zoologique. In Orbigny, Alcide Charles Victor Dessalines d’, ed., Dictionnaire …
- … the railway and the trenches . London. 128: 23 Marshall, William. 1778. Minutes of …
