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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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- … James (c) (3) Anderson-Henry, Isaac (17) …
- … A. A. van (2) Bence Jones, Henry (8) …
- … E. M. (6) Bonham-Carter, Henry (1) …
- … Charles (2) Bradshaw, Henry (1) …
- … Cattell, John (3) Cecil, Henry (2) …
- … A. A. L. P. (2) Coe, Henry (6) …
- … Cohn, F. J. (22) Colburn, Henry (3) …
- … Denison, C. L. (3) Denny, Henry (13) …
- … Dorrell, Mr. (2) Doubleday, Henry (13) …
- … Edwards, Ernest (1) Edwards, Henry (5) …
- … Farrer, William (1) Faulds, Henry (2) …
- … Gill, T. N. (1) Gillman, Henry (2) …
- … Grove, W. R. (12) Groves, Henry (3) …
- … Hennell, S. S. (1) Hennessy, Henry (1) …
- … Holland, Edward (2) Holland, Henry (23) …
- … Hunt, T. C. (1) Huntsman, Henry (1) …
- … Huxley, H. A. (8) Huxley, Henry (1) …
- … Jackson, H. W. (3) Jackson, Henry (2) …
- … Johnson, G. W. (1) Johnson, Henry (a) (16) …
- … Land and Water (1) Landor, Henry (1) …
- … Lee, H. P. (1) Lee, Henry (5) Lee, J …
- … London Library (1) Lonsdale, Henry (1) …
- … Menyhért (2) MacKay, Henry (1) …
- … Ludwik (2) Matthew, Henry (3) …
- … Pitman, H. A. (3) Pitman, Henry (1) …
John Murray
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Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, particularly politics, travel and science, and had published…
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- … and Beagle. This had been published in London by Henry Colburn, but Darwin felt that the …
- … probably at the end of 1845, Darwin was not happy with Colburn’s terms ( Letter 856 ). Instead he …
Journal of researches
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Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…
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- … which would form the basis of his publication. After Henry Holland, Darwin’s second cousin, pointed …
- … published ’. The publisher of the Narrative, Henry Colburn, had also recognised that Darwin’s …
- … Narrative . Journal of researches Colburn did not respect the terms of his …
- … of Journal and remarks as well as both Darwin’s and Colburn’s frustration at the long delay in …
- … full of good original wholesome food as an egg ’; William Henry Fitton considered the geology to be …
- … to different people ’. Never having received a penny from Colburn, Darwin had few scruples when, in …
Darwin’s student booklist
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In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh, where their father, Robert Waring Darwin, had trained as a doctor in the 1780’s. Erasmus had already graduated from Cambridge and was continuing his studies…
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- … on the History of Medical Substances in 1812; William Henry, after some medical training in …
- … practice. The remaining titles provide lighter fare. Henry Kirke White (1785–1806) died aged …
- … Vol. 8 Vo Almack & Granby 16 6 Vols 12. mo Henry Chemistry 17 2 Vols 8 Vo …
- … a term used in Lister 1826 for younger sons. 17 Henry 1823. Volume 2 is in the Darwin …
- … years 1819, 20, 21, and 22 . London: John Murray. Henry, William. 1823. The elements of …
- … William Blackwood. London: T. Cadell. Lister, Thomas Henry. 1826. Granby . 3 vols. London. …
- … Thomas. 1784–85. Arctic zoology . 2 vols. London: Henry Hughs. Scoresby, William. 1820. …
- … roundheads . 3d ed. 3 vols. London: Colburn. White, Henry Kirke. 1826. The life and …
Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage
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Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…
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- … Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through his school …
George James Stebbing
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George James Stebbing (1803—1860) travelled around the world with Charles Darwin on board HMS Beagle and helped him with measuring temperature on at least one occasion. However, Stebbing barely registers in Darwin’s correspondence. The only mention omits…
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- … of the globe. Appendix to Volume II. London: Henry Colburn. Holland, Julian. 2013. ' …
Richard Matthews
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Richard Matthews was 21 years old when he stepped aboard the Beagle, destined for a lonely career as a missionary in Tierra del Fuego. The Church Missionary Society had arranged for him to accompany the three Fuegians (Fuegia Basket, Jemmy Button, and York…
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- … [Edited by Robert FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Boat Memory
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Boat Memory was one of the indigenous people from Tierra del Fuego brought back to England by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830, but he remains as ghostly a figure as his name. What he was called by his own people is unknown, but the name Boat…
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- … [Edited by Robert FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network
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The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…
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- … were made for the rights of the work to be transferred from Henry Colburn, the original publisher, …
Elleparu (York Minster)
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Elleparu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. He was captured by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 after one the small boats used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del Fuego…
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- … [Edited by Robert FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Darwin in letters, 1861: Gaining allies
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The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. He had weathered the storm that followed the publication of Origin, and felt cautiously optimistic about the ultimate acceptance of his ideas. The letters from this year provide an…
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- … an important philosophical ally in John Stuart Mill. Through Henry Fawcett, a young Cambridge …
- … ‘the only one proper to such a subject’ ( letter from Henry Fawcett, 16 July [1861] ). Mill in …
- … some view if it is to be of any service!’ ( letter to Henry Fawcett, 18 September [1861] ). …
- … Undoubtedly, the news that most excited Darwin was word from Henry Walter Bates, recently returned …
- … with the controversy between Richard Owen and Thomas Henry Huxley concerning the anatomical …
- … direct bearing on the subject of species’ ( letter to Henry Fawcett, 18 September [1861] ), Darwin …
- … of the ordnance survey, the ‘pleasant & distinguished’ Henry James. In Southampton, James …
Yokcushlu (Fuegia Basket)
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Yokcushlu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. She was one of the hostages seized by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, after the small boat used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del…
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- … [Edited by Robert FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Orundellico (Jemmy Button)
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Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…
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- … [Edited by Robert FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … , and letter from R. E. Alison, 25 June 1835 ). Henry Holland did not find the cause, nor …
Darwin in letters, 1867: A civilised dispute
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Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The variation of animals and plants under domestication (Variation). The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly apparent in his work on expression in…
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- … the duke of Argyll, and an anonymous review by an engineer, Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin, …
- … arena. ‘Horrid tedious dull work’ Thomas Henry Huxley sent Darwin the New Year’s …
- … The review had, in fact, been written by an engineer, Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin, who had …
- … memory loss, which caused Emma to consult his physician, Henry Bence Jones. Jones wrote reassuringly …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … friends like Charles Lyell, Joseph Dalton Hooker, and Thomas Henry Huxley, who each, in his own way, …
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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- … the medium Charles E. Williams, and was attended by George Henry Lewes and Marian Evans (George …
- … George Darwin, the psychic researcher Frederick William Henry Myers, and Thomas Henry Huxley, who …
- … support the election of his nephew, the fine-art specialist Henry Parker ( letter from E. A. Darwin …
- … to do—It is enough to kill anyone’, and asked Thomas Henry Farrer to attempt to influence the …
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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- … 1814]. Sense & S [Austen 1811]. Rich d . 2 d . poor. Henry IV [Shakespeare: King Richard …
- … [DAR *128: 180] Life of L d . Jeffrey. Colburn Cockburn [Cockburn 1852] Our …
- … 1857] (the best Travels I ever read) Sept. Froude Henry VIII [Froude 1856]. 4 vols very …
- … printed notices pasted into the notebook. 26 Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and …
- … in December, 1841 . Oxford. 119: 13b Atkinson, Henry George and Martineau, Harriet. 1851 …
- … in DAR 71: 150–1.] 128: 18 Borrow, George Henry. 1843. The Bible in Spain; or, the …
- … 128: 9 Brooks, J. Tyrwhitt, pseud. (Henry Vizetelly). 1849. Four months among the …
- … the gold districts . London. 119: 22b Brougham, Henry Peter. 1839. Dissertations on …
- … 71: 125–7.] *119: 18v.; 119: 8a, 21a Buckle, Henry Thomas. 1857. History of …
- … tribes. London. 119: 21a Burgess, Thomas Henry. 1839. The physiology or mechanism …
- … [Other eds.] *119: 5v., 11v.; 119: 9a Cline, Henry. 1829. Observations on the breeding …
- … observations . London. 119: 7a Cockburn, Henry. 1852. Life of Lord Jeffrey, with a …
- … [Other eds.] *128: 180; 128: 5, 21 Coke, Henry John. 1852. A ride over the Rocky …
- … talk of the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge . Edited by [Henry Nelson Coleridge]. 2 vols. London. …
- … of Samuel Taylor Coleridge . Collected and edited by Henry Nelson Coleridge. 4 vols. London. …
- … white . New York and London. *128: 152 Colman, Henry. 1848. The agriculture and rural …
- … in DAR 205.3: 143–51.] 128: 6 Dana, Richard Henry. [1840]. Two years before the mast. A …
- … Commedia . Translated into English verse … by the Rev. Henry Boyd. 3 vols. London. [Other eds.] …
- … and Dr. Fisher. London. 119: 5a Edwards, William Henry. 1847. A voyage up the River …
- … of a coxcomb . London. 119: 11b Gosse, Philip Henry. 1840. The Canadian naturalist. …
- … Lower Styria . Edinburgh. 119: 13b Hallam, Henry. 1827. The constitutional history …
- … London. [Other eds.] *119: 13 Harvey, William Henry. 1838. The genera of South African …
- … 3 vols. London. *128: 180; 128: 9 Haygarth, Henry William. 1848. Recollections of bush …
- … W. Hazlitt.] 3 vols. London. 119: 12b Holland, Henry. 1839. Medical notes and …
- … Paris. 1842–54. *128: 165; 128: 24 [Home, Henry, Lord Kames]. 1774. Sketches of the …
- … on the formation of animals, and the new opinions of Henry Cline . London. *119: 7v. …
- … n.s. 14: 25–31, 69–78. *119: 16v. Keppel, Henry. 1846. The expedition to Borneo of H.M …
- … Library.] *119: 1v.; 119: 18a Layard, Austen Henry. 1849. Nineveh and its remains. 2 …
- … French. 3 vols. London. 119: 12a Lewes, George Henry. 1853. Comte’s philosophy of the …
