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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) …
- … (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, 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 …
- … in ‘lucid vigorous style’, as well as for the book’s ‘arrangment, not to mention still more …
- … liking, ‘to keep in memory of the book’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Reaction …
- … 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 …
- … and the heavy use of their arms and legs ( letter from C. L. Bernays, 25 February 1871 ). Samples …
- … 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’ …
- … a high aesthetic appreciation of beauty ( letter from E. J. Pfeiffer, [before 26 April 1871] ). …
- … 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 …
- … is a thing which I sh d feel very proud of, if anyone c d . say of me.’ After the publication …
- … 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, …
- … most deep and tender religious feeling’ ( letter from F. E. Abbot, 20 August 1871 ). The Anglican …
- … (see Appendix V). Not surprisingly, it was Darwin’s naturalistic theory of the evolution of morals …
- … was achieved through ‘the medium of opinion, positive law &c’, and transmitted by culture, not …
- … in the world except. laughing. crying grinning pouting &c. &c’, he wrote to Hooker on 21 …
- … on the circulation of the blood. The physiologist Michael Foster offered a lengthy speculation about …
- … then produce physiological changes ( letter from Michael Foster, 4 June [1871] ). …
- … natural history. He obtained a bottle of curare from Michael Foster in June. Curare was a paralysing …
- … annually on an acre of land at 16 tons (letter from L. C. Wedgwood, [20 November 1871] ). He also …
- … who was ‘as good as twice refined gold’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 September [1871] ). …
- … a ‘venerable old Ape’ ( letter from D. Thomas, [after 11 March 1871] ). Descent and …
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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- … over an anonymous review that attacked the work of Darwin’s son George dominated the second half of …
- … been the naturalist and traveller Alexander von Humboldt’s 105th birthday, Darwin obliged with a …
- … during prolonged intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a …
- … led Darwin to the self-assessment, ‘as for one’s body growing old there is no help for it, & I …
- … backwards much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel …
- … August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that Clark’s dietary treatment would ‘do wonders’, but as …
- … in London, his son George organised a séance at Erasmus’s house. The event was led by the medium …
- … another Williams séance was held at the home of Darwin’s cousin Hensleigh Wedgwood. Those present …
- … all the horrid bother of correction’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). The book …
- … review me in a hostile spirit’ ( letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 ). Darwin was …
- … Correspondence vol. 20, letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin’s relief, …
- … the moment of being hatched ( letter to Nature , 7 and 11 May [1874] ; Spalding 1872a). …
- … & that must be enough for me’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). Plants that eat . …
- … in a few hours dissolve the hardest cartilage, bone & meat &c. &c.’ ( letter to W. D. …
- … artificial gastric juice for about a week ( letter from E. E. Klein, 14 May 1874 ). John Burdon …
- … Correspondence vol. 21, letter from Francis Darwin, [11 October 1873] ). Darwin wasted …
- … whether at the ‘close of the putrefaction of flesh, skin &c, any substance is produced before …
- … the photograph he sent highly ( letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] ). At the …
- … details of an Australian variety of sundew ( letter from T. C. Copland, 23 June 1874 ). …
- … try to get it exhibited at a Royal Society of London soirée (see letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April …
- … 16 April and 9 August 1874 ). Darwin also helped Michael Foster to prepare a printed appeal for …
- … nephew, the fine-art specialist Henry Parker ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 17 [March 1874] ). He …
- … head that M r Spencer’s terms of equilibration &c always bother me & make everything less …
- … Julius Victor Carus, and his publisher, Eduard Koch of E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, …
Darwin’s queries on expression
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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
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- … Blair, R.H. 11 July 1871 Worcester College for the …
- … Aborigines Chaumont, F.S.B.F. de 11 March …
- … 9 Nov 1870 11 St Mary Abbot's Terrace, London, England …
- … 1 Feb 1871 11 St Mary Abbot's Terrace, London, England …
- … 7 Sept 1872 11 St Mary Abbot's Terrace, London, England …
- … 1 Feb. 1871 11 Saint Mary Abbot's Terrace, Kensington. W., London, …
- … Sulivan, B.J. 11 Jan 1867 Bournemouth, England …
- … Wallace, A. R. 11 March [1867] 9 St. Mark’s Crescent …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … Down House measured by the ongoing tally of his and Emma’s backgammon games. ‘I have won, hurrah, …
- … Lodge with his wife, Amy, had settled in as his father’s botanical assistant, and their close …
- … concussion from a riding accident, and George Darwin’s ill-health grew worse, echoing Darwin’s own …
- … of the next generation of the family, with Francis and Amy’s child expected in September. Their joy …
- … to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 September just hours after Amy’s …
- … dimorphic and trimorphic plants in new ways. New Year's resolutions Darwin began …
- … Elder and Company proposed reissuing two of Darwin’s three volumes of the geology of the …
- … not even to look at a single proof ’. Perhaps Carus’s meticulous correction of errors in the German …
- … in an anonymous article, which impugned not only George’s but also Darwin’s respectability (see …
- … that Mivart still had the capacity to damage George’s reputation. ‘I care little about myself but Mr …
- … the still raw memory of this incident that underlay Darwin’s heartfelt thanks to Wallace for his …
- … Darwin hoped not only to remove any stain on Lankester’s scientific reputation, but also to save the …
- … year’s experiments’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [ c . 19 March 1876] ). A less welcome reaction …
- … naturalist Thomas Edward ( letter from F. M. Balfour, 11 December 1876 ; letter to Samuel Smiles …
- … who died at the age of 10 in 1851, but William, who was 11 years old at the time of her death, would …
- … we have & you are one of the best of all’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 11 September [1876] ). …
- … do I cannot conceive’, Darwin wrote anxiously to Hooker on 11 September. By the time Darwin …
