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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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  • … returning to its allotted space each morning ( letter from Arthur Nicols, 7 March 1871 ; letter …
  • … ). He also wrote to the leading geologists David Forbes, Arthur Crombie Ramsey, and Archibald Geikie …