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Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … ‘My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, ‘is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can …
- … as evolution’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 27 July [1872] ). By the end of the year Darwin …
- … s. 6 d. ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 February 1872 ). Always closely involved in …
- … translator ( letter to J. J. Moulinié, 23 September 1872 ). He recapped the history of the French …
- … of the year ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald, 23 November 1872 ). To persuade his US publisher, …
- … Mivart ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). A worsening breach The …
- … beautiful’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 3 March 1872 ). I consider that you have …
- … Darwin ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 5 January 1872 ). Piqued, Mivart flung back by return of post …
- … errors’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 6 January 1872 ). Darwin likened the affair to the …
- … towards me’ ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 8 January [1872] ). Despite Darwin’s request that he …
- … world’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 10 January 1872 ). Darwin, determined to have the last …
- … acknowledge it ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). 'I hate controversy,’ Darwin …
- … I do it badly’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 3 August [1872] ). Darwin's theories under …
- … the masses and thinking people of this country’, wrote Mary Treat from the United States; it was …
- … to be the theme. Surely the world moves!’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 13 December 1872 ). & …
- … it at least in part ( letter to August Weismann, 5 April 1872 ). ‘I wanted some encouragement’, he …
- … to believe it’ ( letter to Herman Müller, [before 5 May 1872] ). Müller had sent him a …
- … of natural and sexual selection to bees (H. Müller 1872), and with his reply Darwin enclosed an …
- … standing’ ( letter to Hermann Müller, [before 5 May 1872] ). Finishing Expression …
- … doing nothing’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 22 October [1872] ). He was far from idle during their …
- … to be more erect’ ( letter to Briton Riviere, 19 May [1872] ). Riviere had been suggested to …
- … clever book’ ( letter to J. M. Herbert, 21 November 1872 ) and invited Butler to dinner the …
- … from Samuel Butler to Francis Darwin, [before 30 May 1872] , and letter from Samuel Butler, 30 …
- … 24 August 1872 ). In January, Darwin wrote to Mary Treat, encouraging her in the strongest …
- … as known to me, which have ever been made’ ( letter to Mary Treat, 5 January 1872 ). In …
- … to thank Darwin for sending her one; she and her companion, Mary Lloyd, were vying to read it first …
New features for Charles Darwin's 208th birthday
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The website has been updated with an interactive timeline (try it!) and enhanced secondary school resources for ages 11-14. What's more, the full texts of the letters for 1872 are now online for the first time, and a selection of Darwin's…
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- … 11-14 . What's more, the full texts of the letters for 1872 are now online for the first …
- … correspondents (examples: Thomas Henry Huxley , Mary Treat , Charles Lyell , Emma Darwin …
- … classroom. Over six hundred of Darwin's letters from 1872 are now published online for …
- … in man and animals . Read Darwin's Life in Letters for 1872 . Darwin and women …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin thanks Mary Whitby for passing on the results …
- … - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber responds to Darwin’s queries …
- … in dogs with Emma Darwin. Letter 8676 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [13 December 1872] …
- … Letter 8683 - Roberts, D. to Darwin, [17 December 1872] Dora Roberts reports an …
- … 8144 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [5 January 1872] Darwin asks his niece, Lucy, …
- … 8168 - Ruck, A. R . to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] Amy Ruck reports the results …
- … Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 February 1872] Darwin asks his …
- … Letter 8169 - Wedgwood, L. to Darwin, [20 January, 1872] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, gives the …
- … 12389 - Johnson, M. to Darwin, [January 1880] Mary Johnson tells Darwin about her work on …
- … 8427 - Darwin to Litc hfield, H. E., [25 July 1872] Darwin thanks Henrietta for …
- … 8153 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [9 January 1872] Darwin thanks his son William …
- … Letter 8676 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [13 December 1872] Mary Treat details her …
- … Darwin to Treat, M., [1 January 1873] Darwin gives Mary Treat close instructions on how …
Darwin in Conversation exhibition
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Meet Charles Darwin as you have never met him before. Come to our exhibition at Cambridge University Library, running from 9 July to 3 December 2022, and discover a fascinating series of interwoven conversations with Darwin's many hundreds of…
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- … 9 July – 3 December 2022 Milstein Exhibition Centre, Cambridge University …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
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- … Letter 8140 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [3 January 1872] Darwin congratulates his son for …
- … without aid. Letter 8146 - Darwin to Treat, M., [5 January 1872] Darwin …
- … Letter 8171 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L., [21 January 1872] Darwin thanks his niece for the …
- … in gold. Letter 9005b - Darwin to Treat, M., [12 August 1873] Darwin …
- … Darwin comments on a “clever” article written by Mary Barber and sent to him by Hooker. He agrees …
- … ought to be published. Letter 10523 - Darwin to Treat, M., [1 June 1876] …
Darwin on race and gender
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Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In Descent of man, he tried to explain the origin of human races, and many of the differences between the sexes, with a single theory: sexual selection. Sexual…
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Gaskell for her description of a crying baby in Mary Barton. Letter 8321 - …
- … Letter 7345 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [15 June 1872] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, reports …
- … Letter 8427 - Darwin to Litchfield H. E., [25 July 1872] Darwin thanks Henrietta for …
- … 8168 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] Amy Ruck reports the results …
- … 8193 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H., [1 February 1872] Amy Ruck sends a second …
- … Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 February 1872] Darwin asks his …
- … Letter 7345 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [15 June 1872] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, reports …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … Letter 8335 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [16 May 1872] Reade tells Darwin of his …
- … Letter 8341 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [20 May 1872] Reade shares with Darwin his …
- … 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November 1872] Ann Cupples asks Emma to …
- … - Bathoe, M . B. to Darwin, [25 March 1871] Mary Bathoe responds systematically to a …
- … - Tanner, M. H. to Darwin, [12 December 1881] Mary Tanner tells Darwin that she has …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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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- … for the book may have been increased by the publication in 1872 of Corals and coral islands , by …
- … was granted. In this case you would I feel sure, no longer treat me as your friend, and you would …
- … vol. 20, letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin’s relief, Murray replied …
- … vol. 20, letter to Hubert Airy, 24 August 1872 ). The passage took twelve weeks aboard the …
- … Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American correspondent Mary Treat sent observations of the prey …
- … carnivorous plants that she had seen’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 2 December 1874 ). The …
- … see letter John Murray, 9 May [1874] ). He communicated Mary Elizabeth Barber’s paper on the pupae …
Darwin in public and private
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Extracts from Darwin's published works, in particular Descent of man, and selected letters, explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual selection in humans, and both his publicly and privately expressed views on its practical implications…
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- … general perusal. Letter 8146 – Darwin to Treat, M., [5 January 1872] …
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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- … Hooker on 21 January , ‘for as my son Frank says, “you treat man in such a bare-faced manner.”‘ The …
- … Darwin received a letter from the American botanist Mary Treat including her observations on the fly …
- … not repay the debt of gratitude we owe you’ ( letter from Mary Treat, 20 December 1871 ). …
Correspondence with women
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We know of letters to or from around 2000 correspondents, about 100 of whom were women. Using the letter summaries available on this website, the letters can be assigned to rough categories. Included in the count are letters to women in Darwin’s family…
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- … at home. One of Darwin’s botanical correspondents, Mary Treat , was also an entomologist, and one …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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Insectivorous plants
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Darwin’s work on insectivorous plants began by accident. While on holiday in the summer of 1860, staying with his wife’s relatives in Hartfield, Sussex, he went for long walks on the heathland and became curious about the large number of insects caught by…
