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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) …
- … Bemmelen, 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) …
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- … ... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … in the new year was a report on his condition to his doctor, Henry Bence Jones: ‘I am able now to …
- … work for about 1½ hours every day’ ( letter to H. B. Jones, 3 January [1866] ). Darwin had first …
- … the other meals & these I think suit me best.’ He sought Jones’s approval to increase his intake …
- … he still usually suffered daily bouts of flatulence. Jones replied in encouraging terms, enclosing a …
- … to make the chemistry go on better’ ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin …
- … [1866] , he wrote, ‘I attribute my improvement partly to Bence Jones’ diet & partly, wonderful …
- … had submitted a preliminary sketch of pangenesis to Thomas Henry Huxley in 1865 (see Correspondence …
- … and correspondents. Hooker’s research on alpine floras, Henry Walter Bates’s article on mimetic …
- … up to me in raptures at seeing you—& told me to worship Bence Jones in future—’ ( letter from J …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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- … were concerned about the consequences of Wallace’s book. Henry Walter Bates urged Darwin to respond …
- … zoologist St George Jackson Mivart. A protégé of Thomas Henry Huxley, Mivart had established a …
- … Darwin commented on Mivart’s essay in a letter to William Henry Flower: ‘I am glad you noticed the …
- … Dalton Hooker, Darwin discussed the recent experiments of Henry Charlton Bastian, which Bastian …
- … were injurious to offspring. He wrote initially probably to Henry Hussey Vivian, an MP and fellow of …
- … May 1870?] ). Vivian contacted the home secretary, Henry Austin Bruce, about the possibility …
- … Darwin’s health was generally good. He did consult Henry Bence Jones, his physician since 1865, …
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, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … to address in the fifth edition was that of the engineer Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin. Darwin had …
- … pleased to see Thomson’s work challenged by both Thomas Henry Huxley and Wallace. He confided to …
- … without reserve. Darwin initially contacted the physician Henry Maudsley, who had worked for some …
- … more of the same description’ ( enclosure to letter from Henry Maudsley, 20 May 1869 ). Darwin had …
- … Delpino’s criticism was noted in a letter from Thomas Henry Farrer, who had been reading some of …
- … by his horse. Having been advised in 1866 by the doctor Henry Bence Jones to go riding for his …
