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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. …
- … (12) Agassiz, Louis (10) Agent for Mr Allen …
- … Arruda Furtado, Francisco d’ (10) Ashburner, Lionel (1) …
- … (1) Babbage, Charles (10) Babington, C. C. …
- … (1) Covington, Syms (10) Cowper-Temple, W. F. …
- … (9) Errera, L. A. (10) Erskine, H. N. B. …
- … (13) Forbes, Edward (10) Forbes, J. D. …
- … François de Chaumont, F. S. B. (10) Fraser, George (3) …
- … (1) Gosse, P. H. (10) Goubert, E. M. J. M. P. …
- … (1) Harcourt, E. W. V. (10) Hardwicke’s …
- … (1) Leighton, W. A. (10) Leng, H. H. …
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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- … results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but throughout these …
- … varieties. In contrast to the received image of Darwin as a recluse in Down, the letters show him to …
- … Down House was altered and extended to accommodate Darwin’s growing family and the many relatives …
- … and extensively revised his Journal of researches for a second edition in 1845, having already …
- … 1844 and remaining on the council from 1845 onwards; he was a conscientious member of the Royal …
- … 1200 letters between the two men survive, fully documenting a life-long friendship. …
- … & plants & on the question of what are species; I have a grand body of facts & I think I …
- … stocks. I know how much I open myself, to reproach, for such a conclusion, but I have at least …
- … that his close friends were not outraged by Darwin’s heterodox opinions and later in the year both …
- … Perhaps the most interesting letter relating to Darwin’s species theory, which also bears on his …
- … work. But the list was subsequently altered after Darwin’s second, and possibly third, thoughts on …
- … health. Volcanoes, rocks, and fossils Darwin’s published work during this period …
- … the basis of discussions with Charles Lyell and Leonard Horner in letters in this volume. His …
- … Geographical Distribution’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 February 1845] ) and quick to make use of …
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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- … Marcel de Serres Cavernes d’Ossements 7 th Ed. 10 8 vo . [Serres 1838] good to trace Europ. …
- … on wheat [Le Couteur 1836] Bechstein on Caged Birds. 10 s 6 d . translated by Rennie …
- … Soc read Prichards. Nat: History of Man. Bailliere. 1.10 [Prichard 1843] must be studied . …
- … has it Owens Brit. Mammalia [R. Owen 1846a]— Horner has it. (read) Reports to Brit. …
- … Des ). De leur Anatomie, Reproduction et Culture. 4to. Avec 10 planches. Amsterdam, 1768. 12 s . …
- … G. Browne 1799]— well skimmed 1839 Jan 10 All life of W. Scott [Lockhart 1837–8] …
- … Voyage of Kolff to the Molucca Sea [Kolff 1840] 10 th Surville-Marion [Crozet 1783]. …
- … 1839]. References at end. chiefly on instincts 10 th . Blackwalls Researches in Zoology …
- … 1839–40]. references at end.— Maer (June 10 to Nov. 14. 1840) Smellies Buffon 3 d …
- … Hilaire: [I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1841] d[itt]o: 10 th Journal de Phys. [ Observations …
- … Eyres Narrative [?V. Eyre 1843].— May 7 th . F. Horner’s life & Correspondence [Horner …
- … Bernier, François. 1826. Travels in the Mogul Empire A.D. 1656–1668 . Translated by Irving …
- … Bethune, John. 1840. Poems by the late John Bethune; with a sketch of the author’s life by his …
- … eds.] 119: 11a Blacklock, Ambrose. 1838. A treatise on sheep; with the best means …
- … Blaine, Delabere Pritchett. 1824. Canine pathology; or, a full description of the diseases of …
- … ——. 1840. An encyclopædia of rural sports; or, a complete account, historical, practical, …
- … 1844. Algeria, past and present. Containing a description of the country … with a review of …
- … Artaud. 2 vols. Metz. 128: 24 ——. 1807. A short system of comparative anatomy . …
- … years 1838–1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. New York. [Abstract in DAR 71: 51–2.] …
- … years 1838–1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia. [Abstract in DAR 205.3: …
- … ou, iconographie de toutes les espèces et variétés d’arbres, fruitiers cultivés dans cet …
- … sur la distribution géographique des animaux vertébrés, moins les oiseaux. Journal de Physique 94 …
- … Drury, Robert. 1729. Madagascar; or, Robert Drury’s journal, during fifteen years …
- … [Vols. 3 and 4 in Darwin Library.] 119: 3a Dugès, Antoine. 1832. Memoir sur la …
- … augmentée d’un grand nombre de fruits, les uns échappés aux recherches de Duhamel, les autres …
- … [Other eds.] [Abstract in DAR 91: 13.] 119: 9b Horner, Leonard, ed. 1843. Memoirs and …
Darwin on marriage
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On 11 November 1838 Darwin wrote in his journal ‘The day of days!’. He had proposed to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, and been accepted; they were married on 29 January 1839. Darwin appears to have written these two notes weighing up the pros and cons of…
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- … University Library. The related letters contain a selection of musings on marriage by Darwin …
- … not indolently take country house & do nothing— Could[10] I live in London like a prisoner? If I …
- … is intolerable to think of spending ones whole life, like a neuter bee, working, working, & …
- … money for books &c— if many children forced to gain one’s bread.— (But then it is very bad for …
- … says soon for otherwise bad if one has children— one’s character is more flexible—one’s feelings …
- … be an infinity of trouble & expense in getting & furnishing a house,—fighting about no …
- … see the Continent—or go to America, or go up in a Balloon, or take solitary trip in Wales—poor slave …
- … beginning to wrinkle.— Never mind, trust to chance—keep a sharp look out— There is many a happy …
- … del ‘¶’. [9] ‘not’ interl . [10] ‘C’ over illeg . [11] ‘I’ over ‘l’ …
- … The reference to the ‘Governor says’ suggests that a discussion of marriage took place during CD’s …
- … and the following text are written on the verso of CD’s note on marriage. [21] ‘soon,’ …
The writing of "Origin"
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From a quiet rural existence at Down in Kent, filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on the transmutation of species, Darwin was jolted into action in 1858 by the arrival of an unexpected letter (no longer extant) from Alfred Russel Wallace outlining a…
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- … that my book w d be successful; but I never even built a castle-in-the air of such success as it …
- … shows that at any one time Darwin was engaged in a number of projects, fitting together the final …
- … Among these, the cell-making instincts of hive-bees posed a particular challenge to his overall …
- … constructed by hive-bees had long been celebrated as a classic example of divine design in nature. …
- … construction as it took place in the hive. As with Darwin’s study of poultry and pigeons, many other …
- … works. The question was, Do the species of large genera have a higher proportion of distinct …
- … varieties, or as I look at them incipient species ought, as a general rule, to be now forming. Where …
- … in larger genera, but they were not certain. This was a question new to the experts. Darwin was …
- … sent his manuscript off to Hooker for his comments. Darwin’s relief on hearing of Hooker’s approval …
- … if you condemned that you w d . condemn all—my life’s work—& that I confess made me a little …
- … the results of his study of pigeons, hoping to finish it in a week or two. He had scarcely begun …
- … enunciated his own theory of natural selection. Darwin’s shock and dismay is evident in the letter …
- … as Wallace had requested, informing Lyell of Wallace’s paper. ‘Your words have come true with a …
- … simply dated the letter ‘18’ and referred to Wallace’s letter as having been received ‘today’. …
- … to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to John Murray, 10 September [1859] ), but finally …
- … having finished the last of the proof-sheets ‘13 months & 10 days’ after he had begun to write …
- … ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ (letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each of his critics …
- … 6 May 1859 ). Among the older scientists, only Leonard Horner gave his unqualified approval. Indeed …
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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- … and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence …
- … This letter led to the first announcement of Darwin’s and Wallace’s respective theories of organic …
- … composition and publication, in November 1859, of Darwin’s major treatise On the origin of species …
- … my wildest hopes By the end of 1859, Darwin’s work was being discussed in publications as …
- … and ‘bitter opponents’; compiling corrections for a second and then a third edition of his book; and …
- … that my book w d be successful; but I never even built a castle-in-the air of such success as it …
- … 25 [November 1859] ). This transformation in Darwin’s personal world and the intellectual turmoil …
- … shows that at any one time Darwin was engaged in a number of projects, fitting together the final …
- … the problem of bees The chapter on instinct posed a number of problems for Darwin. ‘I find my …
- … Among these, the cell-making instincts of hive-bees posed a particular challenge to his overall …
- … constructed by hive-bees had long been celebrated as a classic example of divine design in nature. …
- … as it took place in the hive. As with Darwin’s study of poultry and pigeons, many other …
- … works. The question was, Do the species of large genera have a higher proportion of distinct …
- … varieties, or as I look at them incipient species ought, as a general rule, to be now forming. Where …
- … in larger genera, but they were not certain. This was a question new to the experts. Darwin was …
- … sent his manuscript off to Hooker for his comments. Darwin’s relief on hearing of Hooker’s approval …
- … & if you condemned that you w d . condemn all—my life’s work—& that I confess made me a …
- … breeds of animals have been developed. To this end, in a final experiment with fowls, he attempted …
- … enunciated his own theory of natural selection. Darwin’s shock and dismay is evident in the letter …
- … as Wallace had requested, informing Lyell of Wallace’s paper. ‘Your words have come true with a …
- … never saw a more striking coincidence. if Wallace had my M.S. sketch written out in 1842 he could …
- … to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to John Murray, 10 September [1859] ), but finally …
- … having finished the last of the proof-sheets ‘13 months & 10 days’ after he had begun to write …
- … ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each of his critics …
- … 6 May 1859 ). Among the older scientists, only Leonard Horner gave his unqualified approval. Indeed …
