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Darwin and the Church

Summary

The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…

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  • Non-conformist preachers in the village. John Brodie Innes Many of the letters
  • long-standing relationship with the Reverend John Brodie Innes (181794). Innes was named perpetual
  • first extant letter of the correspondence, Darwin wrote to Innes expressing concern over his health, …
  • Clothing Fund (a local charity), which he administered from 1848 to 1869 (letter to J. B. Innes, …
  • use of his own lawn for its meetings (Moore 1985letter to J. S. Henslow, 17 January [1850] and
  • dog, Quiz, when he moved away from Down (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 December [1861] ). Darwin and
  • to be a cross between a cow and a red deer (letter from J. B. Innes, 7 December 1868 ). Innes had
  • Please think of my request favourably—’ (letter from J. B. Innes, 26 May 1871 ). Indeed Innes had
  • leaves Moses to take care of himself. Letter from J. B. Innes, 1 December 1878
  • have made off with the churchs organ fund (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 June [1868] ). So embroiled
  • relating to the Down school and organ funds (letter to J. B. Innes, 13 January 1871 ). …

Darwin’s reading notebooks

Summary

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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  • … 1842]. Life of D. of Marlborough [A. Alison 1848]— (read) Montagus Translat of Visa …
  • … 1834] (& of Europe?) [Gould 1832–7] & of Australia [Gould 1848]; well worth studying for …
  • … [Dandolo 1825] /good/ M rs  Whitby [Whitby 1848] In Library of Entomological Society & …
  • … [E. Phipps 1850] L d . Harveys Memoirs [Hervey 1848] Cuming Lion Hunter [Cumming …
  • … 1818] (Brougham) Ermans Travels in Siberia [Erman 1848] (Boot) 44  (read) Bethunes …
  • … Horace Walpoles letter to C t . of Ossory [Walpole 1848] Lamb’s Letters [Lamb 1837] (read) …
  • … [Godwin 1835] Brookes last Journal by Mundy [Mundy 1848] Goldsmiths life by Forster …
  • … Charing Cross—sells Johnstons Maps [A. K. Johnston 1848] separately—Forbes is going to publish one. …
  • … Analysis & theory of the Emotions by G. Ramsay B.M. 6. 6. Black Edin. Longman [Ramsay 1848] …