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The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
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In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
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- … In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book …
- … some of whom took immediate action to mediate a solution. Charles Darwin had close ties with both …
- … his views were generally derided. 1 In 1859, Lyell visited several sites in France …
- … belief that these were indeed implements of early humans (C. Lyell 1859). In September 1860 he …
- … such as the mammoth ( Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 4 May [1860] and n. 3; …
- … regarding the age of the human species. The visits by both Lyell and Lubbock reflected the growing …
- … Lubbock reviewed the literature on the topic and noted that Charles Adolphe Morlot had summarised, …
- … Prehistoric times (Lubbock 1865). By 1860, Lyell had begun work on a sixth edition of …
- … Antiquity of man (see below, ‘Textual changes made to C. Lyell 1863c’). On 6 February 1863, …
- … work of Morlot as the source for information on the topic. Lyell also added the following note on …
- … Lyell telling him about the letter to the Athenæum . 9 In the same letter, Darwin …
- … his celebrated work on the ‘ Antiquity of man ,’ Sir Charles Lyell has made much use of my earlier …
- … me from any such inference. The statement made by Sir Charles Lyell, in a note to page 11 of his …
- … it therefore did not ‘justify so severe an attack on Sir Charles Lyell’. 32 Darwin’s …
- … Stocking 1987, and Van Riper 1993. 2. Letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, 20 …
- … 5. For two interpretations of Hugh Falconer’s attack on Charles Lyell, see Bynum 1984 and L. G. …
- … about C. Lyell 1863a are discussed in Bynum 1984, pp. 154–9. 7. See Correspondence …
- … 8. See Correspondence vol. 11, letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] and n. 7. …
- … 11, letter from J. D. Hooker, [24 March 1863] and n. 9. In his published review, Lubbock wrote …
- … Emma Darwin to Henrietta Emma Darwin, [1 June 1865] (DAR 219.9: 28). 24. See the …
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of …
- … by the publication in February of books by his friends Charles Lyell, the respected geologist, and …
- … Britain’s scientific circles following the publication of Lyell’s and Huxley’s books. Three …
- … Origin had (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] ). In the …
- … with animals now extinct had been rapidly accumulating. Lyell’s argument for a greater human …
- … as well as on evidence collected earlier in the century. Lyell’s Antiquity of man and Huxley’s …
- … arguments for species change. In this context, Lyell’s discussion of the origin of species …
- … that of inferior animals made him ‘groan’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). Darwin …
- … out that species were not separately created’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 17 March [1863] ). Public …
- … worried Darwin; he told Hooker that he had once thought Lyell ‘could do more to convert the Public …
- … you, as my old honoured guide & master’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). …
- … stronger statements regarding species change ( letter from Charles Lyell, 11 March 1863 ). The …
- … letter to J. D. Dana, 20 February [1863] , and letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). …
- … book’ from which he had ‘gained nothing’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ). …
- … that the Public shall see how far you go’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 April [1863] ). …
- … my teeth at my own folly’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [9 May 1863] ). After his venture into the …
- … … who dare speak out’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [9 May 1863] ). The others listed were himself, …
- … international interest in his theory ( see letter to Charles Lyell, 17 March [1863] ). In January …
- … from Hooker that the French botanists Joseph Decaisne and Charles Naudin thought little of his …
- … to Asa Gray, 20 April [1863] , letter to J. D. Hooker, [9 May 1863] , and memorandum from G. H …
- … from T. H. Huxley, 25 February 1863 , and letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ). …
- … and the United States by Gray’s father-in-law, the lawyer Charles Greely Loring ( see letter to Asa …
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
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- … the book was on sale even in railway stations ( letter to Charles Lyell, 14 January [1860] ). By …
- … to be admitted as real.’ ( letter to C. J. F. Bunbury, 9 February [1860] ). This helps to explain …
- … current knowledge could not illuminate this ‘mystery’. Charles Lyell worried, among other things, …
- … did not necessarily lead to progression ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [and 19 February 1860] ). To …
- … of reasoning about global change. Darwin also knew that Lyell was a powerful potential ally. Indeed, …
- … plant species and varieties than from animal breeding. With Lyell also questioning how interbreeding …
- … perfected structure as the eye. As Darwin admitted to Lyell, Gray, and others, imagining how …
- … Certainly this was a major difficulty standing in the way of Lyell’s acceptance of the theory, as …
- … explicitly in Origin — only one sentence, he told Lyell, showed that he believed ‘man is in same …
- … of the scientifically literate clergymen Baden Powell and Charles Kingsley attested. Moreover, …
- … any new converts or even cause earlier proponents (like Lyell) to retract their support altogether …
- … he received, in letters to his closest confidants Hooker, Lyell, and Gray. Initially he found it …
- … hostile critique of his geological argument, he wrote to Lyell on 6 June [1860] : 'I am …
- … works. Only two days after the second edition was issued, on 9 January 1860, he turned to preparing …
- … husband’s current enthusiasm, Emma Darwin wrote to Mary Lyell: ‘At present he is treating Drosera …
- … time on the Drosera study in particular, admitting to Lyell ‘how much better fun observing is …
- … & not amuse myself with interludes.—’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 24 November [1860] , and to …
- … daughter Anne’s fatal illness never far from their minds, Charles and Emma did whatever they could …
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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- … Edwards & Co. (1) Babbage, Charles (10) …
- … Bond, Frederick (2) Boner, Charles (5) …
- … Edward (1) Bradlaugh, Charles (2) …
- … Brayley, E. W. (1) Breese, Charles (1) …
- … Samuel (b) (14) Buxton, Charles (2) …
- … (1) Caird, James (9) Caldcleugh, Alexander …
- … (3) Canestrini, Giovanni (9) Canfield, C. A. …
- … (1) Caton, J. D. (9) Cattell, John …
- … Chapman, John (4) Charles, R. F. (2) …
- … (6) Claus, C. F. (9) Clendon, George, Jr …
- … (1) Conway, M. D. (9) Conybeare, J. C. …
- … Crawfurd, John (3) Crawley, Charles (2) …
- … Virginius (3) Dallas, Charles (1) …
- … (3) Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family …
- … (1) Darwin, C. M. C. (9) Darwin, C. R. …
- … (1) Darwin, Elizabeth (9) Darwin, Emma …
- … Dixie, Florence (3) Dixon, Charles (1) …
- … (2) Ernst, Adolf (9) Errera, L. A. …
- … Symington (1) Griffin, Charles (1) …
- … Albert (64) Günzbourg, Charles (1) …
- … Science-Gossip (1) Hardy, Charles (3) …
- … Hinrichs, G. D. (4) Hinton, Charles (1) …
- … King, P. P. (1) Kingsley, Charles (18) …
- … Lane, E. W. (1) Langstaff, Charles (2) …
- … Layard, E. L. (3) Layton, Charles (12) …
- … Commissioners (1) Lovegrove, Charles (3) …
- … Lydekker, R. (1) Lyell, Charles (277) …
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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- … as he jokingly called it) to his views of close friends like Charles Lyell, Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … concepts of creation. ‘When I was in spirits’, he told Lyell at the end of 1859, ‘I sometimes …
- … infinitely exceeded my wildest hopes.—’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 25 [November 1859] ). This …
- … book’ on species. Begun in May 1856 at the urging of Lyell, the manuscript was already more than …
- … his reason or his own opinion. Hewett Cottrell Watson and Charles Cardale Babington thought that in …
- … and dismay is evident in the letter he subsequently wrote to Charles Lyell, as Wallace had requested …
- … his terms now stand as Heads of my Chapters.’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [June 1858] ). …
- … Following Francis Darwin ( LL 2: 116–17) and relying on Charles Lyell’s endorsement, the editors …
- … as that to Bates, Brooks suggests that a letter aboard the 9 March steamer could have arrived at the …
- … Then, on 18 June he forwarded Wallace’s paper to Lyell (Brooks 1984, pp. 262–3). It is of some …
- … who is distressed, as Darwin clearly was in his letter to Lyell, at the prospect of losing priority …
- … Gray in September 1857. The correspondence between Darwin, Lyell, and Hooker contains all of the …
- … including a letter from Wallace to Hooker thanking him and Lyell for ‘their kind offices on this …
- … with scarlet fever, currently sweeping through the village. Charles Waring Darwin’s condition …
- … work. Again, he called upon Lyell for advice ( letter to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] ). Lyell …
- … from the title of the forthcoming book ( letter to Charles Lyell, 30 March [1859] ). Darwin next …
- … on the origin of species and varieties’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to …
- … selection the ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each …
- … convinced. Darwin was particularly interested in Charles Lyell’s response to his theory. He …
- … 8, letters to Asa Gray, 28 January [1860] and [8 or 9 February 1860] ). A further …
- … on Origin by a ‘celebrated author and divine’ (Charles Kingsley) that ‘it is just as noble a …
- … the lacunas w h . he himself had made’ ( letter from Charles Kingsley, 18 November 1859 ). This …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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- … On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that he ‘Began by Lyell’s advice writing …
- … by the preparation of this manuscript. Although advised by Lyell to publish only a brief outline …
- … material into such a small compass and soon abandoned Lyell’s idea in favour of a full-length work …
- … this process. Still prominent in his immediate circle were Charles Lyell and Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … and other domesticated animals. As Darwin explained to Lyell, his studies, particularly those on …
- … of how selection might work in nature ( letter from Charles Lyell, 1–2 May 1856, n. 10 ). He was …
- … to William Erasmus Darwin, [26 February 1856] and to Charles Lyell, 3 May [1856] ). …
- … 21 [July 1857] ). The problem of careers for his six boys (Charles Waring Darwin, the sixth and …
- … Covington in New South Wales ( letter to Syms Covington, 9 March 1856 ). Many other topics, …
- … writing in part to establish his priority in this area, for Charles Lyell thought that Wallace’s …
- … All the available material seems to indicate that it was Lyell rather than Darwin who feared the …
- … Darwin’s manuscript on species was begun only after Lyell had urged him to publish a preliminary …
- … given on an occasion other than the one previously supposed. Charles and Mary Elizabeth Lyell …
- … opportunity to explain his theory of natural selection to Lyell. Yet the suggestion of composing a …
- … not embrace the whole Lamarckian doctrine.’ ( letter from Charles Lyell, 1–2 May 1856, n. 7 ). The …
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…
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … excited Darwin, who exclaimed to Gray ( letter to Asa Gray, 9 August [1862] ), ‘I am almost stark …
- … , whether the Book will sell’ ( letter to John Murray, 9 [February 1862] ). To his son, William, …
- … in the preparation of translations of his books. When Charles Edouard Brown-Séquard informed him …
- … also sent presentation copies of his botanical studies to Charles Naudin, a botanist at the Muséum d …
- … better fun’ than species ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 February [1862] ), he responded to the …
- … active young wolves’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 9 October 1862 ). Darwin had managed to …
- … to read any paper or speak’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 [April 1862] ). A visit in October from …
- … me go away for an hour after dinner & retire to my room at 9 o clock I do not think it would …
- … Darwin was glad that Glen Roy was ‘settled’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 22 August [1862] ), he …
- … as true as gospel, so it must be true’ ( to J. D. Hooker, 9 May [1862] ). the real …
- … palaeontologist who believes in immutability’, he told Lyell ( letter to Charles Lyell, 1 October …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … called it (in his referee’s report to the Society of 9 March 1838), had been developed by Darwin …
- … by all the leading geologists of England—among them Charles Lyell, Sedgwick, and Buckland (see the …
- … of South America”, Darwin continued to defend his and Lyell’s theory that floating ice—rather than …
- … lists of Darwin’s plants (see D. M. Porter 1981). Charles Lyell In the extensive …
- … correspondent, both scientifically and personally, was Charles Lyell. The letters Darwin and Lyell …
- … had declared himself to be a ‘zealous disciple’ of Lyell, but his theory of coral reef formation, …
- … Their correspondence began in 1836 and from the start Lyell accepted Darwin on equal terms as a …
- … versions in Life and Letters , and from excerpts that Lyell made in his notebooks. Lyell’s …
- … portfolios together with parts of letters he had cut from Lyell’s originals for use in his work. …
- … The letters show that at least five of his friends—Lyell, Henslow, Jenyns, Waterhouse, and his …
- … a sound solution to what J. F. W. Herschel in a letter to Lyell had called the ‘mystery of mysteries …
- … for evidence to support his hypothesis. In a letter to Lyell, [14] September [1838] , he wrote: & …
- … In 1840 the illness was different. As he wrote to Charles Lyell, [19 February 1840] , “it is now …
Darwin & coral reefs
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The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
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- … of the formation of barrier-reefs and atolls. Charles Darwin describing how he arrived …
- … Darwin had by that time become a ‘zealous disciple’ of Lyell and, having found ample direct evidence …
- … of compensatory crustal changes led him to depart from Lyell’s own view of the geology of the …
- … corals to grow. Darwin was certainly familiar with Lyell’s chapter and with the observations …
- … the channels and lagoons of the islands ( Narrative 2: 38-9), so it may be presumed that he was …
- … Shortly after returning to England, Darwin told Lyell of his theory. Lyell was immediately …
- … a lagoon in the centre.’ (Wilson 1972, p. 449). At Lyell’s urging, Darwin read a paper on his …
- … wants to be sure they will visit the South Sea Islands: [9 September 1831] . The first …
- … . Darwin confides to his sister that he believes Lyell’s explanation of atoll formation to be …
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
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- … Darwin asked Murray to intervene, complaining on 9 January , ‘M r . Dallas’ delay … is …
- … additional facts that they hoped might be of interest. Charles Henry Binstead, a civil engineer in …
- … on the auditory organs of Orthoptera and Coleoptera on 9 September . Darwin annotated a letter …
- … from the south of France to Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood on 9 Novembe r, describing sphinx moths that …
- … direct result of natural selection ( Variation 2: 185–9). Wallace seized upon this point in a …
- … Katherine ( letter from C. M. Hawkshaw to Emma Darwin, 9 February [1868] ). Darwin’s eldest son, …
- … from Fritz Müller, 22 April 1868 , 17 June 1868 , 9 September 1868 , and 31 October 1868 …
- … as an appendix to volume 16 of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin . Religion in theory . …
- … A different order of pride was expressed on 9 November by Ernst Haeckel on the birth of his son …
- … Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron ( Image: Charles Darwin, 1868, Julia Margaret Cameron, Dar …
- … year, but suffered one bout of poor health, complaining to Charles Lyell on 14 July : ‘the last 3 …
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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- … proofs of Descent in December, he wrote to his friend Charles Lyell, ‘thank all the powers above …
- … ‘is the bane of existence!’ ( letter to William Ogle, 9 November 1870 ). Researching …
- … demons and spirits were white ( letter from W. W. Reade, 9 November 1870 ). Keen for more …
- … in Paris. Quatrefages had just completed a book, Charles Darwin et ses précurseurs français …
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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- … In 1865, the chief work on Charles Darwin’s mind was the writing of The variation of animals and …
- … dispute between two of Darwin’s friends, John Lubbock and Charles Lyell . These events all inspired …
- … gloria mundi, with a vengeance’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 February [1865] ). Continuing …
- … claimed, important for his enjoyment of life. He wrote to Charles Lyell on 22 January [1865] , …
- … physiological species arising’ ( Correspondence vol. 9, letter to J. D. Hooker, 28 September …
- … and those of Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Charles Bonnet; Darwin wrote back: ‘I do …
- … the Royal Society of Edinburgh criticising Origin . Like Charles Lyell, who wrote to Darwin on …
- … for existence (ibid., pp. 276–81). Darwin responded to Lyell’s account in some detail ( see letter …
- … the correspondence. At the end of May, the dispute between Charles Lyell and John Lubbock over …
- … human antiquity, adding a note to his preface asserting that Lyell in his Antiquity of man , …
- … Natural History Review . He also cited a statement by Lyell in Antiquity of man that the pages …
- … inadvertence’. Though Lubbock had raised the matter with Lyell before publishing, this statement, …
- … sent to Darwin and its enclosures have not been found, so Lyell’s letter to Hooker, which must have …
- … Correspondence vol. 13. Hooker, while acknowledging Lyell’s fault, thought Lubbock’s …
- … of his must also have made the crisis particularly painful. Lyell had been to some extent his mentor …
- … much enthusiasm as I am capable of after laying in bed till 9 eating heavy breakfasts & looking …
- … set up to support FitzRoy’s children ( see letter from Charles Shaw, 3 October 1865 ). …
- … are letters commenting on Origin , including two from Charles Lyell, who had been sent the proof …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by …
- … from the correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … following: Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles Darwin Actor 3 – In the dress …
- … the botanist, Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border …
- … the year 1839, and copied and communicated to Messrs Lyell and Hooker in 1844, being a …
- … of Europe; and ‘Arct. Asia’… GRAY: 9 May 22 nd 1855. Harvard University. My …
- … at the expense of Agassiz. DARWIN: 20 Lyell told me, that Agassiz, having a …
- … – to be false… Yours most sincerely and gratefully Charles Darwin. CREED AND FEVER: 1858 …
- … forgetfuless of your darling. BOOKS BY THE LATE CHARLES DARWIN: 1863-1865 In which …
- … and officially die. And then publish books ‘by the late Charles Darwin’. Darwin takes up …
- … 173 Ever yours cordially (though an Englishman) Charles Darwin. GRAY: 174 …
- … at an unexpected and probably transient notoriety… Charles Darwin died on the 19th April …
- … 8 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 25 APRIL 1855 9 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 22 MAY 1855 …
- … GRAY TO JD HOOKER, 18 FEBRUARY 1861 115 A GRAY TO CHARLES WRIGHT, 17 APRIL 1862 …
- … TO ASA GRAY 20 APRIL 1863 174 FROM A GRAY TO CHARLES DARWIN, 24 JULY 1865 …
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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- … at Erasmus’s house. The event was led by the medium Charles E. Williams, and was attended by George …
- … friend Joseph Dalton Hooker, and finally borrowed one from Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder …
- … might influence sex ratios ( Descent 2d ed., p. 258 n. 99). The former bishop of Honolulu, Thomas …
- … at a much reduced price of nine shillings, in line with Charles Lyell’s Student’s elements of …
- … bad & have done pretty well’ ( letter to Horace Darwin, 9 January [1874] ). Horace came …
- … 6 April 1874 , and letter to Anton Dohrn, 16 April and 9 August 1874 ). Darwin also helped …
- … raising £860 ( Circular to John Lubbock, P. L. Sclater, Charles Lyell, W. B. Carpenter, and Michael …
- … Sharpe, 24 November [1874] ). He wrote in admiration of Charles Lyell’s plan to leave a bequest to …
- … of the English editions. Darwin’s French publisher, Charles Reinwald, engaged new translators to …
- … connotations of both Huxley’s and Tyndall’s addresses, Charles Lyell, who had spent his career …
- … may be fairly said to have had an ovation’ ( letter from Charles Lyell, 1 September 1874 ). …
Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
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- … of London) to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The guide has been revised to …
- … pillars of the temple at Serapis had famously suggested to Charles Lyell). In 1839 Darwin …
- … in Martin Rudwick’s field guide to Glen Roy: To Charles Lyell, 9 August [1838] …
- … To Thomas Jamieson, 6 September [1861] To Charles Lyell, 6 September [1861] To …
Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … bits of family history. On 1 January , a distant cousin, Charles Harrison Tindal, sent a cache of …
- … mortal who could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July 1880 ). …
- … Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 , and letter to Ernst Krause, 9 June [1879] ). The final text of the …
- … inflated to an elephant’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 9 December 1880 ). Again, Darwin felt …
- … the Crown. Darwin asked Arabella Buckley, who had served as Charles Lyell’s secretary, to draft a …
- … the success of our efforts’ ( letter to A. B. Buckley, 9 November 1880 ). He worked with Huxley on …
- … about their party quarrels’ ( letter to James Torbitt, 9 May 1880 ). Politicians grew concerned …
- … Hill Place in Surrey, which became a regular destination for Charles and Emma, and also a site of …
Darwin in letters, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
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Darwin's study of barnacles, begun in 1844, took him eight years to complete. The correspondence reveals how his interest in a species found during the Beagle voyage developed into an investigation of the comparative anatomy of other cirripedes and…
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- … Species theory In November 1845, Charles Darwin wrote to his friend and confidant Joseph …
- … activity. There are, for example, twenty lengthy letters to Charles Lyell from these years and a …
- … carefully re-examined his own thesis in letters to Milne, Lyell, and Robert Chambers, and, in …
- … for publication in the Scotsman. Yet when the editor, Charles Maclaren, maintained that it would be …
- … original fieldwork was ‘time thrown away’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 8 [September 1847] ). …
- … formations. Darwin’s explanation, originally suggested by Lyell, was that the boulders were …
- … failed to convince other prominent geologists, among them Lyell, so Darwin was keenly interested in …
- … in the subject. The letters also reveal that Lyell sought Darwin’s advice in the preparation …
- … and Manual of elementary geology . In addition, Lyell asked for Darwin’s view of his major new …
- … or nearly so, or whether they had grown gradually, as Lyell maintained, from one envelope of lava …
- … critical point in the controversy, and the point on which Lyell at the time felt it necessary to …
- … volcanic islands that some craters could not be explained by Lyell’s view. Apparently convinced by …
- … would be a ‘thorn in the side of É de B.’ (letter to Charles Lyell, 3 January 1850 ). …
- … and terrestial Planariae ( Collected papers 1: 182–93). Darwin also undertook a detailed …
- … only from fatigue and ill health ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 9 April 1849 ). Health and …
- … remained unmarried. Each daughter was bequeathed £10,000, Charles was bequeathed £15,500, and his …
Dates of composition of Darwin's manuscript on species
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Many of the dates of letters in 1856 and 1857 were based on or confirmed by reference to Darwin’s manuscript on species (DAR 8--15.1, inclusive; transcribed and published as Natural selection). This manuscript, begun in May 1856, was nearly completed by…
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- … summary of Wallace’s theory of transmutation ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [June 1858] ). Darwin …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … learn from experience, Darwin was wary, telling Romanes on 9 March , ‘I intend to have another …
- … but I cannot endure to do this’, Darwin told Francis on 9 November , and writing to Fritz …
- … ( Correspondence vol. 30, letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ). ‘I …
- … who had received presentation copies. Galton wrote on 9 October , ‘I wish the worms were not such …
- … of letters about worms’, he told Francis Darwin on 9 November , ‘but amidst much rubbish there …
- … method in future science classes, the American entomologist Charles Riley praised Darwin for not …
- … in plants. A critical study of the work of the same name by Charles Darwin, together with new …
- … ( letter to Francis Darwin, 28 [October 1881] ). On 9 November, Darwin told Francis , ‘I have …
- … loss of a close friend were prompted by the publication of Charles Lyell’s Life, letters, and …
- … year ended with the happy news of a birth. On 7 December, Charles and Emma Darwin’s second …
