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4.7 'Vanity Fair', caricature
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< Back to Introduction A letter to Darwin from his publisher John Murray of 10 May 1871 informed him, ‘Your portrait is earnestly desired – by the Editor of Vanity Fair. I hope Mr Darwin may consent to follow the example of Murchison – Bismark [sic] …
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- … < Back to Introduction A letter to Darwin from his publisher John Murray of 10 May …
- … is earnestly desired – by the Editor of Vanity Fair. I hope M r Darwin may consent to follow …
- … characterisation tallies extremely closely with Francis Darwin’s recollections of his father, both …
- … Vanity Fair ’s friendly and convincing likeness of Darwin took its place in a long series of colour …
- … by a motto rather than by his name – in the case of Darwin (‘Men of the Day, No. 33’) it was …
- … were intermingled with those of royals and aristocrats. Darwin himself, no longer a controversial or …
- … evidently thought that Pellegrini would be chosen to draw Darwin, assuring the latter that this …
- … House there is a copy of the Vanity Fair caricature of Darwin paired in a single mount and frame …
- … 1873) (EH88202629). A printed caption has been added: below Darwin we read, ‘You know we all sprang …
- … further.’ physical location Darwin archive, Cambridge University Library. Other …
- … September 1871 computer-readable date c.1871-06-01 to 1871-09-29 …
- … Vanity Fair , no. 152 (30 Sept. 1871), p. 107. Letter from John Murray to Darwin, 10 May 1871 (DCP …
- … Greenwood Press, 1984), pp. 437-440. Janet Browne, Charles Darwin: The Power of Place. Volume II …
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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- … In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to …
- … (DAR 119) opens with five pages of text copied from Notebook C and carries on through 1851; the …
- … used these notebooks extensively in dating and annotating Darwin’s letters; the full transcript …
- … *128). For clarity, the transcript does not record Darwin’s alterations. The spelling and …
- … book had been consulted. Those cases where it appears that Darwin made a genuine deletion have been …
- … a few instances, primarily in the ‘Books Read’ sections, Darwin recorded that a work had been …
- … to be Read [DAR *119: Inside Front Cover] C. Darwin June 1 st . 1838 …
- … [DAR *119: 2v.] White’s regular gradation in man [C. White 1799] Lindley’s …
- … 8 vo p 181 [Latreille 1819]. see p. 17 Note Book C. for reference to authors about E. Indian …
- … [Reimarius 1760] The Highlands & Western Isl ds letter to Sir W Scott [MacCulloch 1824 …
- … 1834–40]: In Portfolio of “abstracts” 34 —letter from Skuckard of books on Silk Worm …
- … M rs Fry’s Life [Fry 1847] Horace Walpoles letter to C t . of Ossory [Walpole 1848] …
- … 1840] [DAR *119: 22v.] Murchisons Russia [Murchison, Verneuil, and Keyserling 1845 …
- … [Fellows 1839] Catherine 48 Life of Collins R.A. [Collins 1848] Phases of Faith …
- … Asiatic Society ]—contains very little Macleay’s letter to D r Fleming [Macleay 1830] …
- … & several reviews [Carlyle 1838–9] Nov 8 th Murchison Silurian System [Murchison 1839] …
- … 22a] 1849. Feb 8 th . Geology of Russia by Murchison. Veneuil &c [Murchison, …
- … in brown crayon. 101 Fanny Hensleigh, i.e., Frances Mackintosh Wedgwood. …
- … Lorenzo Benoni; or, passages in the life of an Italian [i.e., Giovanni Ruffini] . Edinburgh and …
- … 1848. Memoirs of the life of William Collins, Esq., R.A. 2 vols. London. *119: 23; 119: …
- … The botanic garden; a poem, in two parts . Part I: Containing the economy of vegetation . …
- … Devereux, Earls of Essex, in the reigns of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I., 1540–1646 . 2 …
- … by Richard Owen. Vol. 4 of The works of John Hunter, F.R.S. with notes . Edited by James F. …
- … Robert. 1843. Memoirs of the life of John Constable, R.A., composed chiefly of his letters. …
- … Peacock, George. 1855. Life of Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.S. London. *128: 172; 128: 21 …
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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- … The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his …
- … Sweetland Dallas, on 27 January , ‘Good God how glad I shall be when I can drive the whole of the …
- … way, and the initial reception of the book in the press. Darwin fielded numerous letters from …
- … offered sharp criticism or even condemnation. Darwin had expected controversy. ‘I shall be …
- … a bare-faced manner.”‘ The most lively debate centred on Darwin’s evolutionary account of the …
- … taste. Correspondence with his readers and critics helped Darwin to clarify, and in some cases …
- … year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression. Darwin continued to investigate the …
- … also brought a significant milestone for the family, as Darwin’s eldest daughter Henrietta was …
- … one of the reasons behind the book’s popularity: ‘I hear that Ladies think it delightful reading, …
- … to her liking, ‘to keep in memory of the book’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). …
- … and had forsaken his lunch and dinner in order to read it ( letter from James Crichton-Browne, 19 …
- … they believe to be the truth, whether pleasant or not’ (letter from W. W. Reade, 21 February 1871). …
- … and Oldham … They club together to buy them’ ( letter from W. B. Dawkins, 23 February 1871 ). …
- … one’s n th . ancestor lived between tide-marks!’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 20 February 1871 ). …
- … habits, furnished with a tail and pointed ears” (letter from Asa Gray, 14 April 1871) …
- … and the heavy use of their arms and legs ( letter from C. L. Bernays, 25 February 1871 ). Samples …
- … & yet feel no shade of animosity,—& that is a thing which I sh d feel very proud of, if …
- … about the darker races arising through degeneration: ‘I hold to the old belief that a man was made a …
- … me to such conclusions about negros & slavery as yours do: I consider myself a good way ahead of …
- … was achieved through ‘the medium of opinion, positive law &c’, and transmitted by culture, not …
- … in the world except. laughing. crying grinning pouting &c. &c’, he wrote to Hooker on 21 …
- … so giddy I can hardly sit up, so no more’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 4 August [1871] ). On 23 …
- … annually on an acre of land at 16 tons (letter from L. C. Wedgwood, [20 November 1871] ). He also …
- … ( letter to Asa Gray, 16 July [1871] , letter to S. R. S. Norton, 23 November [1871] ). …
- … humorous portraits of Otto von Bismarck, Roderick Impey Murchison, and the earl of Derby. Given his …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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- … On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July …
- … … of having grown older’. This portrait, the first of Darwin with his now famous beard, had been …
- … his investigations into their movements. Hurrah! I have been 52 hours without vomiting!! …
- … prescribed a variety of antacids and purgatives, and limited Darwin’s fluid intake; this treatment …
- … the dimorphic aquatic cut-grass Leersia . In May, Darwin finished his paper on Lythrum …
- … and he received more letters of advice from Jenner. In a letter of 15 December [1864] to the …
- … any excitement brings on whizzing & fainting feelings, when I cannot speak; & much of this …
- … As Darwin explained to his cousin William Darwin Fox in a letter of 30 November [1864] , ‘the …
- … observations indoors ( Correspondence vol. 11). In a letter of [27 January 1864] , Darwin …
- … origin of climbing plants. In early February, he wrote: ‘I can show beautiful gradation by which …
- … and in his request to Hooker for another specimen: ‘I want it fearfully for it is a leaf climber …
- … matters which routinists regard in the light of axioms’ ( letter from Daniel Oliver, [17 March 1864 …
- … long series of changes . . .’ When he told Asa Gray in a letter of 29 October [1864] that he was …
- … the completion of his first draft of the paper, he noted: ‘I have been pleased to find what a …
- … paper was published, Darwin remarked to Hooker in a letter of 26 November [1864] that nothing …
- … 5 September 1864 ). Fritz Müeller sent his book, Für Darwin , and Darwin had it translated by a …
- … Crombie Ramsay, Joseph Beete Jukes, and Roderick Impey Murchison that were first presented at the …
- … but Lyell says when I read his discussion in the Elements [C. Lyell 1865] I shall recant for fifth …
- … on intellectual & moral qualities’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). …
