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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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  • heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old
  • to adapt to varying conditions. The implications of Darwins work for the boundary between animals
  • studies of animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwins early observations of infants, …
  • of evolution and creation. Many letters flowed between Darwin and his children, as he took delight
  • Financial support for science was a recurring issue, as Darwin tried to secure a Civil List pension
  • with Samuel Butler, prompted by the publication of Erasmus Darwin the previous year. …
  • character is of much value to me’ ( letter to C. H. Tindal, 5 January 1880 ). Darwin had employed
  • … & even the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwins sons George and
  • Darwins Life . ‘In an endeavour to explain away y r . treatment of [William Alvey Darwin],’ …
  • letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July 1880 ). Sales of Erasmus
  • new was published). Butler wrote to Darwin on 2 January 1880 for an explanation: ‘Among the
  • by anticipation the position I have taken as regards D r Erasmus Darwin in my book Evolution old
  • I did not do so’ ( letter to Samuel Butler, 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butlers letter, Emma
  • an article upon’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [28 January 1880] ). Butler had once been an
  • the public’ ( letter from Samuel Butler, 21 January 1880 ). He stated his case in the Athen
  • Henrietta ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 1 February [1880] ). ‘The world will only knowthat you
  • to the end’, added her husband Richard ( letter from R. B. Litchfield, 1 February 1880 ). Even the
  • shake their heads in the same dismal manner as you & M r . Murray did, when I told them my
  • in a book about beetles the impressive wordscaptured by C. Darwin”. … This seemed to me glory
  • … ‘but the subject has amused me’ ( letter to W. C. McIntosh, 18 June 1880 ). Members of the family
  • of investigation. On reading Souvenirs entomologiques by Jean-Henri Fabre, Darwin suggested a
  • great doctrines …“Come of Age”‘ ( letter from W. C. Williamson to Emma Darwin, 2 September 1880 ). …
  • his voice as clearly as if he were present’ (letters to C. W. Fox, 29 March 1880 and 10 [April