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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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- … G. E. (1) Beaufort, Francis (5) …
- … Boole, M. E. (3) Boott, Francis (7) …
- … Darwin, Emma (191) Darwin, Francis (287) …
- … Everest, Robert (1) Ewbank, Francis (1) …
- … Fox, W. D. (225) Francis, George (1) …
- … Galton, Erasmus (1) Galton, Francis (118) …
- … Archibald (1) Lloyd, Francis (1) …
- … Parker, Charles (2) Parker, Francis (1) …
- … Walford, Edward (2) Walker, Francis (6) …
- … George (2) Warner, Francis (1) …
- … F. M. (2) Wedgwood, Francis (4) …
- … (2) Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas, Francis (1) …
- … White, Adam (2) White, Francis Buchanan (3) …
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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- … had cost twenty-four shillings.) Murray’s partner, Robert Francis Cooke, informed Darwin that the …
- … (see G. B. Airy ed. 1881). Darwin’s third son Francis married Amy Ruck, the sister of a …
- … work on insectivorous plants. Amy drew a plant and Francis was disappointed that they seemed not to …
- … from Cornwall, but Darwin was unwell when it arrived, so Francis worked on the tiny bladders under …
- … 1874 , and Correspondence vol. 21, letter from Francis Darwin, [11 October 1873] ). …
- … work’ ( letter to D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ).Francis’s new wife, Amy, drew the plant ( …
- … After his wife read Expression , the military surgeon Francis François de Chaumont sent …
- … a donation of £100, and £10 each from his sons George and Francis ( letter to Anton Dohrn, 7 March …
- … a photograph of the station to be sent to Darwin by Francis Maitland Balfour; Darwin offered to try …
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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- … are not found listed here. The description given by Francis Darwin of his father’s method of …
- … Darwin Library (AC.34). Darwin’s books were bequeathed to Francis Darwin, who, in 1908, gave all but …
- … to be available to scholars using the archive. Books that Francis Darwin had kept were left to his …
- … Medical Rev. N o 14. Ap 1839 [Anon. 1839b] Rev. on Walker on Intermarriage [A. Walker 1838] …
- … facts on cross-bred animals, M r Yarrell has it?? Walker on Interriage [A. Walker 1838] …
- … 1828] 31 An analysis of British Ferns. G. W. Francis 4 s [Francis 1837]— plates of …
- … Skimmed. Coral & Transmut. theory —— Walker on intermarriage [Walker 1838]— List …
- … work is listed again on p. [22]. 44 Probably Francis Boott. 45 Edward …
- … Africa . London. *119: 18v.; 119: 14a Bacon, Francis. 1825–36. The works of Francis …
- … ed. London. [Darwin Library.] 128: 12 Castelnau, Francis, Comte de. 1846. M. de Castelnau …
- … of Linnæus . n.p. 119: 4a Davis, John Francis. 1852. China, during war and since …
- … the Second. London. [Other eds.] 119: 17b Francis, George William. 1837. An analysis …
- … of J. Galt . 2 vols. London. 119: 21b Galton, Francis. 1853. The narrative of an …
- … Cowper . 4 vols. London. 119: 5a Head, Francis Bond. 1834. Bubbles from the Brunnens …
- … Leonard, ed. 1843. Memoirs and correspondence of Francis Horner. Edited by Leonard Horner. 2 …
- … . Boston. [Other eds.] *119: 18v. [Jeffrey, Francis]. 1811. Alison on taste. Edinburgh …
- … Library.] 128: 6 Jones, George. 1849. Sir Francis Chantrey; recollections of his …
- … . 2 vols. London. [Other eds.] 119: 2a Larpent, Francis Seymour. 1853. The private …
- … [Darwin Library.] 119: 9a Macclintock, Francis Leopold. 1859. The voyage of the …
- … [Darwin Library.] *128: 149 Napier, William Francis Patrick. 1828–40. History of the …
- … [Other eds.] *119: 23; 128: 5 Napier, William Francis Patrick. 1857. The life and …
- … Weimar. [Darwin Library.] 128: 12 [Newman, Francis William]. 1847. A history of the …
- … North, Roger. 1826. The lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guildford, … the Hon. Sir …
- … A. Tulk. London: Ray Society. 119: 20a Oliphant, Francis Romano. 1859. Narrative of the …
Darwin on childhood
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On his engagement to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1838, Darwin wrote down his recollections of his early childhood. Life. Written August–– 1838 My earliest recollection, the date of which I can approximately tell, and which must have been before…
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- … DAR 91: 56–62. A modernised transcription was published by Francis Darwin in More Letters of Charles …
3.2 Maull and Polyblank photo 1
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< Back to Introduction The rise of professional photographic studios in the mid nineteenth century was a key factor in the shaping of Darwinian iconography, but Darwin’s relationship with these firms was from the start a cautious and sometimes a…
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- … to the naturalist Frederick Daniel Dyster, whose nephew Francis H.H. Guillemard lent it to the 1909 …
- … back of the frame explains that he had been in touch with Francis Darwin, who thought that ‘it was …
- … signature – actually his endorsement on a cheque, which Francis Darwin had perhaps given to …
- … Letter from Hooker to Darwin, 24 Jan. 1864 (DCP-LETT-4396). Francis Darwin (ed.), The Life and …
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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- … G. R. Waterhouse, and C. C. Babington; the Chalcididae by Francis Walker; spiders by Adam White; …
