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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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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
- … (2) Aitken, Thomas (1) Albano, Louisa …
- … (2) Allen, Frances (1) Allen, Grant …
- … Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …
- … Elizabeth (9) Darwin, Emma (191) …
- … Hermenegildo (1) Gisborne, Emma (1) …
- … J.-B. P. (1) Gärtner, Emma (2) …
- … Niven, James (1) Nixon, Emma (1) …
- … Peel, Jonathan (5) Pender, Emma (1) …
- … Elizabeth (11) Wedgwood, Emma (191) …
- … Wrigley, Alfred (8) Wuttke, Emma (1) …
Interview with Randal Keynes
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Randal Keynes is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and the author of Annie’s Box (Fourth Estate, 2001), which discusses Darwin’s home life, his relationship with his wife and children, and the ways in which these influenced his feelings about…
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- … Randal Keynes is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and the author of Annie’s Box (Fourth …
- … of interview: 7 August 2008 Transcription 1. Introduction Dr White: …
- … University Library - in the Keynes Room! - visiting the Darwin Correspondence Project. Randal is a …
- … Your book seems to counter prevailing popular portraits of Darwin as the solitary genius, and of …
- … any historian of science, that the great achievements, like Darwin's, and many others, are not …
- … [of] all the scientist's colleagues. 6. Darwin's poetic sensibility …
- … Yes. 7. How, and what, do we know of Darwin's opinions about religion? …
- … out from letters that other people wrote to him, especially Emma. We have her side of a small …
- … was questioning hard. He also had to think very hard because Emma wanted him to share her belief; …
- … through the 1830s after he really sort of engaged with Emma, into the 1840s, through the 1850s with …
- … put my faith in?. The big difference between him and Emma was that while he based his beliefs …
- … there for the explanation of the difficulties Darwin and Emma had with each other's beliefs and …
- … to.? Dr White: Right. 9. Emma Darwin's influence and struggle …
- … but within this context of a marriage and family life, and Emma, who's often been portrayed as …
- … Randal Keynes: Yes. I think the first point about Emma is that she was almost a year older than …
- … Randal Keynes: And there's one comment [about Emma] by their daughter Henrietta that in her …
- … 10. Parallels between Darwin's occupation and Emma's faith Dr White: …
- … mainly a morality that he could accept. He felt always, with Emma, that there was no argument about …
- … I think that you draw a contrast, in your book, between Emma's Christian belief that suffering …
Dining at Down House
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life While Darwin is best remembered for his scientific accomplishments, he greatly valued and was strongly influenced by his domestic life. Darwin's…
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- … Questions | Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life …
- … and they partook in his scientific endeavours. One of Darwin's defining characteristics …
- … provides into the bright and engaging personalities of the Darwin children and of family life in the …
- … Letter 259 —Charles Darwin to Caroline Darwin, 13 October 1834 Darwin’s ill health began …
- … traveling on horseback while ill. Letter 465 —Emma Wedgwood (Emma Darwin) to Charles …
- … agreeable” for her sake. Letter 3626 —Emma Darwin to T. G. Appleton, 28 June [1862] …
- … Letter 3597 —Darwin to Joseph Dalton Hooker, 11 June [1862] Among bits of family news and …
- … on the difficulties of finding a suitable cook. Emma Darwin to Henrietta Darwin, [4 …
- … among other things, for Darwin’s complaints. Emma Darwin to Henrietta Darwin, [14 April …
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
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- … below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see …
- … 1872, pp. 99–100, 1 April 1874, p. 56). Charles and Emma distributed the 'Appeal' …
- … distributing the 'cruelty pamphlet', and letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December …
- … paper Animal World , and prominently linked Charles Darwin"s name to the offer of a prize …
- … had little direct effect (Moss 1961, pp. 146–7, Emma Darwin 2: 200). Although the RSPCA …
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 Darwin’s work for the boundary between animals …
- … studies of animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwin’s 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. …
- … Erasmus’s life and other bits of family history. On 1 January , a distant cousin, Charles …
- … of much value to me’ ( letter to C. H. Tindal, 5 January 1880 ). Darwin had employed a genealogist …
- … & even the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwin’s sons George and …
- … of [William Alvey Darwin],’ George wrote on 28 May 1880 , ‘I … said you were anxious not to …
- … could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July 1880 ). Sales …
- … he had written for the German journal Kosmos in February 1879, an issue produced in honour of …
- … Butler, Evolution old and new , which had appeared in May 1879. Krause wanted to correct Butler’s …
- … Butler, 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butler’s letter, Emma Darwin wrote: ‘it means war we think’ …
- … my excitement’ ( letter from Horace Darwin to Emma Darwin, [18 September 1880] ). Darwin’s …
- … October 1880 ). The president of the society explained to Emma that the members of the union wished …
- … …“Come of Age”‘ ( letter from W. C. Williamson to Emma Darwin, 2 September 1880 ). In April, …
- … year was marked by the loss of several close family members. Emma’s brother Josiah Wedgwood III died …
- … Surrey, which became a regular destination for Charles and Emma, and also a site of scientific …
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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- … Re: Design – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
- … as the creator of this dramatisation, and that of the Darwin Correspondence Project to be identified …
- … correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Jane Loring …
- … predominantly read the words of the following: Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles …
- … Louis Agassiz, Adam Sedgwick, A Friend of John Stuart Mill, Emma Darwin, Horace Darwin… and acts as …
- … the play unfolds and acting as a go-between between Gray and Darwin, and between the audience and …
- … speech begins. THE VERY CITADEL OF NATURAL THEOLOGY: 1887-1888 In which are described …
- … this, he sends out copies of his Review of the Life of Darwin. At this time in his life, Asa …
- … friends in England, copies of his ‘Review of the Life of Darwin’… pencilling the address so that it …
- … Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border of the little …
- … are kept in check by a constitutional weakness. DARWIN: A plain but comfortable brick …
- … of Natural Selection… was drawn up in the year 1839, and copied and communicated to Messrs …
- … a murder. DARWIN: 7 January 1844. My dear Hooker. I have been …engaged in a …
- … to various ends. THE CONCURRENCE OF BOTANISTS: 1855 In which Darwin initiates a long …
- … the letter. DARWIN: 8 April 25 th 1855. My dear [Dr Gray]. I hope you will …
- … ‘Arct. Asia’… GRAY: 9 May 22 nd 1855. Harvard University. My Dear Sir, I …
- … Thank God he will never suffer more in this world. Poor Emma behaved nobly and how she stood it all …
- … DARWIN: My wife’s remark on reading this, was EMMA: Why, you know nothing about Logic. …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive …
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
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- … name of the celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts …
- … at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she was required …
- … to care for her father and to run the family household. In 1841 she moved to Coventry with her …
- … widened her social network and after her father's death in 1849 she travelled to Switzerland …
- … responsible for the magazine's success at that time. In 1851 she met the philosopher, writer …
- … novels, under her pen name, achieved great acclaim. Darwin and his family were keen readers …
- … was positive, also encouraging him to call again and bring Emma. In fact, Emma and her younger …
- … started ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Darwin took Emma to a Sunday afternoon at …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
- … 27 of the print edition of The correspondence of Charles Darwin , published by Cambridge …
- … to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an …
- … the sensitivity of the tips. Despite this breakthrough, when Darwin first mentioned the book to his …
- … ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional …
- … pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year ended with the start of …
- … or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and the …
- … but made up for her lack by pointing out that her cousin Emma Nixon had ‘the enviable talent of …
- … and letter from Leonard Darwin, [before 12 July] 1879 ). Emma Darwin also thought the text needed …
- … of radicles were sensitive ( letter from Francis Darwin to Emma Darwin, 30 June 1879 ). It was …
- … Nonetheless, Darwin endured a three-hour delay better than Emma Darwin, and Bernard proved to be a …
- … insisted that all contact between Horace and Ida must cease. Emma Darwin persuaded her husband to …
- … some consequence when you are not likely to make money’ (Emma Darwin to Sara Darwin, [1 July 1879] …
- … ‘Nothing can be more useless than T.H’s conduct’, Emma Darwin pointed out, ‘He has no intention of …
- … to be able to say that he has opposed it’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] …
Darwin’s observations on his children
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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…
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- … Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the research that …
- … races, lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect …
- … the expression of emotions. As the following transcript of Darwin’s notes reveals, he closely …
- … William Erasmus, the stages of his development suggesting to Darwin those expressions which are …
- … The tone of the manuscript reflects an aspect of Darwin’s character clearly perceived by Emma during …
- … “What does that prove”.’[6] For in these notes, Darwin’s deep scientific curiosity transcends his …
- … that on occasion he refers to William as ‘it’. Darwin possessed the ability to dissociate …
- … memories.[8] Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwin’s scientific goal, the notes here …
- … 1850; and Horace, born 18 May 1851. It appears to have been Emma who resumed the observations on the …
- … the notebook and, with the exception of two brief entries by Emma, made all the notes until July …
- … certainly during first fortnight at sudden sounds. & at Emma’s moving 3 [11] When …
- … & inwards as in sleep.[14] Six weeks old & 3 days, Emma saw him smile—not only with …
- … his eyes becoming fixed & the movements of his arms ceasing. Emma argues that his smiles were …
- … made in the little noises he was uttering that he recognized Emma by sight when she came close to …
- … been caused by the novelty of the situation producing fear. Emma thinks that when he was vaccinated …
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the …
- … for scientific colleagues or their widows facing hardship. Darwin had suffered from poor health …
- … man, & my course is nearly run’ ( letter to Lawson Tait, 13 February 1882 ). His condition …
- … upstairs with the aid of a special chair. The end came on 19 April. Plans were made for a burial in …
- … Botanical observation and experiment had long been Darwin’s greatest scientific pleasure. The year …
- … differently styled plants ( letter from Fritz Müller, 1 January 1882 , and letter to Fritz …
- … working at the effects of Carbonate of Ammonia on roots,’ Darwin wrote, ‘the chief result being that …
- … for some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. Darwin’s interest in root response and the …
- … on roots’, read at the Linnean Society of London on 6 and 16 March, respectively. In January, …
- … letter from Arthur de Souza Corrêa, 28 December 1881 ). Darwin had a long-running interest in such …
- … experiments had been conducted to lend support to Darwin’s theory of pangenesis (see …
- … and was no longer able to take his daily strolls (Henrietta Emma Litchfield, ‘Charles Darwin’s death …
- … E. Litchfield to G. H. Darwin, 17 March 1882 (DAR 245: 319)) Emma wrote ten days later: ‘You will …
- … been a good deal plagued with dull aching in the chest’ (Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [ c . 28 …
- … benefit & he escaped pain entirely yesterday’ (letter from Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, 6 April …
- … wrote to George, who had visited Down on 11 April (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). ‘Father was taken …
- … H. Darwin, [19 April 1882] (DAR 245: 320)). It was left to Emma to convey the sorrowful news to his …
- … which I hope were never very violent’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, [20 April 1882 …
- … have possessed & have been able to be to him’ (letter from Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, [21? …
- … they were the most overflowing in tenderness’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, 10 May 1882 …
The death of Anne Elizabeth Darwin
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Charles and Emma Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, died at the age of ten in 1851. Emma was heavily pregnant with their fifth son, Horace, at the time and could not go with Charles when he took Annie to Malvern to consult the hydrotherapist, Dr Gully.…
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- … We have lost the joy of the Household Charles and Emma Darwin’s eldest daughter, Annie, …
- … to Malvern to consult the hydrotherapist, Dr Gully. Darwin wrote a memorial of his daughter …
- … recorded her own reactions in a poignant set of notes, which Emma Darwin kept. Links to a …
- … and illness follow the transcriptions. Charles Darwin’s memorial of Anne Elizabeth …
- … over any story at all melancholy; or on parting with Emma even for the shortest interval. Once when …
- … this showed itself in never being easy without touching Emma, when in bed with her, & quite …
- … dressed herself up in a silk gown, cap, shawl & gloves of Emma, appearing in figure like a …
- … her dear joyous face. Blessings on her.— April 30. 1851. Notes: 1 …
- … over ‘y. 4 An interlineation in pencil in Emma Darwin’s hand reads: ‘Mamma: what shall …
- … death To W. D. Fox, [ 27 March 1851 ] To Emma Darwin, [17 April 1851] …
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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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early …
- … dispute over an anonymous review that attacked the work of Darwin’s son George dominated the second …
- … been the naturalist and traveller Alexander von Humboldt’s 105th birthday, Darwin obliged with a …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to …
- … backwards much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel …
- … Andrew Clark, whom he had been consulting since August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … by George Henry Lewes and Marian Evans (George Eliot), but Darwin excused himself, finding it too …
- … confided to Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … satisfaction. Assisted in the wording by his wife, Emma, and daughter Henrietta, he finally wrote a …
- … a comfortable cabin ( see letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin, [after 26 June -- 28 September …
- … to become Darwin’s secretary. They rented Down Lodge and Emma Darwin wrote, ‘They have . . . made …
- … the average in prettiness & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October …
- … letter to Down School Board, [after 29 November 1873] ). Emma saw a ‘great blessing’ in the rumour …
- … dead uncle’s position of vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October …
Interview with Emily Ballou
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Emily Ballou is a writer of novels and screenplays, and a prize-winning poet. Her book The Darwin Poems, which explores aspects of Darwin’s life and thoughts through the medium of poetry, was recently published by the University of Western Australia Press.…
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- … and screenplays, and a prize-winning poet. Her book The Darwin Poems , which explores aspects of …
- … Date of interview: 28 May 2009 Transcription 1. Introduction Dr …
- … most recently, of poetry, and [who] has written a book about Darwin in verse. We’re very happy to …
- … and? 2. The idea of writing about Darwin Dr White: I’d …
- … which in the 19th century was called Weatherboard, and Darwin went to Weatherboard on the tail end …
- … I did every day. I’ve done that walk hundreds of times. Darwin did it twice. He took it on the way …
- … to a rock was a small metal plaque and it said, ?Charles Darwin passed this way.? And although I …
- … place that I love so much?? And I started to write about Darwin on that walk. So, I wrote several …
- … At first I thought perhaps I would write about Darwin in Australia, and then as I travelled to the …
- … And that was at a very young age, so I suppose the idea of Darwin, although I wouldn’t necessarily …
- … I mean, when I decided I wanted to write a poem about Darwin, I went and got the journal of the …
- … I could have written an entirely different book: still The Darwin Poems, but it could have just been …
- … Banana. Now, that’s a poem. That’s a poem. Darwin wrote it entirely himself, and I could …
- … itself. So, there would have been ways to, just using Darwin’s own words, create a book of …
- … involve a lot of exposition and in a way a fictionalising of Darwin – although I do that to a degree …
- … voices, and this book has poems from the point of view of Emma; the children; and even from, I guess …
- … the sensuous life of Darwin’s body; and his life with Emma. All of that has to be part of the …
- … but would never want to use that word for fear of hurting Emma or anyone else around him. I …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
- … community. Here is a selection of letters exchanged between Darwin and his workforce of women …
- … Observers Women: Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August …
- … peculiarities in inheritance. Letter 3787 - Darwin, H. E. to Darwin, [29 October …
- … garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] Darwin’s …
- … . Letter 5745 - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber …
- … Letter 6736 - Gray, A. & J. L to Darwin, [8 & 9 May 1869] Jane Loring Gray, …
- … Letter 7223 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [8 June 1867 - 72] Darwin asks his niece, …
- … Letter 5817 - Darwin to Huxley, T. H., [30 January 1868] Darwin asks Thomas Huxley to …
- … - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] Darwin’s niece, …
- … her observations on the expression of emotion in dogs with Emma Darwin. Letter 8676 …
- … 1868] Darwin’s nephew, Edmund, writes to Emma Darwin’s sister, Sarah, with observations of …
- … Darwin’s nephews, Edmund and Charles, write to Emma Darwin’s sister, Sarah, with observations of …
- … Wedgwood, S. E. & J. to Darwin, [10 November 1837] Emma’s sister, Sarah, passes on …
- … E. to Darwin, W. E., [January 23rd 1887]: Emma Darwin tells her eldest son, William, …
- … E. to Darwin, W. E. , (March, 1862 - DAR 219.1:49) Emma Darwin updates her son, William, …
- … is a great critic”, thought the article worth reprinting, Emma was less convinced. Letter …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … I cannot bear to think of the future The year 1876 started out sedately enough with …
- … life in Down House measured by the ongoing tally of his and Emma’s backgammon games. ‘I have won, …
- … regarding the ailments that were so much a feature of Darwin family life. But the calm was not to …
- … four days later. ‘I cannot bear to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 …
- … and his baby son Bernard now part of the household, and Darwin recasting his work on dimorphic and …
- … in him for ‘new matter’ (letter to Asa Gray, 28 January 1876). The preparation of the second edition …
- … Climbing plants ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 23 February 1876 ). When Smith, Elder and Company …
- … observed to Carus. ( Letter to J. V. Carus, 24 April 1876. ) Darwin focused instead on the …
- … ‘advantages of crossing’ (letter to Asa Gray, 28 January 1876). Revising Orchids was less a …
- … vol. 23, letter from Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg, 20 September 1875 ). He began to compile an account …
- … with his new research in mind: ‘During this autumn of 1876 I shall publish on the “Effects of Cross …
- … was never far away in the Darwin family. In April, while Emma was suffering from a feverish cold, …
- … associated with a happy event. On 7 September, Charles and Emma became grandparents for the first …
- … have heart to go on again . . . I cannot conceive Emma and Charles exhibited a practical …
- … August to be with her daughter at the time of the birth, and Emma was unimpressed by her. ‘The more …
- … word she says’, she confided to Henrietta (letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [31 August …
- … ability to console Francis after Amy’s death gained Emma’s respect. ‘She is always able to speak’, …
- … of Darwin’s recently completed autobiography (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [13 September …
Interview with John Hedley Brooke
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John Hedley Brooke is President of the Science and Religion Forum as well as the author of the influential Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 1991). He has had a long career in the history of science and…
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- … Some Historical Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 1991). He has had a long career in the …
- … at the University of Oxford. Date of interview: 12 March 2009 Transcription …
- … of science ? and this is a question raised in a debate in Darwin’s day. I’m not thinking of the more …
- … takes place later in the 19th century, over spiritualism. Darwin’s close scientific colleague and …
- … eventually engrossed, in spiritualism. He first writes to Darwin about this in 1869, and this is …
- … these are better explained by the action of a higher power. Darwin is clearly shocked by this, and …
- … scientifically. We tend to think always in terms of Darwin as the great scientist and Wallace as …
- … of spirit agency guiding the process of evolution. Darwin himself, of course, resisted that …
- … 4. Patterns in the response to Darwin Dr White: We know, partly from your own …
- … specific religious traditions and their attitudes towards Darwin. I think it’s fairly obvious that …
- … tradition ? you can look at the Presbyterian response to Darwin, for example, as David Livingstone …
- … of ultra-conservatives who felt that science in the shape of Darwin was actually destructive of the …
- … White: I’d just like to follow up on that a bit more. Darwin had a number of clerical …
- … one, Frederick Farrar was another ? and we know that Emma and Charles both read works of …
- … is a willingness, as it were, to be fellow travellers with Darwin ? a willingness to see the world …
- … ideas of human evolution in general ? and the sense in which Darwin, of course, reinforced them ? …
- … dilemma, and it’s exactly that kind of dilemma that Darwin finds engaging, enthralling, but also …
- … or certain of them failed to come to terms with the Darwin mechanism ? correctly formulated ? we …
- … liberal Anglicans didn’t really understand exactly what Darwin had said or didn’t know quite how …
- … the first to the sixth edition of the Origin of Species, Darwin himself retreats somewhat over the …
- … toward a higher being, or a sense of ultimate purpose. Emma Darwin’s faith seems to be based largely …
- … ? were these addressed in theology? We know that they gave Emma considerable discomfort. …
- … the world is. It’s also perfectly true, as you say, that Emma experienced considerable discomfort, …
- … at the heart, here, of some very sensitive issues between Emma and Charles himself. You ask, …
- … It was of major significance for Darwin himself, and for Emma, and it’s very striking that those who …
- … were family reasons: he didn’t wish to inflict pain on Emma and other members of the family. I think …
Henrietta Darwin's diary
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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
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- … Charles Darwin’s daughter Henrietta wrote the following journal entries in March and July 1871 in a …
- … excised within it, presumably by Henrietta herself. Darwin’s letters in 1870 and 1871 ( …
- … scepticism; many of her arguments are reminiscent of Darwin’s own discussion of religious belief in …
- … missions due to take place between 26 February and 5 March 1871 in four towns within the deanery of …
- … Origin at the Oxford meeting of the British Association in 1860. In the second entry, …
- … of the theory of natural selection. Snow occasionally sent Darwin information relating to his …
- … emotion (see letters from F. J. Wedgwood to H. E. and C. R. Darwin, [1867–72], letter nos. 7058 …
- … written one of Descent (see letter from Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood, [March 1871?] …
- … period of their courtship. We are grateful to William Darwin for permission to publish the …
- … University Library. Henrietta Darwin | March 1871 1871 March— Sea Grove …
- … Lena much excited about the Mission which was just over. 1 Whilst it is fresh in my mind I …
- … the light of a beggar. A mission, I sh d premise, is a 19th. century imitation of a Wesleyan …
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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- … On 6 March 1868, Darwin wrote to the entomologist and accountant John Jenner Weir, ‘If …
- … he ought to do what I am doing pester them with letters.’ Darwin was certainly true to his word. The …
- … and sexual selection. In Origin , pp. 87–90, Darwin had briefly introduced the concept of …
- … the mating process. In a letter to Alfred Russel Wallace in 1864, Darwin claimed that sexual …
- … to the stridulation of crickets. At the same time, Darwin continued to collect material on …
- … and his immediate circle of friends and relations. In July 1868 Darwin was still anticipating that …
- … which was devoted to sexual selection in the animal kingdom. Darwin described his thirst for …
- … a little and not too much’ ( letter to Albert Günther, 15 May [1868] ). My book is …
- … been advertised by the publisher John Murray as early as 1865, the two-volume work appeared in …
- … Record. Dallas had begun the work in November 1867 and had expected to complete it in a fortnight. …
- … the text. This increased the amount of work substantially. Darwin asked Murray to intervene, …
- … … though it would be a great loss to the Book’. But Darwin’s angry letter to Murray crossed one from …
- … at Cambridge, George Robert Crotch, writing to his mother Emma in a letter dated [after 16 October …
- … and received a number of reports from family members. Emma Darwin’s niece, Cicely Mary Hawkshaw, …
- … old daughter Katherine ( letter from C. M. Hawkshaw to Emma Darwin, 9 February [1868] ). Darwin’s …
- … other national papers, and within a few days Darwin and Emma were receiving letters of …
Darwin’s queries on expression
Summary
When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
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- … When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations …
- … expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to …
- … cultural and conventional, or instinctive and universal. Darwin used his existing correspondence …
- … and with the mouth a little drawn back at the corners?” Darwin’s questionnaire was an extension of …
- … was also carefully devised so as to prevent the feelings of Darwin’s remote observers from colouring …
- … in Ceylon, wrote the botanist George Thwaites on 22 July 1868 , “all endeavour to drill their …
- … Scottish botanist John Scott wrote from Calcutta, 4 May 1868 : “Shame is … expressed by an …
- … and not the susceptibilities of a moral nature.” Darwin did not typically countenance such …
- … the collection of information to its display in print. After Darwin received all of the replies to …
- … except “yes” or “no.” “The same state of mind” Darwin would later assert in Expression of the …
- … could available online ahead of schedule as part of the “Darwin and Human Nature” project, funded by …
- … Barber, Mary E. [after Feb 1867] [Grahamstown, Cape …
- … Blair, R.H. 11 July 1871 Worcester College for the …
- … Bowker, J.H. [10 Dec 1867] [Cape of Good Hope (South …
- … Southampton, England letter to W.E. Darwin shrugging/pouting of …
- … Abbey Place, London, England letter to Emma Darwin baby expression …
- … Penmaenmawr, Conway, Wales letter to Emma Darwin infant daughter …
