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List of correspondents

Summary

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,…

Matches: 21 hits

  • … (12) Agassiz, Louis (10) Agent for Mr Allen …
  • … Arruda Furtado, Francisco d’ (10) Ashburner, Lionel (1) …
  • … (1) Babbage, Charles (10) Babington, C. C. …
  • … (1) Covington, Syms (10) Cowper-Temple, W. F. …
  • … Darwin, C. S. (49) Darwin, Catherine (40) …
  • … (9) Errera, L. A. (10) Erskine, H. N. B. …
  • … (13) Forbes, Edward (10) Forbes, J. D. …
  • … François de Chaumont, F. S. B. (10) Fraser, George (3) …
  • … (1) Gosse, P. H. (10) Goubert, E. M. J. M. P. …
  • … (1) Harcourt, E. W. V. (10) Hardwicke’s …
  • … Langstaff, Charles (2) Langton, Catherine (40) …
  • … (1) Leighton, W. A. (10) Leng, H. H. …
  • … (60) Litchfield, R. B. (10) Literary Fund …
  • … (1) Miller, W. H. (10) Milne Home, David …
  • … (7) Reeks, Henry (10) Reeks, Trenham …
  • … (5) Reuter, Adolf (10) Reviewer (1) …
  • … (1) Stanley, M. C. (10) Stanley, Thomas …
  • … (14) Wedgwood, F. J. (10) Wedgwood, F. M. …
  • … (72) Weismann, August (10) Weisz, Béla …
  • … (4) Westwood, J. O. (10) Wetherell, N. T. …
  • … (1) Wollaston, T. V. (10) Wolstenholme, Joseph …

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest

Summary

The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of  Origin. Darwin got the fourth…

Matches: 8 hits

  • … by family bereavement. Two of Darwin’s sisters died, Emily Catherine Langton in January, and Susan …
  • … of coffee to two cups a day, since coffee, with the ‘10 drops of Muriatic acid twice a day (with …
  • … the chemistry go on better’ ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began …
  • … you are in for it’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [  c . 10 May 1866] ). Henrietta’s letter …
  • … know how to begin’ ( letter to Fritz Müller, [before 10 December 1866] ). The intrusion of …
  • … other German states and Austria in June and July. Writing on 10 May from Württemberg, one of the …
  • … provoking sombre thoughts. Darwin’s younger sister Emily Catherine Langton died in February, and his …
  • … in Shrewsbury after their father’s death in 1848 until Catherine married in 1863. Catherine had …

Darwin’s observations on his children

Summary

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…

Matches: 16 hits

  • … 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. yawned, streatched …
  • … with some skill.— I observe when taken out of  10  doors, & being annoyed by light  …
  • … led to endeavour to catch hold of it— 17  May 10 th.  I made loud snoring noise, near …
  • … Feb 3 rd . 5 weeks & 3 days. 7 lb  – 10 4 wks 7 – 9½ …
  • … 6½ Mar 20 12wks old. 10 – 14½     …
  • … old. 9 lb  11 oz clothes 1 lb  10 oz ½     …
  • … yet.— just over 5 months 20v.  June. 5 th —10 th .— Showed a decided preference for …
  • … corners of mouth, when Anne pretended to cry 10 th .— When looking at mirror, was aware …
  • … was made, turned round to look at the person behind. 10 th . On this day, when into a …
  • … March 18 th . On my return from Shrewsbury after 10[44] days absence, Doddy appeared slightly shy, …
  • … think that physic does make me any gooder[81] April 10 th : In the morning whilst I was …
  • … of the Manuscript alterations and comments section. [10] William Erasmus was Emma and CD’s …
  • … at the end of the section. [20] CD’s sister, Emily Catherine Darwin, who stayed with CD and …
  • … there is something wrong with CD’s reckoning since Catherine arrived at Gower Street the day after …
  • … Emma Darwin. It was probably dictated by CD and written by Catherine Darwin during her stay at Upper …
  • … M, p. 25 ( Notebooks ). [44] ‘March . . . after 10’ was written over a previous note made …