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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 …
- … The quantity of his correspondence increased dramatically in 1868; the increase was due largely to …
- … letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to …
- … and his immediate circle of friends and relations. In July 1868 Darwin was still anticipating that …
- … and not too much’ ( letter to Albert Günther, 15 May [1868] ). My book is horribly …
- … as early as 1865, the two-volume work appeared in January 1868. A final delay caused by the indexing …
- … of Variation had been entrusted to William Sweetland Dallas, a naturalist with long experience …
- … to intervene, complaining on 9 January , ‘M r . Dallas’ delay … is intolerable … I am prepared …
- … though it would be a great loss to the Book’. But Darwin’s angry letter to Murray crossed one from …
- … to remuneration I shall look rather blank’ ( letter from W. S. Dallas, 8 January 1868 ). Darwin …
- … your note’. Darwin enclosed a cheque to Dallas for £55 s ., and recommended to Murray that Dallas …
- … fairly nauseated’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 February [1868] ). But such worries were laid to …
- … Generally favourable accounts appeared in some of London’s leading weeklies such as the Saturday …
- … Gazette , was by George Henry Lewes, well-known in London’s literary circles and an author of …
- … Darwin for comments. Darwin was clearly impressed by Lewes’s reviews. On 7 August 1868 , he wrote …
- … by Owen’. John Edward Gray, a colleague of Richard Owen’s in the British Museum, agreed about the …
- … well as of ‘victorious males getting wives’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 25 February [1868] ). …
- … pigeon magenta. To Weir, he wrote on 27 February : ‘It w d be a fine trial to cut off the eyes …
- … and had himself watched elephants cry (letters to W. E. Darwin, [15 March 1868] and 8 April …
- … screaming in patients undergoing vaccination ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [7 April 1868] ). Francis …
- … veins, and the action of his platysma muscle ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [15 April 1868] ). The …
- … of everlasting woe?’ I am not sure whether it w d not be wisest for scientific men …
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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- … book out of my head’. But a large proportion of Darwin’s time for the rest of the year was devoted …
- … manner.”‘ The most lively debate centred on Darwin’s evolutionary account of the ‘higher’ faculties …
- … brought a significant milestone for the family, as Darwin’s eldest daughter Henrietta was married in …
- … book since the publication of Variation in February 1868, but many of the topics, such as the …
- … human evolution was comparatively small, reflecting Darwin’s aim of showing kinship with animals at …
- … Hooker suggested one of the reasons behind the book’s popularity: ‘I hear that Ladies think it …
- … Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix IV). Four of Darwin’s five sons received a copy, and his daughter …
- … & menstruation coming out of the primary fact that one’s n th . ancestor lived between tide …
- … A number of correspondents took issue with Darwin’s evolutionary explanation of the ‘higher’ …
- … and beetles to Descent , could not extend Darwin’s evolutionary theory beyond man’s ‘bodily frame …
- … regarding human ancestry was expressed by Darwin’s old friend, the former vicar of Down John Brodie …
- … On religion and morality Others objected to Darwin’s theory on purely religious grounds. The …
- … 1871] ). Yet some continued to find Darwin’s theories consistent with religious belief, …
- … (see Appendix V). Not surprisingly, it was Darwin’s naturalistic theory of the evolution of morals …
- … Frances Power Cobbe, who praised the charm of Darwin’s book, but found highly objectionable his …
- … Wedgwood, [3–9 March 1871] .) Some of Darwin’s correspondence on evolution and ethics was …
- … William offered his assessment of John Stuart Mill’s theory of utilitarianism to assist his father …
- … see I am a traitor in the camp’. Because Darwin’s scientific work was situated in the home, …
- … explain various animal structures and homologies. Mivart’s views were published in expanded form in …
- … to St G. J. Mivart, 23 January [1871] ). Darwin’s letter to Mivart was part of a long …
Darwin in letters, 1867: A civilised dispute
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Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The variation of animals and plants under domestication (Variation). The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly apparent in his work on expression in…
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- … Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The …
- … A global reputation The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly …
- … replies from different corners of the world. Darwin’s work was now guaranteed to arouse …
- … Fleeming Jenkin, challenged different aspects of Darwin’s theory of transmutation as elucidated in …
- … Thomas Henry Huxley sent Darwin the New Year’s greeting, ‘may you be eupeptic through 1867 & …
- … under Domestication’. Having just received the printer’s estimate of the size of the two-volume work …
- … completed book: a paragraph throwing doubt on Asa Gray’s doctrine that each variation had been …
- … the year progressed, the book continued to consume Darwin’s time. The first proof-sheets arrived on …
- … recommended by Carl Vogt and had translated Vogt’s own Vorlesungen über den Menschen (Lectures …
- … was made by a young naturalist equally devoted to Darwin’s work, Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky. …
- … Darwin heavily annotated his copy of Alexander’s paper on the embryology of ascidians (A. O. …
- … volume by November 1867, and, apparently alerted to Vogt’s approach, warning him that Vogt was not …
- … ). Although he did not succeed in duplicating Trail’s results, Darwin claimed in Variation 1: …
- … was further delayed by the time it took William Sweetland Dallas to prepare the index. John Murray …
- … anyhow most ought to be introduced’ ( letter to W. S. Dallas, 8 November [1867] ). Dallas resisted …
- … & I cannot get on so quickly as I could wish’ (letter from W. S. Dallas, 20 November 1867). …
- … the two men seems to have been uneasy, at least until Dallas finished the index. Although many of …
- … derived from Asa Gray’s printed queries, was published in 1868 in the Annual Report of the Board …
- … pooh-poohed her, & as it seems very unjustly’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 27 [March 1867] ). …
- … on 10 December , informing him of errors discovered by Dallas and asking him to make the changes if …
- … work itself.’ Variation was published on 30 January 1868. …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
- … variety of women had access to, and engaged with, Darwin's published works. A set of letters on …
- … May 1859] Darwin expresses anxiety over Hooker’s suggestion that his writing style might …
- … H. E., [8 February 1870] Darwin seeks Henrietta’s editorial help with chapters three and …
- … got hold of it first. Darwin’s female readership Letter …
- … with which to work. She has transcribed parts of Darwin’s papers, including diagrams, to share with …
- … "epistolary acquaintance" of his, Sara Hennell . Hennell's writings show a " …
- … range of evidence in order to raise questions about Darwin’s conclusions, in particular his …
- … - Barnard, A. to Darwin, [30 March 1871] J. S. Henslow’s daughter, Anne, responds to …
- … Frances Wedgwood offers critical comments on Darwin’s work on self-regard. She asks Henrietta act as …
- … The poet Emily Pfeiffer responds critically to Darwin’s theory of sexual selection. She has read …
- … Letter 5861 - Blyth, E. to Darwin, [11 February 1868] Zoologist Edward Blyth sends …
- … Letter 5928 - Gray, A. to Darwin, [25 February 1868] American naturalist Asa Gray …
- … Letter 6040 - Haeckel, E. P. A. to Darwin, [23 March 1868] Haeckel informs Darwin …
- … Letter 6110 - Samuelson, J. to Darwin, [10 April 1868] James Samuel, editor of …
- … Letter 6126 - Binstead, C. H. to Darwin, [17 April 1868] Charles Binstead, “an …
- … Letter 6237 - Bullar, R. to Darwin, [9 June 1868] Rosa Bullar reports a case of a …
- … Letter 6335 - Innes, J. B. to Darwin, [31 August 1868] John Innes reports that he has …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … of correcting’ ( Correspondence vol. 16, letter to W. D. Fox, 12 December [1868] ). He may …
- … material on emotional expression. Yet the scope of Darwin’s interests remained extremely broad, and …
- … Carl von Nägeli and perfectibility Darwin’s most substantial addition to Origin was a …
- … at Munich (Nägeli 1865). Darwin had considered Nägeli’s paper important enough to have a translation …
- … development of species. Darwin correctly assessed Nägeli’s theory as a major challenge requiring a …
- … & must be morphological’. The comment highlights Darwin’s apparent confusion about Nägeli’s …
- … use to challenge Nägeli; Darwin made full use of Hooker’s assistance and many of his examples …
- … Fleeming Jenkin. Darwin had been very impressed by Jenkin’s 1867 review, which argued that any …
- … it was his theory of alternate ice ages that piqued Darwin’s interest the most. He wrote, ‘this …
- … for his theory ( Origin 4th ed., pp. 450–1). Croll’s theory, simply stated, proposed that ice …
- … accounted for the survival of tropical species using Croll’s theory. In the same letter to …
- … troubled at the short duration of the world according to Sir W. Thompson, for I require for my …
- … point out, ‘As regards determining the age of the earth’s crust from the secular cooling of the …
- … ). Darwin did not directly challenge Thomson’s estimate, but he added more on the process of …
- … 352–4). Later in the year he was pleased to see Thomson’s work challenged by both Thomas Henry …
- … The dog-breeder George Cupples worked hard on Darwin’s behalf, sending a steady stream of …
- … well as live chickens and eggs of various breeds. Darwin’s cook evidently agreed to supervise the …
- … ability to recognise the different varieties ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 25 February [1869] ). …
- … some years in medical asylums. Maudsley forwarded Darwin’s queries to James Crichton-Browne, the …
- … painful’. Thus began what would become Darwin’s most detailed and lengthy correspondence on …
- … ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 7 May 1869 , letter from W. B. Dawkins, 17 July 1869 ). He …
- … on the German translation of Variation (Carus trans. 1868). The French translation proved …
- … the French edition of Variation (Moulinié trans. 1868), and CD now extended his permission for …
- … one he commissioned and paid for himself: William Sweetland Dallas’s edition of Fritz Müller’s Für …
- … Scientific Opinion , launched towards the end of 1868, was one of several periodicals begun in …
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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- … [Dampier 1697] Sportsman’s repository 4 to . [W. H. Scott 1820]— contains much on dogs …
- … The Highlands & Western Isl ds letter to Sir W Scott [MacCulloch 1824] at Maer? W. F. …
- … Middlton Life of Cicero [Middleton 1741] W. Meister’s Life [Goethe 1842].— Malcolm’s …
- … 1851]. Packard. A Guide to the Study of Insects 1868. U. States [Packard 1868–9] (an …
- … ou, iconographie de toutes les espèces et variétés d’arbres, fruitiers cultivés dans cet …
- … augmentée d’un grand nombre de fruits, les uns échappés aux recherches de Duhamel, les autres …
- … . Vol. 37 in Jardine, William, ed., The naturalist’s library . 40 vols. Edinburgh. 1843. *119: …
- … caractères physiologiques des race humaines considérés dans leur rapports avec l’histoire . …
- … Amazon, including a residence at Pará . (Murray’s Home and Colonial Library.) London. *119: 23 …
- … 2 vols. London. 119: 5a Packard, Alpheus Spring. 1868–9. Guide to the study of …
