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Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … on 'so difficult a subject, as evolution’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 27 July [1872] ). …
- … set the final price at 7 s. 6 d. ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 February 1872 ). …
- … unpublished at the end of the year ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald, 23 November 1872 ). To …
- … St George Jackson Mivart ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). A worsening …
- … Whale & duck most beautiful’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 3 March 1872 ). I …
- … Mivart not to acknowledge it ( letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). 'I hate …
- … `chiefly perhaps because I do it badly’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 3 August [1872] ). …
- … attacks on Darwin became notorious, had written on 11 May expressing concern that his recently, …
- … from his ignorance, he feels no doubts’ ( letter to F. C. Donders, 17 June 1872 ). Right up to the …
- … well informed: `The die is cast’, he wrote excitedly on 11 May , when the matter was first raised …
- … & new views which are daily turning up’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 August [1872] ). …
- … and with John Murray’s assistant, the excitable Robert Cooke. Darwin, as with Origin , was …
- … to pay something for the privilege . . . ?’ queried Cooke despairingly, `or have you agreed to …
- … numbers required led to increasingly frantic letters from Cooke: 'We are in a precious quondary …
- … & have not taken care of ourselves’ ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 20 November 1872 ). A …
- … in the face of a disappointed public ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 25 November 1872 ). Among those …
- … Mary Lloyd, were vying to read it first ( letter from F. P. Cobbe, [26 November 1872] ). …
- … darkness by an industrial strike ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 6 December 1872 ). Caught out by the …
- … reward to which any scientific man can look’ ( letter to F. C. Donders, 29 April [1872] ). …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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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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- … backwards much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel …
- … review me in a hostile spirit’ ( letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 ). Darwin was …
- … Correspondence vol. 20, letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin’s relief, …
- … the moment of being hatched ( letter to Nature , 7 and 11 May [1874] ; Spalding 1872a). …
- … & that must be enough for me’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). Plants that eat . …
- … cartilage, bone & meat &c. &c.’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). His research …
- … Correspondence vol. 21, letter from Francis Darwin, [11 October 1873] ). Darwin wasted …
- … she valued the photograph he sent highly ( letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] ). …
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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- … & scientific men’, Darwin wrote in reply on 11 January . ‘Search for the truth, & then …
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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- … to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 September just hours after Amy’s …
- … shoemaker and ardent naturalist Thomas Edward ( letter from F. M. Balfour, 11 December 1876 ; …
- … who died at the age of 10 in 1851, but William, who was 11 years old at the time of her death, would …
- … you are one of the best of all’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 11 September [1876] ). …
- … do I cannot conceive’, Darwin wrote anxiously to Hooker on 11 September. By the time Darwin …
- … value’, was ‘extremely dry’, he informed Robert Cooke on 16 September . Darwin was apologetic …
Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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- … seeds of Ipomœa. I remember saying the contrary to you & M r Smith at Kew. But the result is …
- … relationship had lessened the fertility of the offspring (F. Müller 1868b, p. 629). Darwin urged …
- … I finish with this & get it published’ ( To Asa Gray, 11 March [1873] ). In April 1873, …
- … Julius Carus, who wrote in early May, Darwin stated, ‘M r Murray announced my next book without …
- … the set of all my works, I would suggest 1,500’ ( To R. F. Cooke, 16 September 1876 ). In the …
- … of hybrids, has not yet been produced’ ( From A. R. Wallace, 13 December 1876 ). No reply to this …
- … 1877, the edition was ‘nearly exhausted’ ( From R. F. Cooke, 16 March 1877 ). In November 1877, …
- … as he wanted to make corrections for a new edition. On 11 December, Darwin sent corrected sheets to …
- … repaged & the index a little altered’ ( To R. F. Cooke, 11 December [1877] ). These changes …
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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- … (1) Athenæum (11) Atkin, J. R. (1) …
- … (1) Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgeschichte …
- … (3) Bosquet, J. A. H. de (11) Bostock, John …
- … (2) Breitenbach, Wilhelm (11) Brent, B. P. …
- … (2) Bunbury, C. J. F. (11) Bunbury, F. J. …
- … (1) Caspary, Robert (11) Cassell Petter & …
- … (40) Crick, W. D. (11) Crier, John …
- … (1) Crocker, C. W. (11) Crocq, Jean …
- … (1) Dobell, H. B. (11) Dobson, G. E. …
- … (7) Farrar, F. W. (11) Farrer, T. H. …
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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- … writing to his publisher’s business partner Robert Cooke on 23 April , ‘My family shake their …
- … since the Origin appeared”‘ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 11 [April] 1880 ). While praising Origin …
- … through natural selection’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 11 May 1880 ). Worthy causes In …
- … family members. Emma’s brother Josiah Wedgwood III died on 11 March. Like Emma, he had married a …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … about the popularity of his book, writing to Robert Cooke on 11 April , ‘though I believe it is …
- … for extended periods. In a letter to Thiselton-Dyer of 11 October , Darwin described how the …
- … larger aim was announced in the subtitle: Zeitschrift für einheitliche Weltanschauung auf Grund …
- … Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel). Writing to Darwin on 11 March 1877 , Krause declared the …
- … visits from distinguished persons. Gladstone came to Down on 11 March. ‘I expected a stern, …
- … not been a difficulty to me,’ he replied to Romanes on 11 June , ‘as I have never believed in a …
- … that they become quite tipsy’ ( letter to W. M. Moorsom, 11 September [1877] ). Moorsom replied …
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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- … 3v.] Hunter has written Quarto work on Physiology 11 besides the paper collected by Owen …
- … 1831]. Book I. ch. 7 & Book II. Ch. 8. Book. VII. ch 8, 11. read 1 st . vol of Lamarck. …
- … 1834b]. 9. Columbidæ (Pigeons.) [Selby 1835] 11. Ruminating Animals (Deer, Antelopes, …
- … Grammont’s Memoirs [Gramont 1714] light & poor Nov 11. Bamford life of Radicle [Bamford …
- … (in relation to Köelreuter) in Revue Horticole No 9–11 89 1853 [Lecoq 1853]. Reviewed in …
- … an Eastern King [Knighton] 1855] read The Hon ble Cooke Journey to Oregon Bon. Price [Coke …
- … Nat. Hist Zoologist [ Zoologist ] vols. before 11 & 12.— 106 Thumberg Travels …
- … Home Tour. (various parts) [G. Head 1837] good —— 11. Oersted’s Soul of Nature [Ørsted 1847] …
- … . Esmond. by Thackeray [Thackeray 1852] (Poor) Nov. 11. Sir Hudson Lowe’s life and letters [H …
- … Society of Bengal ]. Vol. I. (1832) 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (1843). not much except Blyth. …
- … 1852] [DAR 128: 7] 1854 Jan 11 th . Pulsky Red, Black & White …
- … Tome I [DAR 128: 9] 1854 March 11 th . Comte Philosophie Positive G …
- … on Commercial Law: [Stephen 1853] very good. May 11 th Evelyn Diary [Evelyn 1827] 3 vols. …
- … 1855] Ap 27 th Zoologist [ Zoologist ] vols. 11 & 12, for 1853 & 1854 Ap …
- … by E. Vernon Harcourt p. 1851 [Harcourt 1851] —— 11 Busk Catalogue of Polyzoa [Busk 1852–4] …
- … Guignes, and Silvestre de Sacy, eds.] 1776–1814] 11 Gosse Birds of Jamaica [Gosse 1847] …
- … [J. B. Davis and Thurnam 1856–65]. (Crawfurd) July 11. Pistor Das Ganze Taubenzucht [Pistor …
- … d “. See Notebook C, p. 267 ( Notebooks ). 11 This work has not been identified. …
- … in the interior of America. 2 vols. London. 128: 11 Bethune, John. 1840. Poems by the …
- … ——. 1853. Home life in Germany . London. 128: 11 Bradley, Richard. 1724. A general …
- … in wild countries. London. [Darwin Library.] 128: 11 Gardiner, William. 1832. The …
- … book of beauty. Edited by Mary Howitt. London. 128: 11 Huc, Évariste Régis. 1852. …
