From W. W. Reade 12 September [1872]
Summary
Beginning work on his African travels [The African sketch-book (1873)].
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Sept [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8519 |
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- … DAR 176: 63 William Winwood Reade Kensington 12 Sept [1872] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … because she is such an enthusiast for the Cause. I remain yours very truly | Winwood Reade …
- … Bibliography Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 14 October [1872]
Summary
Huxley will be asked to review Expression in Pall Mall Gazette.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8558 |
From W. W. Reade 14 March 1872
Summary
Plans for visit to CD.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 56 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8242 |
From W. W. Reade 18 March [1872]
Summary
Will see CD tomorrow.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Mar [1872] |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 57 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8247 |
From W. W. Reade 16 May 1872
Summary
WWR is beginning to appreciate CD’s warnings against his polemical writing.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 May 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8335 |
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- … DAR 176: 60 William Winwood Reade Kensington 16 May 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … instruction I remain | Yours very truly Winwood Reade Trübner says that book is going …
- … Bibliography Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 20 February 1872
Summary
Saw editor of the Pall Mall Gazette about review of Origin and Genesis of species.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Feb 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8221 |
From W. W. Reade 12 March 1872
Summary
Has just finished his work [? The martyrdom of man (1872)]. The new points are: (1) Negroes have whiskers; (2) their music is sometimes agreeable; (3) the Kaffirs are Negroes.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8241 |
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- … DAR 176: 55 William Winwood Reade Kensington 12 Mar 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … for your health | yours very truly | Winwood Reade 1.1 I’ve … concerned— 1.3] crossed blue …
- … expanded edition. London: Penguin Books. Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 3 May 1872
Summary
Glad Mrs Darwin likes his preface, but fears she will not like his tone on religion.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 May 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8310 |
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- … DAR 176: 59 William Winwood Reade Kensington 3 May 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … believe me | yours very truly | Winwood Reade Nobody regrets the death of apotheosis — Few …
- … Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 3 April 1872
Summary
Sends preface of his book [see 8241]; he acknowledges debt to CD, but does not claim to have given a correct exposition of Darwinism.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Apr 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8272 |
From W. W. Reade 20 May 1872
Summary
His book has received bad reviews; therefore CD’s letter cheers him up.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 May 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 61 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8341 |
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- … DAR 176: 61 William Winwood Reade Kensington 20 May 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … frame of mind than I have been for many a day. I remain | yours very truly | Winwood Reade …
- … General [and others]. 1802–1967. Reade, William Winwood. 1860. Liberty Hall, Oxon. 3 vols. …
- … London: C. J. Skeet. Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 13 February 1872
Summary
Sending sheets of his forthcoming work on Africa [Martyrdom of man (1872)] with views that differ from CD’s on music and sexual selection.
The Pall Mall Gazette will review the new [6th] edition of the Origin, together with Mivart’s Genesis of species [1871].
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Feb 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 52 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8210 |
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- … DAR 176: 52 William Winwood Reade Kensington 13 Feb 1872 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … February 1872, p. 147, read, ‘Mr. Winwood Reade is engaged upon a work called “The Dark …
- … Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 16 February 1872
Summary
Defends Descent against CD’s self-disparagement. The parts on the moral sense seem to him the finest in the book.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Feb 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8215 |
From W. W. Reade 5 November 1872
Summary
Observations on expression: women gnash teeth when sexually excited. W. Africans do not kiss.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Nov 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8600 |
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- … DAR 176: 65 William Winwood Reade London, Alfred Place, 13 5 Nov 1872 Charles Robert …
- … this. | I remain | Yours very truly | Winwood Reade 1.1 I am … by you. 1.6] crossed blue …
- … Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872. Reade, William Winwood. 1872. The martyrdom of …
- … man. London: Trübner & Co. Reade, William Winwood. 1873. The African sketch-book. 2 vols. …
From W. W. Reade 7 September 1872
Summary
Sends extract [from Carl Johan Andersson, Lake Ngami (1856)] on expression.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Sept 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8514 |
From W. W. Reade 18 February 1872
Summary
Compares Origin to Newton’s Principia and Adam Smith’s Wealth of nations.
His view of CD’s response to Mivart.
On mammae;
gradualism of evolution;
suicide among savages.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Feb 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 74–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8218 |
To John Murray 14 February [1872]
Summary
Asks to have copy of Origin [6th ed.] sent to the Pall Mall Gazette for review with Mivart’s Genesis [of species (1871)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 14 Feb [1872] |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s, New York (dealers) (11 December 2007) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8212 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (16) |
| Reade, W. W. | (15) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
William Winwood Reade
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On 19 May 1868, an African explorer and unsuccessful novelist, William Winwoode Reade (1838–1875) offered to help Darwin, and started a correspondence and, arguably, a collaboration, that would last until Reade's death. After a first 1861 tour of…
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- … On 19 May 1868 , an African explorer and unsuccessful novelist, William Winwoode Reade (1838 …
Darwin’s queries on expression
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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 …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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- … The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the …
Accra, Africa
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Hand to mouth astonishment
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- … The explorer Winwood Reade sends brief observations on expression. …
Lagos, Africa
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Idea of beauty
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- … The traveller Winwood Reade sends reflections on the West African idea of female beauty. …
Darwin and Human Nature
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There is substantial correspondence to illuminates Darwin’s published work on human evolution in Descent of Man and Expression of the Emotions. The letter sets and discussion questions presented here focus on nineteenth-century debates about the unity of…
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- … There is substantial correspondence to illuminates Darwin’s published work on human evolution in …
Sierra Leone, Africa
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Expression, surprise, blushing
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- … Various observations on expression in West Africa from traveller Winwood Reade. …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … I am merely slaving over the sickening work of preparing new Editions …
Descent
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There are more than five hundred letters associated with the research and writing of Darwin’s book, Descent of man and selection in relation to sex (Descent). They trace not only the tortuous route to eventual publication, but the development of Darwin’s…
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- … ‘ Our ancestor was an animal which breathed water, had a swim-bladder, a great swimming …
The "wicked book": Origin at 157
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Origin is 157 years old. (Probably) the most famous book in science was published on 24 November 1859. To celebrate we have uploaded hundreds of new images of letters, bringing the total number you can look at here to over 9000 representing more than…
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- … Origin is 157 years old. (Probably) the most famous book in science was published on 24 …
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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- … The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his …
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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- … ‘My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, ‘is so nearly closed. . . What little more I …
