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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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  • … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the …
  • … over an anonymous review that attacked the work of Darwin’s son George dominated the second half of …
  • … 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 …
  • … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
  • … hope.— I feel very old & helpless’  ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin …
  • … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
  • … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
  • … Descent  was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though …
  • … subsequent print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). …
  • … almost total failure of observations in New Zealand (see G. B. Airy ed. 1881). Darwin’s third …
  • … in prettiness & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ).   …
  • … of vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but to her …
  • … more in my life than this day’s work’ ( letter to D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ).Francis’s …
  • … structure and mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin …
  • … she valued the photograph he sent highly ( letter from D. F. Nevill, [11 September 1874] ). …
  • … his wife read  Expression , the military surgeon Francis François de Chaumont sent observations of …
  • … edition was published in January 1875 ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald , 4 February 1874 ). Barbier …