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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 Plants …
- … species, and botanical research had often been a source of personal satisfaction, providing relief …
- … on a book manuscript for some nine months. The pleasures of observation and experiment had given way …
- … was also revising another manuscript, the second edition of Climbing plants , which he hoped to …
- … had he completed these tasks, than he took up the revision of another, much longer book, the second …
- … to devote more time to research, returning to the subject of cross and self-fertilisation. On 3 …
- … Kew, William Turner Thiselton-Dyer, about the prospect of obtaining new specimens: ‘I have great …
- … to prepare draft legislation for Parliament. At the end of the year, he campaigned vigorously …
- … dispute with Mivart came to a close. The final chapter of the controversy involved a slanderous …
- … and in various drafts of a bill that was presented to the House of Commons on 12 May, one week after …
- … some of Darwin’s botanical research and had visited Down House in April 1874 (see Correspondence …
- … in 1874, and this was enhanced by Romanes’s visit to Down House: ‘The place was one which I had long …
- … working men in the evenings as an alternative to the public house. In previous years, they had used …
- … were involved in the launch of Kosmos in April 1877. From Haeckel, Darwin received a copy of a …
- … was also marked by the increasing number of visitors to Down House. In addition to the usual round …
- … on several occasions and finally arranged a visit to Down House on 4 May, but was not content with …
- … see how I could get a sort of living Royal Duke out of my house within the short time I can talk to …
- … There was no reprieve, however: the Derbys, who had rented a house nearby at Keston, placed their …
- … the dour sage ‘sneered at almost every one. One day in my house he called [George] Grote’s History …
