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Darwin’s observations on his children

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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…

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  • sketch of an infant’, published in  Mind  in 1877.[2The full text of the notebook is available
  • of muscles, without a corresponding sensation. D r . Holland[12informs me children do not
  • … & looks for himself in looking-glass.— October 2 d . He was aware that the shadow of a
  • my mouth, during emission of sound November 2 d . In imitation, made sound closely
  • about four feet, walked well & says goat. M. 23 d . Has been accustomed to see the keys
  • used to express by a negative whineNo that I wontor rather a sort of defiance as much as to
  • was like his granpapa the Doctor.—[46] March 23 d . Doddy looking at full-face likeness of
  • toneoh kind Doddy” “kind Doddy”— April 2 d . Emma had left her handkerchief on the other
  • to bring it.— 35v. [48March. 26 th .— D gave Anny last bit of gingerbread—& today
  • Anny sniggers nose for long time past, levator nasid[itt]o Mar 29 th . gabbles dabber babber. …
  • did the first day she had her hair in curls. May 5 t . When Willy was at Maer, & I had
  • leaves, stuck them in the ground to observe if the Bees, w d  look at them.[53Willy across whole
  • are crying”. She burst out laughing & said No I arent it is only the water coming out of my
  • had at  41  intervals & now keeps on sayingDont you like Willy to cry one bit? Nor speak
  • feeling for imaginary sorrows than for real ones. She cant stand Little Robert & the Owl[59] …
  • a pretty ded pace”. “Us goed dawn to the willage”. Fish for Smith. Kaw for cow. &c. Lenny[612
  • I are . 44  Lenny. Im a good boy you mustnt thmack me nowLennyYou mustnt
  • bones. You a big body. Ive got a little bodyDont you like my little body?— The children
  • Georgy very little. Ive killed my father & mother & dont know where to find them. …
  • that Lenny. L. after thinking sometime: Papa I shant remember that. One day he came in the study
  • …  best to do something. Papa Oh Bony[72I sh d  never forgive you if you break that. Lenny. …
  • got a stomach ache Miss Th.[73asking Lizzy wont you have a bit of bread with your egg?  …
  • tell me what you have been doing? L. Must I? Then I shant.— P. Why Lenny you must be washed
  • tea? L. Yes I have. P. Are you sure you have? L. I dont knowa pauseYes very awfully I think I
  • who put that there, I suppose you & Baby did.” I dont forget that we did do it,— very much I
  • sweet kissOh so sweet— (as he continued kissing) Dont they come sweeter & sweeter? …
  • pencil) by Emma Darwin must have been added on 19 January 1877, when Francis Darwins son Bernard

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest

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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of  Origin. Darwin got the fourth…

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  • … vigour into scientific work, remarking to Fox, ‘I don’t believe in your theory of moderate mental …
  • … interview with Mogg’, she wrote in May, ‘He didn’t scold me at all about fusca & lutea & we …
  • … come & pay a morning call but that most likely you wdn’t see him & he said he shd be …
  • … It is rather horrible to have another self fertiliser, isn’t it?’), as well as the role that she and …