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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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… child of God" (1) Abberley, John (1) …
… Adams, A. L. (1) Addison, John (1) …
… (12) Agassiz, Louis (10) Agent for Mr Allen …
… Allen, J. A. (b) (1) Allen, John (1) …
… C. J. (3) Andrews, John (1) Ann. …
… Arruda Furtado, Francisco d’ (10) Ashburner, Lionel (1) …
… (1) Babbage, Charles (10) Babington, C. C. …
… Balfour, J. H. (7) Ball, John (5) …
… Becher, A. B. (1) Beck, John (2) …
… Beckhard, Martin (1) Beddoe, John (3) …
… C. H. (8) Blackwall, John (4) …
… J. A. H. de (11) Bostock, John (1) …
… Bridgman, W. K. (3) Brigg, John (1) …
… Busch, Otto (1) Bush, John (3) Busk, …
… Caton, J. D. (9) Cattell, John (3) …
… (1) Covington, Syms (10) Cowper-Temple, W. F. …
… (9) Errera, L. A. (10) Erskine, H. N. B. …
… (13) Forbes, Edward (10) Forbes, J. D. …
… François de Chaumont, F. S. B. (10) Fraser, George (3) …
… (1) Gosse, P. H. (10) Goubert, E. M. J. M. P. …
… (1) Harcourt, E. W. V. (10) Hardwicke’s …
… Job, R. A. (1) John Murray (181) …
… (1) Leighton, W. A. (10) Leng, H. H. …
… (60) Litchfield, R. B. (10) Literary Fund …
… (1) Miller, W. H. (10) Milne Home, David …
… Murphy, James (1) Murray, Andrew (15) …

Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments

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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…

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… on a paper on Verbascum (mullein) by CD’s protégé, John Scott, who was now working in India. …
… also a serious dispute between two of Darwin’s friends, John Lubbock and Charles Lyell . These …
… Appendix II). In May, he invited a new doctor, John Chapman, to Down and began a course of Chapman’s …
… given it up by early July ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] ). In July, he …
… Variation . In March Darwin wrote to his publisher, John Murray, ‘Of present book I have 7 …
… will be ready for the press in the autumn’ ( letter to John Murray, 4 April [1865] ). In early …
… ‘I am never idle when I can do anything’ ( letter to John Murray, 2 June [1865] ). It was not …
… finished hearing it read aloud ( letter to Fritz Müller, 10 August [1865] ). Over the next few …
… ( see letter from Fritz Müller, [12 and 31 August, and 10 October 1865] ; since it is impossible …
… questions and suggesting new lines of research. John Scott A similar, though not so …
… effort took place in the beginning of the year when John Scott, a protégé of Darwin’s whom Darwin …
… similarly coloured varieties (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter to John Scott, 19 November …
… in 1863 (see Correspondence vol. 11, letter from John Scott, 21 September [1863] ), and wrote …
… 1864, despite suffering from sea-sickness ( letter from John Scott, 21 July 1865 ). This may have …
… ‘industry & ability’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [10 March 1865] ). Scott took these …
… would take up the work again when he had time ( letter from John Scott, 21 July 1865 ); at the …
… serenity of the Christian world’ (Brewster 1862, p. 3). John Hutton Balfour, though he had sent …
… of transmutation to humans (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter from J. H. Balfour, 14 January …
… ( Correspondence vol. 11, letter from J. D. Hooker, 10 June 1863 ). However, probably …
… At the end of May, the dispute between Charles Lyell and John Lubbock over alleged plagiarism by …
… Cresy, 7 September [1865] , and letter from Edward Cresy, 10 September 1865 ). Francis and …
… now ready to make observations for him in India (John Scott) and Brazil (Fritz Müller). Although not …

Darwin in letters, 1867: A civilised dispute

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Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The variation of animals and plants under domestication (Variation). The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly apparent in his work on expression in…

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… of the size of the two-volume work from his publisher, John Murray, he wrote to Murray on 3 …
… a chapter ‘on Man’. After a few days, he wrote back to Murray proposing that some of the more …
… is as good as praise for selling a Book’ ( letter to John Murray, 31 January [1867] ). A …
… and the tedious work of correction began. Darwin wrote to Murray on 18 March to say that he …
… to translate Variation . Indeed, he told his publisher, John Murray, in a letter of 4 April …
… time it took William Sweetland Dallas to prepare the index. John Murray had engaged Dallas and …
… was sure that the colours were protective and suggested that John Jenner Weir might conduct …
… into a scientific book’ ( letter to Charles Kingsley, 10 June [1867] ). With respect to …
… of the hostile kind’ ( letter to Charles Kingsley, 10 June [1867] ). Kingsley himself had remarked …
… beaks shorter than average’ ( letter to Charles Kingsley, 10 June [1867] ). Typically, …
… letters about Variation . Darwin wrote to Carus on 10 December , informing him of errors …

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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… to spread my views’, he wrote to his publisher, John Murray, on 30 January , shortly after …
… The public are accustomed to novels for 1s’, he wrote to Murray on 8 January , but Murray …
… the new edition in the United States, Darwin arranged with Murray to have it stereotyped. Before the …
… `in another world’ ( letter from St G. J. Mivart, 10 January 1872 ). Darwin, determined to have …
… Hooker’s cause was taken up by his friends, in particular John Lubbock and John Tyndall, as one …
… to Gladstone a week later ( enclosure to letter from John Lubbock to W. E. Gladstone, 20 June 1872 …
… photographic plates with his overseas publishers, and with John Murray’s assistant, the excitable …
… of the booksellers, encouraged an originally cautious John Murray to gamble on the book’s success: & …
… attractive dishes in his `Literary Banquet’ (letters from John Murray, 6 November [1872] and 9 …
… doubted he would ever use it ( letter to C. L. Dodgson, 10 December 1872 ). Darwin …
… in those born blind, and filed away other letters, but Murray’s confidence proved misplaced; demand …
… to supply comparative observations, and Darwin’s protégé John Scott, now employed as a curator in …
… a copy of Expression to another old Cambridge friend, John Maurice Herbert, who when they were …

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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… self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a …
… of the young plants is highly remarkable’ ( To Asa Gray, 10 September [1866] ). By early December, …
… 11 March [1873] ). In April 1873, the publisher John Murray announced in the Athenæum …
… plagued by foreign Translators, Reviewers, &c.’ ( To John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). In reply to …
… great measure my further working’ ( From Hermann Müller, 10 June 1873 ). Darwin, in turn, had …
… had ‘begun to prepare for press observations continued for 10 years on the effects of crossing …
… 12 November 1876 ). The book was published on 10 November 1876. Within days, Darwin received …
… not expect that more than 6 or 700 would sell.’ ( To John Murray, 15 November 1876 ). In fact, …
… ( From R. F. Cooke, 16 March 1877 ). In November 1877, Murray suggested stereotyping the book, but …
… of rye and wheat that he had studied ( From A. W. Rimpau, 10 December 1877 ). By the end of …

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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… had been in two volumes and had cost twenty-four shillings.) Murray’s partner, Robert Francis Cooke, …
… Quarterly Review discussing works on primitive man by John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. It …
… of anonymous reviews. Its proprietor was none other than John Murray, Darwin’s publisher. So …
… wording of both the letter to the editor and the letter to Murray to accompany it. The depth of …
… a new publisher’ and advised that Darwin should not push Murray to the point of cutting off …
… [6 or 7 August 1874] ). When the letter was finally sent to Murray, Darwin referred only to their …
… ‘asking a favour ‘. He explained why he had written to Murray and not the editor of the Quarterly …
… to review me in a hostile spirit’ ( letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 ). Darwin was …
… St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin’s relief, Murray replied immediately: ‘I have lost …
… number of the Review & in the same type’ ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George …
… anonymous reviews. While staying with Hooker over Christmas, John Tyndall, professor at and …
… as ‘the natural outflow of his character’ ( letter from John Tyndall, 28 December 1874 ). …
… to purchase the wooded land, which he had been renting from John Lubbock, led to a straining of …
… the sale was agreed in April for £300 ( letter from John Lubbock, 2 April 1874 ), a high price …
… for about a week ( letter from E. E. Klein, 14 May 1874 ). John Burdon Sanderson sent the results …
… an insignificant figure, as a cube of cartilage of 1 / 10 inch is almost beyond their …
… of other insect-eating plants. The surgeon and botanist John Ralfs sent Utricularia from …
… in order to work on its difficult structures ( letter to John Ralfs, 13 July [1874] ). The …
… 1874 ). Darwin immediately sent a donation of £100, and £10 each from his sons George and Francis ( …
… a printed appeal for funds, raising £860 ( Circular to John Lubbock, P. L. Sclater, Charles Lyell, …
… from E. A. Darwin, 17 [March 1874] ). He tried to persuade John Murray to publish a second edition …
… on marriage customs in Descent ( see letter John Murray, 9 May [1874] ). He communicated Mary …
… and sent a copy to Darwin ( letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 July 1874 ). After a second letter from …
… the Beagle) in December ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald , 10 December 1874 ). Samuel Jean Pozzi and …

Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad

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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…

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… that he was ‘unwell & must write briefly’ ( letter to John Scott, 31 May [1863] ), and in a …
… (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] ). In the same letter …
… had been published in 1862 (see Correspondence vol. 10). He sent a copy to Asa Gray to review in …
… were himself, Hooker, Huxley, Alfred Russel Wallace, and John Lubbock. Honours abroad …
… of the Royal Society ( see letter from Edward Sabine to John Phillips, 12 November 1863 ). …
… of species, when crossed’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 10 [January 1863] ). He reminded Huxley again …
… Verbascum and Zea (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). However, when Evidence as …
… other acquired differences’ (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). In addition to crossing …
… year with the Hertfordshire nurseryman Thomas Rivers. John Scott Darwin had found a …
… of hybridity and sterility at the end of the previous year. John Scott, a gardener at the Royal …
… orchid genus Acropera (see Correspondence vol. 10). Their 1863 letters reveal Darwin’s …
… the results of which were published in 1868 ( see letter to John Scott, 25 and 28 May [1863] ). …
… hoped would counteract Huxley’s criticism ( letter from John Scott, 23 July [1863] ). Darwin …
… Darwin had also encouraged him to write ( see letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] ). In this …
… that your paper will have permanent value’ ( letter to John Scott, 31 May [1863] ). Scott received …
… the “Origin” is not at all palatable!’ ( letter from John Scott, [3 June 1863] ). Darwin’s …
… a position offered in Darjeeling, India ( see letter from John Scott, 22 May 1863 , and letter …
… 1860; it continued to capture his attention ( see letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] ). …
… to Malvern the following week. Three letters in August from John Goodsir, professor of anatomy at …
… of all such matters as your stomach’ ( see letter from John Goodsir, 21 August [1863] ; letter …

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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… .’ Hooker also directed some of his anger toward John Murray, the publisher of the …
… that I should give the cold shoulder to the Editor … Poor Murray shuddered again & again’ ( …
… Instead of supporting her, he worked closely with Huxley and John Burdon Sanderson to draft an …
… Edward Emanuel Klein, a German histologist who worked with John Burdon Sanderson at the Brown Animal …
… vol. 22, letters from E. E. Klein, 14 May 1874 and 10 July 1874 ). ‘I am astounded & …
… the process of writing and revising at all satisfying. On 10 February he complained to Hooker : …
… of the book’s appeal to readers, for he warned Murray on 29 April that it might ‘sell very …
… to pay the costs for printing an additional 250 ( letter to John Murray, 3 May 1875 ). In …
… plants 2d ed. was delayed until November, allowing Murray to advertise it at his annual sale. In …
… further research on the effects of grafting by George John Romanes. A scientific friendship had …
… objectless & all being vanity of vanities,’ he wrote on 10 February . ‘But this will wear …
… 24 December , Emma wrote triumphantly to the former vicar, John Brodie Innes, that a new reading …
… within the short time I can talk to anyone’ ( letter to John Lubbock, 3 May [1875] ). Finally it …

The Lyell–Lubbock dispute

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In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…

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… In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book …
… also added the following note on page 11: *Mr. John Lubbock published, after these sheets …
… had tried, indirectly, to influence him. He told Hooker: 10 Do see Falconer & …
… wrote to Henrietta Emma Darwin, ‘whereas after talking to John, he thought him not wrong, after …
… avoiding any mention of the note in the preface (letter to John Lubbock, 11 June [1865] ). No …
… on page 11, C. Lyell 1863c (original version) *Mr. John Lubbock published, after these sheets …
… on page 11, C. Lyell 1863c (revised version) *Mr. John Lubbock published, in the October …
… Van Riper 1993. 2. Letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, 20 February 1863 (British …
… , and letter to Charles Lyell, 18 April [1863 ]. 10. Correspondence vol. 11, …
… 1863b, p. 214). 12. Letter from Hugh Falconer to John Lubbock, 24 May [1864], in (British …
… written for me by a mutual friend of ours’ (letter from John Lubbock to J. D. Hooker, 23 June 1865, …
… March 1865, in BL MSS ADD 49641. 16. Letter from John Lubbock to Charles Lyell, 13 March …
… 17. Rough notes for letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, undated, in University of Edinburgh …
… note, see the first enclosure (letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, 25 May 1865) to the …
… 19. See letter from J. D. Hooker, 2 May 1865 and n. 10. 20. See the second enclosure …
… 21. See the third enclosure (letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, 30 May 1865) to the …
… with anything you & Tyndall & Busk settle’ (letter from John Lubbock to T. H. Huxley, 7 June …
… Huxley papers 6: 108, 111). 30. Letter from John Lubbock to T. H. Huxley, 9 June 1865 …
… Hutchinson, Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury . 2 vols. London: …
… 1–34, 129–88; 15 (1863–66): 245–321. Lubbock, John. 1861. The kjökkenmöddings: recent …
… Natural History Review n.s. 1: 489–504. Lubbock, John. 1862a. On the ancient lake …
… of the origin of species by variation . London: John Murray. Lyell, Charles. 1863b. The …
… species by variation. 2d edition, revised. London: John Murray. Lyell, Charles. 1863c. …
… of species by variation . 3d edition, revised. London: John Murray. Lyell, Charles. 1864. …
… geological monuments . 6th edition, revised. London: John Murray. Lyell, Katharine Murray, …
… in the struggle for life . By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859. Owen, Richard. 1863 …

Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin

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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…

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… the accuracy of Darwin’s words has been questioned by John L. Brooks and by H. Lewis McKinney, both …
… Lyell, 28 March [1859] ). Lyell suggested the firm of John Murray, publishers of the second edition …
… of Lyell’s works, and well-known for its scientific list. Murray agreed to publish Darwin’s book …
… , for his opinion. Elwin’s long and considered reply to Murray is published in this volume. Despite …
… to the original plan of his book (see letter from Elwin to Murray, 3 May 1859 , and letter to …
… In particular, he was anxious about the prospects of Murray recovering his expenses and even offered …
… (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to John Murray, 10 September [1859] ), but …
… having finished the last of the proof-sheets ‘13 months & 10 days’ after he had begun to write …
… 24 November 1859 ). Equally painful was the news that John Frederick William Herschel, whom he so …
… ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each of his critics …
… comments in notices of and letters about his book. He told Murray, ‘I fear all Reviews of my present …
… would change their minds without good cause.’ ( letter to John Murray, 2 December [1859] ). …
… the first printing. Instead of printing additional copies, Murray called for a second edition to be …

Origin

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Darwin’s most famous work, Origin, had an inauspicious beginning. It grew out of his wish to establish priority for the species theory he had spent over twenty years researching. Darwin never intended to write Origin, and had resisted suggestions in 1856…

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… While still on the Isle of Wight, Darwin also heard from John Stevens Henslow, his old mentor and …
… In late March, Lyell had a word with his own publisher, John Murray, who had already published …
… light of this, Darwin asked Lyell whether he should ‘tell Murray that my Book is not more un …
… ’ Even before seeing Darwin’s manuscript, Murray objected to the terms ‘abstract’ and ‘ …
… ’, he told Lyell. On 31 March 1859, Darwin wrote to Murray describing his work on the origin of …
… length, and the terms he expected; he also acknowledged that Murray wished to see the manuscript …
… I publish for Sir Charles Lyell ’. Darwin was uneasy. Murray, he thought, should see the manuscript …
… origin of all animate forms.’ Moreover, Darwin warned Murray, ‘ it would be a stigma on my work …
… Reading Darwin’s first three chapters was sufficient for Murray to confirm his offer on 10 April …
… old draft ‘ the loss would have killed me! ’ Although Murray was committed to publishing Origin, …
… George Frederick Pollock. The former, in a long letter to Murray, believed that Darwin should ‘ re …
… the latter not only recommended publication but advised Murray to increase the print run from 500 to …
… are very heavy,—as heavy as possible ’, he told Murray on 14 June. He tried to make the text ‘clear …
… ‘Abstract on Origin of species’ had taken 13 months and 10 days ( Darwin's Journal ). The …
… As the trade publication day of 22 November approached, Murray sent Darwin a bound ‘specimen copy’ …
… & proud at the appearance of my child ’, and agreed to Murray’s proposed price. According to …
… I will attend to. ’ Darwin was confounded to hear from Murray on 24 November that the ‘whole …

Women as a scientific audience

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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…

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… target audience? Letter 2447 - Darwin to Murray, J., [5 April 1859] …
… chapters of Origin of Species to his publisher, John Murray. He hopes that his views are …
… her help with tone and style. Letter 7329 - Murray , J. to Darwin, [28 September …
… perusal. Letter 7331 - Darwin to Murray, J., [29 September 1870] …
… Letter 6110 - Samuelson, J. to Darwin, [10 April 1868] James Samuel, editor of …
… - Innes, J. B. to Darwin, [31 August 1868] John Innes reports that he has read …

Rewriting Origin - the later editions

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For such an iconic work, the text of Origin was far from static. It was a living thing that Darwin continued to shape for the rest of his life, refining his ‘one long argument’ through a further five English editions. Many of his changes were made in…

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… it up to date with scientific advances. By Origin ’s 10 th birthday, he was prepared to …
… 1 st to 2 nd editions I have heard from Murray today that he sold whole Edition …
… incessantly receiving letters with references’ he told Murray , with friends suggesting expansion …
… Hist. progresses so quickly’, he complained to Murray , ‘that I must make a good many corrections …
… a larger target audience were also made. Darwin persuaded John Murray to include a glossary of …

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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… of scientific admirers at Down, among them Robert Caspary, John Traherne Moggridge, and Ernst …
… to Darwin’s annoyance, however, publication was delayed by Murray, who judged that it would sell …
… of coffee to two cups a day, since coffee, with the ‘10 drops of Muriatic acid twice a day (with …
… the chemistry go on better’ ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began …
… regime led to Darwin’s being teased by his neighbour, John Lubbock, about the prospect of riding to …
… with our beagles before the season is over’ ( letter from John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More …
… On 21 February Darwin received notification from John Murray that stocks of the third edition of …
… George Henslow, the son of his Cambridge mentor, John Stevens Henslow, stayed for two days in April …
… In June, Darwin was visited by the orchid specialist John Traherne Moggridge, whose work on the self …
… you are in for it’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c . 10 May 1866] ). Henrietta’s letter …
… know how to begin’ ( letter to Fritz Müller, [before 10 December 1866] ). The intrusion of …
… other German states and Austria in June and July. Writing on 10 May from Württemberg, one of the …
… out, ‘business would be totally paralysed’. Similarly, John Murray gave as a reason for his decision …
… ‘gaieties travelling & War Bulletins’ ( letter from John Murray, 18 July 1866 ). I …
… for the criminal prosecution of the colonial governor Edward John Eyre. In his efforts to suppress …

Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments

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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…

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… of sterility between varieties of Verbascum . When John Scott, foreman of the propagating …
… Darwin, impressed, gave him the commission ( see letter to John Scott, 11 December [1862] ). …
… lengthy dialogue on the subject (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). His paper, ‘Dimorphic …
… labour is great’, he told Gray ( letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] ), ‘I have lately counted …
… to publish on Linum ‘at once’ ( letter to John Scott, 11 December [1862] ), writing up his …
… buy it. When he submitted the manuscript to his publisher, John Murray, he boasted: ‘I can say with …
… in the least , whether the Book will sell’ ( letter to John Murray, 9 [February 1862] ). To his …
… to whom the book should be sent (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendixes III and IV) and …
… [1862] ). He warmly recommended Bates and his book to Murray, who swiftly agreed to publish the …
… paper for the Natural History Review ( see letter to John Lubbock, 16 [December 1862] ). Aware …
… additions that he would send (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VIII). Bronn complied …
… of the old Beagle crew, Bartholomew James Sulivan, John Clements Wickham, and Arthur Mellersh, …
… of this, he prescribed strict conditions for a meeting with John Lubbock: ‘if you could … let me go …
… at 9 o clock I do not think it would hurt me’ ( letter to John Lubbock, 23 October [1862] ). …
… on botany. Even at the start of their correspondence he told John Scott: ‘Botany is a new subject to …
… odds & ends of botany & you know far more’ ( letter to John Scott, 19 November [1862] ). …
… Lyell, 14 October [1862] ). Moreover, when the physicist John Tyndall, fresh from a summer in the …
… caution into Tyndall’s ears’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 10–12 November [1862] ). Another of …
… discovered prehistoric lake-dwellings ( see letter from John Lubbock, 23 August 1862 ). Lubbock …
… to view the prehistoric sites near Amiens ( see letter from John Lubbock, 15 May 1862 ), and he …
… about the antiquity of the human species ( see letter from John Lubbock, 6 January 1862 ). …
… referred him back to Origin (l etter to T. H. Huxley, 10 May [1862] ): 'I fully agree …

Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small

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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…

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… In January, Darwin corresponded with George John Romanes about new varieties of sugar cane produced …
… & experimentising on them’ ( letter to J. E. Todd, 10 April 1882 ). While enthusiasm drove him …
… Quarterly Review , owned by Darwin’s publisher John Murray, carried an anonymous article on the …
… 1882, p. 179). Darwin commented at length on the review to Murray. He was pleased by ‘the few first …
… or later write differently about evolution’ ( letter to John Murray, 21 January 1882 ). The author …
… Darwin had a less heated discussion with the painter John Collier on the topic of science and art. …
… himself to so dreadful a man, as Huxley’ ( letter to John Collier, 16 February 1882 ). Collier had …
… be the same without my consciousness?’ ( letter from John Collier, 22 February 1882 ; T. H. Huxley …
… ‘ slight attack’ (Darwin pocket diary, 1882, 6, 7, 10 April 1882). Some days he was able to walk …
… 20 years, & it is a consolation to me to think that the last 10 or 12 years were the happiest …
… in tenderness’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, 10 May 1882 (DAR 219.1: 150)). …
… and admirers. One of the most touching was from John Lubbock, whose interest in natural history at …
… we adjourned as a small tribute of respect’ (letter from John Lubbock to Francis Darwin, 20 April …
… pigeon breeder: ‘Skins are on their road to me sent by Mr. Murray from Persia, & I hope to get …
… ). Darwin’s former mentor at University of Cambridge, John Stevens Henslow, was not a …
… I am able to work’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, [ c . 10 April 1864] ). To the physician Henry …
… Origin, a number of Darwin’s friends, Huxley, John Lubbock, and Charles Lyell, each addressed the …

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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… within the family, Henrietta explained to Stephen on 10 January , hoping that he did not think …
… eager to send his draft to the printers without delay, asked John Murray, his publisher, to make an …
… laboratory. The Lake District may have reminded Darwin of John Ruskin, who lived there. Sending the …
… investigate aggregation. He explained to Fritz Müller on 10 September why he had embarked on …
… 29 July 1881 ). The degree of Darwin’s distress prompted Murray to offer to publish as soon as the …
… gave in. ‘I am now uneasy about your risk,’ he told Murray’s associate Robert Cooke on 31 July , …
… to the general stock of knowledge’ ( letter to E. W. Bok, 10 May 1881 ). Josef Popper, an expert …
… ). His scientific friends, however, did not agree. Both John Lubbock and Hooker asked for Darwin’s …
… about the year 1840(?) on all our minds’ ( letter to John Lubbock, [18 September 1881] ). When …
… on 27 May . Romanes assured Darwin that the artist, John Collier, Huxley’s son-in-law, was ‘such a …
… to R. F. Cooke, 5 October 1881 ). The publication date was 10 October, but by 7 October Darwin …
… of soil, while his brother James Geikie told Darwin on 10 October that no one would ‘any longer …
… Darwin told his old Cambridge University friend John Price on 27 December . As Darwin rejoiced in …

Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex

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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…

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… March 1868, Darwin wrote to the entomologist and accountant John Jenner Weir, ‘If any man wants to …
… domestication . Having been advertised by the publisher John Murray as early as 1865, the two …
… increased the amount of work substantially. Darwin asked Murray to intervene, complaining on 9 …
… a great loss to the Book’. But Darwin’s angry letter to Murray crossed one from Dallas to himself, …
… a cheque to Dallas for £55 s ., and recommended to Murray that Dallas receive additional payment. …
… of the book were sold within a month of its release, and Murray made immediate arrangements for a …
… profound contempt of me. I feel convinced it is by Owen’. John Edward Gray, a colleague of Richard …
… me in the face, but not behind my back’ ( letter to John Murray, 25 February [1868] ). Wallace …
… R. Wallace, 24 February [1868] ). The review was in fact by John Robertson, a Scottish journalist …
… a letter of thanks to the naturalist and customs offcial John Jenner Weir for a paper on apterous …
… depends on the actions of the female’, and of rats, John Bush observed on 30 March that two …
… am not sure’, Darwin reflected in a letter dated [8–10 September 1868] , ‘whether it w d not …
… the whole System is sustained.’ The former Down clergyman, John Brodie Innes, passed easily over …
… letter to J. B. Innes, 1 December 1868 ), his replacement, John Warburton Robinson, proved no …
… walked with village girls at night ( letter to J. B. Innes, 10 December [1868] ). ‘The Church will …
… and joy. Satisfaction in one’s children, Darwin wrote to John Price on 26 November , was ‘the …
… poets, and men of science, including Adam Sedgwick, John Stevens Henslow, and William Jackson Hooker …

Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics

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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…

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… On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species , …
… . Fawcett asserted that Darwin’s theory accorded well with John Stuart Mill’s exposition of the …
… of species to join that of divergence. Andrew Murray challenged the explanation of the origin and …
… form’, namely those of embryology ( letter to Asa Gray, 10 September [1860] ). Only his theory, he …
… with other animals’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] )— he and others were well aware …
… to hear Samuel Wilberforce, the bishop of Oxford, reply to John William Draper’s paper giving a …
… Darwin about further, less dramatic incidents, including John Lubbock’s retort to Wilberforce on the …
… views.—’ ( letter from J. S. Henslow to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1860 ). What worried Darwin most …
… serve a purpose in Britain. He immediately wrote to Gray on 10 September after studying the first …
… His work was also halted abruptly late in November when Murray again called for a new edition of …
… I shall improve the Book considerably.—’ ( letter to John Murray, 5 December [1860] ). Although he …
… to convert people under 20 year,’ he told his friend John Innes, ‘though firmly convinced now …
… good judge coming some little way with me.’ ( letter to John Innes, 28 December [1860] ). …

4.7 'Vanity Fair', caricature

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< Back to Introduction A letter to Darwin from his publisher John Murray of 10 May 1871 informed him, ‘Your portrait is earnestly desired – by the Editor of Vanity Fair. I hope Mr Darwin may consent to follow the example of Murchison – Bismark [sic] …

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… A letter to Darwin from his publisher John Murray of 10 May 1871 informed him, ‘Your portrait is …
… Pellegrini and the versatile French painter James Tissot. John Murray evidently thought that …
… Vanity Fair , no. 152 (30 Sept. 1871), p. 107. Letter from John Murray to Darwin, 10 May 1871 (DCP …

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