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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 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the …
  • … is nearly run’ ( letter to Lawson Tait, 13 February 1882 ). His condition worsened in March. …
  • … styled plants ( letter from Fritz Müller, 1 January 1882 , and letter to Fritz Müller, 4 January …
  • … respectively. In January, Darwin corresponded with George John Romanes about new varieties of …
  • … any extra labour’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January 1882 ). The finished paper, ‘On new …
  • … effects on chlorophyll ( letter to Joseph Fayrer, 30 March 1882 ). He received a specimen of …
  • … one plant or animal!’ ( letter to Henry Groves, 3 April 1882 ). He wrote to an American in Kansas …
  • … experimentising on them’ ( letter to J. E. Todd, 10 April 1882 ). While enthusiasm drove him, …
  • … affects my heart’ ( letter to Henry Groves, 3 April 1882 ). Earthworms and evolution …
  • … Murray, carried an anonymous article on the book in January 1882. The reviewer’s assessment was …
  • … researches themselves’ ( Quarterly Review , January 1882, p. 179). Darwin commented at length on …
  • … about evolution’ ( letter to John Murray, 21 January 1882 ). The author was in fact the clergyman …
  • … down the sides’ ( letter from J. F. Simpson, 7 January 1882 ). The agricultural chemist Joseph …
  • … me greatly’ ( letter from J. H. Gilbert, 9 January 1882, and letter to J. H. Gilbert, 12 …
  • … This was confirmed by one of his correspondents. A clerk, George Frederick Crawte, recounted a …
  • … transit of Venus on an expedition to Queensland, Australia. George’s recent work had been highly …
  • … Robert Stawell Ball that was printed in Nature declared George ‘the discoverer of tidal …
  • … the great judges think highly of the work … I believe that George will some day be a great …
  • … family and close friends grew worried. Letters were sent to George, who was soon to return from …
  • … 3 April 1882 ). He sent a cheque for a memorial to the late George Rolleston ( letter to H. N. …
  • … carried him off the next day. Henrietta immediately wrote to George, who had visited Down on 11 …
  • … a rare declaration on the origins of life to the chemist George Warington, who was keen to reconcile …
  • … to remain each man’s private property’ ( letter to George Warington, 11 October [1867] ). …
  • … One of Darwin’s other great loves, dogs, was indulged by George Cupples, a writer and experienced …
  • … can assure you, we will all make much of him’ ( letter to George Cupples, 20 September [1870] ). …
  • … was used by Darwin against his most aggressive critic, St George Jackson Mivart, who claimed that …

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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  • … has not been able to do more than look at the plates as Mr. Cupples got hold of it first. …
  • … Letter 13650 Kennard, C. A. to Darwin, [28 January 1882] Caroline Kennard responds …