To John Murray 19 February [1871]
Summary
Discusses publication of Descent. Orders copies of vol. 2 sent to Wallace, Mivart, and F. P. Cobbe.
Will attend Athenaeum and vote for RC.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 19 Feb [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 280 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7489 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … To John Murray 19 February [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 280 Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Feb [1871] John Murray …
- … Bibliography Cobbe, Frances Power. 1871. Darwinism in morals. Theological Review 8: 167– …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … for Descent is addressed ‘Albemarle Street’ and dated 23 February 1871 ( letter to John …
- … Murray, 23 February 1871 ). See …
- … letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . CD refers to Alfred Russel Wallace , St …
- … Mivart , and Frances Power Cobbe (see letters to R. F. Cooke, 17 January [1871] and …
- … 30 January [1871] ). See …
- … letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . CD’s letter to Cobbe has …
- … been found. Cobbe’s article ( Cobbe 1871 ) appeared in the April issue of the Theological …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . Robert …
- … Francis Cooke had written on 15 February 1871 that he expected the whole edition of 2500 …
- … went to London on Thursday 23 February 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)), and probably …
To John Murray 13 September 1871
Summary
Arrangements for distribution and review of pamphlet [Chauncey Wright’s Darwinism: being an examination of Mr St. G. J. Mivart’s "Genesis of species" (1871)], which CD had reprinted at his own expense.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 13 Sept 1871 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 224–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7940 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To John Murray 13 September 1871 …
- … It was also reviewed in the Academy , 1 October 1871, pp. 459–60. …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 224–5) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Sept 1871 John Murray …
- … G. J. Mivart’s "Genesis of species" (1871)], which CD had reprinted at his own expense. …
- … see letter to John Murray, 17 August [1871] and n. 4. George Murray Humphry founded the …
- … was referred to in the ‘Pamphlets received’ list of Nature , 19 October 1871, p. 500. …
- … It was advertised in the Athenæum , 23 September 1871, p. …
- … 387, and 30 September 1871, p. 419. …
- … It was advertised in the Academy , 1 October 1871, p. …
- … 1, and 15 October 1871, p. 1. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Sep 13 1871 My dear Sir The pamphlet about which I wrote to you …
To John Murray 8 March [1871]
Summary
Asks what his profits on the reprints of Descent will be when half have been sold.
Good reviews in Saturday Review and Pall Mall Gazette;
contemptuous one as usual in Athenæum.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 8 Mar [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 222–3) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7555 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … To John Murray 8 March [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 222–3) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Mar [1871] John Murray …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … Massey’s Concerning spiritualism ( Massey [1871] ). No letter from Massey has been found. …
- … a week of publication (see letter from John Murray, 27 February [1871] , and letter to …
- … Francis Darwin, [28 February 1871] ). CD’s presentation list for Descent has six names …
- … Conn. : Archon Books, Shoe String Press. [Leifchild, John R. ] 1871. Review of Descent . …
- … Athenæum 4 March 1871, pp. 275–7. …
- … Massey, Gerald. [1871. ] Concerning spiritualism. London: J. Burns. …
- … issue of Descent (see letter from John Murray, 27 February [1871] , letter to Francis …
- … Darwin, [28 February 1871] , and Freeman 1977 ). CD’s copy of the …
- … of Descent in the Saturday Review , 4 March 1871, pp. 276–7, is in DAR 226.2: 102–4. …
- … s anonymous review in the Athenæum ( [Leifchild] 1871 ) is in DAR 226.2: 69–70. A …
- … in the Pall Mall Gazette , 2 March 1871, p. 4. For a list of reviews of Descent , see …
To John Murray 20 March 1871
Summary
Pleased with sum the reprint [of Descent] has produced. Terms of payment accepted.
Thanks JM for Nonconformist [review of Descent, 32 (1871): 240–1].
Would like to see other out-of-way reviews – especially religious.
Other reviews favourable, including Wallace’s [see 7569], which is admirable.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 20 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 250–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7603 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To John Murray 20 March 1871 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 250–1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Mar 1871 John Murray …
- … for Nonconformist [review of Descent , 32 (1871): 240–1]. Would like to see other out-of- …
- … A review of Descent appeared in the 2 August 1871 issue of the Guardian (pp. 935–6). CD’s …
- … that appeared in the 11 March and 18 March 1871 issues of the Spectator (pp. 288–9, 319– …
- … Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. North, John S. 1997. The Waterloo directory of …
- … Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E. March 20 th . 1871 My dear M r Murray I am greatly pleased …
- … See letter from John Murray, 18 March [1871] and n. 3. CD had banked with the Charing …
- … to a review of Descent in the 8 March 1871 issue of the Nonconformist (see Correspondence …
To John Murray 17 August [1871]
Summary
Asks JM whether he will publish 750 copies of a pamphlet [Chauncey Wright’s review of Mivart’s Genesis of species, North Am. Rev. 113 (1871): 63–103] at CD’s expense.
Has been ill so cannot say when he will finish new edition of Origin.
Asks about sales and printing of Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 17 Aug [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 226–7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7907 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To John Murray 17 August [1871] …
- … 42152 ff. 226–7) Charles Robert Darwin Haredene, Albury Surrey 17 Aug [1871] John Murray …
- … s Genesis of species , North Am. Rev. 113 (1871): 63–103] at CD’s expense. Has been ill so …
- … edition was completed on 29 October 1871 (see CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). The first …
- … with a second printing of 2000 in March 1871; the third printing was issued in April but …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … at Haredene from 28 July to 25 August 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). John Murray’s …
- … See letter to Chauncey Wright, 17 July [1871] and n. 2. Wright had published a review ( …
- … Wright 1871b ) is listed under ‘Books received’ in Nature , 26 October 1871, p. 500. …
- … Descent had been published by John Murray on 24 February 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). …
- … CD had been revising Origin since 18 June 1871; the manuscript of the sixth …
To John Murray 12 May [1871]
Summary
Will require at least six weeks’ notice before a new edition of Descent has to go to press because of considerable corrections needed.
Thinks cheap edition of Origin is needed, since he could answer objections in it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 12 May [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 244–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7755 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Murray 12 May [1871] …
- … editor of Vanity Fair , Thomas Gibson Bowles . See letter from John Murray, 10 May 1871 . …
- … Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 244–5) Charles Robert Darwin Bassett 12 May [1871] John Murray …
- … and the letter from John Murray, 10 May 1871 . The bills were Murray’s payment for the …
- … printing of Descent. See letter from John Murray, 10 May 1871 . The Darwins were visiting …
- … Darwin in Southampton from 11 to 19 May 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). See letter to …
- … R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] . Murray had received a request for a portrait of CD from …
To John Murray 3 June [1871]
Summary
Is disappointed at high price, 7s 6d, being considered for the cheap edition of the Origin [6th ed.]. Has been told that, in Lancashire, workmen club together to buy the Origin.
Little chance that Expression will be done this autumn.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 3 June [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 246–7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7798 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To John Murray 3 June [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 246–7) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 June [1871] John Murray …
- … criticisms made against him by St George Jackson Mivart in Mivart 1871 (see letter to A. …
- … R. Wallace, 9 July [1871] ). CD began working …
- … on the sixth edition of Origin on 18 June 1871 and finished the manuscript …
- … version on 29 October 1871 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Expression was published in …
- … and the letter from John Murray, 31 May [1871] . CD refers to Robert Francis Cooke . …
- … See letter from John Murray, 31 May [1871] and n. 2. …
- … See letter from John Murray, 31 May [1871] and n. 4. No correspondence has been found …
- … letter from W. B. Dawkins, 23 February 1871 ). Origin 5th ed. William Clowes & Sons were …
To John Murray 27 May [1871]
Summary
Asks JM for final decision about a cheap edition of Origin. Would like to begin soon to revise and answer recent objections.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 27 May [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 287–8) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7772 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To John Murray 27 May [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 287–8) Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 May [1871] John Murray …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 26 May [1871] . …
- … Letter from John Murray, 26 May [1871] . CD refers to Origin 6th ed. …
- … See letter to John Murray, 12 May [1871] . CD refers to Expression. CD refers to Robert …
- … See letter from Joseph Cundall to R. F. Cooke, 19 May 1871 . Three printings of Descent …
- … had been made; a fourth was made in December 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). …
To John Murray 22 March [1871]
Summary
Has this day sent off corrections for new issue [of Descent]. Asks whether title-page may read "Sixth Thousand".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 22 Mar [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 58–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7610 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To John Murray 22 March [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 58–9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 22 Mar [1871] John Murray …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 21 March 1871 . See …
- … letter to John Murray, 21 March 1871 and n. 2. …
- … See letter from John Murray, 20 March [1871] . The title page of the third printing has ‘ …
- … also letter from John Murray, 22 March 1871 ). CD’s letter to the firm William Clowes & …
- … 1871a and a review in the Observer , 19 March 1871, p. 3. For reviews of Descent , see …
To John Murray 21 March 1871
Summary
Is astonished at sale [of Descent]. Will make no additions, but must correct a few misprints and errors [for third issue].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 21 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 252) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7608 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To John Murray 21 March 1871 …
- … John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 f. 252) Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 Mar 1871 John Murray …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … see letter from John Murray, 20 March [1871] . For more on the corrections CD made for the …
- … see the letter from J. V. Carus, 15 March 1871 and n. 2. CD refers to the firm William …
- … Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E. Mar 21. 1871 My dear M r Murray I am astonished at the sale …
To John Murray 23 February 1871
Summary
Receipt for payment by John Murray of £630 for the first edition, consisting of 2500 copies, of Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Feb 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 249: 105 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7509A |
Matches: 4 hits
To John Murray 13 July [1871]
Summary
Thanks JM for Quarterly Review. Its "cutting" article [on Descent, 131 (1871): 47–90] is worthy of Mivart’s skill.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 13 July [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 248–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7863 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Murray 13 July [1871] …
- … Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 248–9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 July [1871] John Murray …
- … Its "cutting" article [on Descent , 131 (1871): 47–90] is worthy of Mivart’s skill. …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … published in the Quarterly Review for July 1871 ([Mivart] 1871c). Murray was the publisher …
To John Murray [1 March 1871]
Summary
Discusses new edition of Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | [1 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 437 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9237 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Murray [1 March 1871] …
- … DAR 143: 437 Charles Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [1 Mar 1871] John Murray …
- … of Descent (see nn. 2 and 4, below). In 1871, 1 March fell on Wednesday. CD stayed in …
- … Alvey Darwin from 23 February until 2 March 1871 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). William …
- … 19, letter to R. F. Cooke, 10 February [1871] . Murray was printing a second issue of the …
- … 19, letter from John Murray, 27 February [1871] ). CD’s presentation list for Descent has …
- … at once (see Correspondence vol. 19, letter from John Murray, 27 February [1871] ). …
To John Murray 13 March 1871
Summary
Pleased about sale and new issue [of Descent]. Discusses presentation copies.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 13 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 435 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7577 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To John Murray 13 March 1871 …
- … DAR 143: 435 Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Mar 1871 John Murray …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … Down, Bromley, Kent, S.E. Mar. 13, 1871. My dear Mr. Murray It is grand news about the …
- … See letter from John Murray, 9 March [1871] . The copyist probably mistranscribed as ‘ …
- … to letter from John Murray, 9 March [1871] ). There are six additional names on the verso …
To John Murray 23 September [1871]
Summary
Has been so unwell that he could do absolutely nothing on Origin [6th ed.]. A new chapter seven has cost much labour.
Sorry to hear R. I. Murchison is ill.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Sept [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 234–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7964 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Murray 23 September [1871] …
- … Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 234–5) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Sept [1871] John Murray …
- … see letter to John Murray, 17 August [1871] and n. 7. William Clowes & Sons . Chapter 7 …
- … to Roderick Impey Murchison ; see letter from John Murray, 22 September [1871] and n. 4. …
- … and the letter to John Murray, 22 September [1871] . CD refers to Charles Kingsley and to …
- … Wright 1871b . See letter from Chauncey Wright, 11 October 1871 . CD refers to the Journal …
- … letter from John Murray, 22 September [1871] and n. 2). The British and Foreign Medico- …
To John Murray 23 March 1871
Summary
Amount received from 2d issue of Descent now stands at £840. Would be glad to have 2000 more copies printed because he wants time to collect information for a corrected edition.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Mar 1871 |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 44–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7613 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Murray 23 March 1871 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42153 ff. 44–5) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Mar 1871 John Murray …
- … to the second printing of Descent (see letter from John Murray, 22 March 1871 and n. 1). …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E. March 23 d 1871 My dear M r Murray I beg leave to …
To John Murray 23 April [1871]
Summary
Asks JM to lend him his copy of 1st edition (1806) of Charles Bell’s Anatomy of expression.
JM should tell him when he wants new cheap edition of Origin, so he can arrange his plans and time.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 23 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 240–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7709 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … the third edition in Expression , p. 2. See letter to R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] . …
- … To John Murray 23 April [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 240–1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Apr [1871] John Murray …
- … to Murray himself was that of 13 April [1871], however, he had also been in correspondence …
- … see letter to R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] . ) No other correspondence with Murray …
To John Murray 13 April [1871]
Summary
Has no idea who wrote the Times review [of Descent]. Writer has no knowledge of science and "seems a windbag full of metaphysics & classics".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 13 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 220–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7680 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Murray 13 April [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 220–1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 Apr [1871] John Murray …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 12 April [1871] . See …
- … letter from John Murray, 12 April [1871] and nn. 2 and 3. CD’s letter to …
- … in Turin has not been found. See letter from John Murray, 12 April [1871] and n. 4. …
To John Murray 6 October [1871]
Summary
Has finished seven chapters of revision of Origin [6th ed.] despite poor health. Asks JM’s opinion on a glossary of scientific terms. Encloses text for advertisement.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 6 Oct [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 228–31) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7988 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To John Murray 6 October [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 228–31) Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 Oct [1871] John Murray …
- … at Leith Hill Place, Surrey, from 3 to 10 November 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … the glossary for Origin 6th ed. (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 13 October [1871] ). An …
- … in Publishers’ Circular , 17 October 1871, p. 689: ‘The Origin of Species by Means of …
To John Murray 10 May [1871]
Summary
CD is perplexed about illustrations for Expression, i.e., whether photographs are better than woodcuts. He thinks photographs, but does not know which process is preferable. Asks JM to inquire.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 10 May [1871] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 278–9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7749 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To John Murray 10 May [1871] …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 278–9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 May [1871] John Murray …
- … between this letter and the letter to R. F. Cooke, 8 May 1871 . See letter to R. …
- … F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] and nn. 2 and 3. Oscar Gustaf Rejlander had supplied CD with a …
letter | (42) |
Darwin, C. R. | (41) |
Masłowski, Ludwik | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | |
John Murray | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | (42) |
Darwin, C. R. | (41) |
John Murray | (1) |
Masłowski, Ludwik | (1) |
Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
Summary
The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
Matches: 30 hits
- … The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the …
- … promotes the sale’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 ). The profits for Darwin were …
- … first two printings, Darwin wrote to Murray on 20 March 1871 , ‘It is quite a grand trade to be a …
- … in memory of the book’ ( letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Reaction …
- … to read it ( letter from James Crichton-Browne, 19 February 1871 ). The African explorer and …
- … pleasant or not’ (letter from W. W. Reade, 21 February 1871). The geologist William Boyd Dawkins …
- … to buy them’ ( letter from W. B. Dawkins, 23 February 1871 ). Thomas Henry Huxley marvelled that …
- … tide-marks!’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 20 February 1871 ). Asa Gray remarked, somewhat …
- … and pointed ears” (letter from Asa Gray, 14 April 1871) Like his previous book, …
- … arms and legs ( letter from C. L. Bernays, 25 February 1871 ). Samples of hair arrived from …
- … his head ( letter from W. B. Tegetmeier, [before 25 April 1871] )). Hinrich Nitsche, ‘the lucky …
- … orang-utan foetus ( letter from Hinrich Nitsche, 18 April 1871 ). Darwin thought he might use the …
- … poor return’ ( letter to Hinrich Nitsche, 25 April [1871] ). Animal anecdotes appeared in …
- … space each morning ( letter from Arthur Nicols, 7 March 1871 ; letter from B. J. Sulivan, 11 …
- … of beauty ( letter from E. J. Pfeiffer, [before 26 April 1871] ). Roland Trimen, a long-time …
- … in the past ( letter from Roland Trimen, 17 and 18 April 1871 ). Candid disagreement …
- … were raised to a high pitch, as Innes wrote on 26 May 1871 about the darker races arising …
- … as far as this goes’ ( letter to J. B. Innes, 29 May [1871] ). On religion and morality …
- … Creator made it’ ( letter from George Morrish, 18 March 1871 ). Darwin received an anonymous …
- … Descent ( letter from a child of God, [after 24 February 1871] ). Yet some continued to …
- … religious feeling’ ( letter from F. E. Abbot, 20 August 1871 ). The Anglican clergyman and …
- … brethren’ ( letter from George Henslow, 5 December 1871 ). Ernst Haeckel boasted of his month …
- … monkey !’ ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 21 December 1871 ). Descent was extensively …
- … independent of all times and all circumstances’ (8 April 1871, p. 5). Darwin condemned the author of …
- … & classics’ ( letter to John Murray, 13 April [1871] ). But a similar point was made by …
- … the killing of some members of a hive a duty (Cobbe 1871, pp. 174, 188–9). Darwin was particularly …
- … by culture, not biology ( letter from John Morley, 30 March 1871 ). Reaction at home …
- … its master. ( Letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [3–9 March 1871] .) Some of Darwin’s …
- … to me’ ( letter to Hensleigh Wedgwood, 9 March 1871 ). A widening rift By far the …
- … 1871a), which appeared just prior to Descent in early 1871. ‘I daresay it will tell heavily …
Darwin’s queries on expression
Summary
When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
Matches: 14 hits
- … Blair, R.H. 11 July 1871 Worcester College for the …
- … Brooke, C.A.J. 30 April 1871 Sarawak, Borneo …
- … Chaumont, F.S.B.F. de 11 March 1871 Woolston, …
- … Crichton-Browne, James 3 April 1871 West Riding …
- … Donders, F.C. 28 March 1871 Utrecht, Netherlands …
- … Foster, Michael 4 June [1871] Trinity College, …
- … Gray, Asa 14 April 1871 Cambridge, Massachusetts, …
- … Gray, Asa 10 & 14 March [1871] Cambridge, …
- … Mivart, G.J. 26 Jan 1871 North Bank, London, England …
- … Reade, Winwood W. 1 Feb 1871 11 St Mary Abbot's …
- … Rejlander, O.G. [1871] Victoria Street, London, …
- … Smith, Andrew 1 Feb. 1871 11 Saint Mary Abbot's …
- … Smith, Andrew 17 April 1871 16 Alexander Square, …
- … Swinhoe, Robert 14 March 1871 33 Oakley Square, …
Frank Chance
Summary
The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles but also all sorts of small, dry specimens, mostly enclosed with letters. Many of these enclosures have become separated from the letters or lost altogether,…
Matches: 6 hits
- … first is undated but we know it was written before 25 April 1871 because Darwin alluded to a case …
- … report by the pigeon-fancier W. B. Tegetmeier, 25 April [1871] . In his letter Chance is …
- … (Letter from Frank Chance, [before 25 April 1871] ) Responding to this meticulous self …
- … were very rare. When we were editing volume 19 (1871), Chance’s enclosure of beard and …
- … : In your work on the ""Descent of Man"" (ed. 1871) ii. 298, 299, in …
- … followed up on a similar case that CD had observed on 13 May 1871. William’s letter of 5 June 1871 …
4.17 'Figaro', unidentifiable 1871
Summary
< Back to Introduction Yet another portrayal of Darwin as a tree-dwelling ape was published in The Figaro in October 1871, and titled ‘A Darwinian hypothesis’. The image survives in a torn page in the Darwin archive, but it has so far proved…
Darwin’s favourite photographer: From O. G. Rejlander, 30 April 1871
Summary
In the 1860s Darwin began collecting photographs of emotional expression. They seemed to capture fleeting movements of the face, and allowed him to observe with more detachment. But the technology was still new. Even under the best conditions, exposure…
Matches: 1 hits
- … In the 1860s Darwin began collecting photographs of emotional expression. They seemed to capture …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
Summary
Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
Matches: 3 hits
Henrietta Emma Darwin
Summary
Henrietta “Etty” Darwin (1843–1927) was the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach adulthood. She married Richard Buckley Litchfield in 1871. She was a valued editor to her father as well as companion and correspondent to both of her parents.…
Cross and self fertilisation
Summary
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…
Matches: 4 hits
- … of self-fertilisation’ ( To J. D. Hooker, 23 July [1871] ). Darwin also informed Müller of this …
- … in his hothouse ( To Fritz Müller, 2 August [1871] ). By late 1871, Darwin was already …
- … generations’ ( To Federico Delpino, 22 November 1871 ). Delpino replied that he looked forward to …
- … and horticulture ( From Federico Delpino, 5 December 1871 ). When Darwin began writing in February …
Darwin and the Church
Summary
The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
Matches: 5 hits
- … [1850] and n. 6; and letter to J. B. Innes, 29 May [1871] ). Their true friendship does …
- … request favourably—’ (letter from J. B. Innes, 26 May 1871 ). Indeed Innes had such a high …
- … school and organ funds (letter to J. B. Innes, 13 January 1871 ). Down’s next clergyman …
- … very dull sermons’ (letter to J. B. Innes, 18 January [1871] ). Mr Powell was happy to take up …
- … qualifications’ (letter from J. B. Innes, 5 June 1871 ). Particularly in the early days of …
Moral Nature
Summary
In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…
Matches: 8 hits
- … Letter 7048 : Darwin, W. E., to Darwin, C. R., [April? 1871] In Descent of man (1: 71 …
- … Letter 7645 : Morley, John to Darwin, 30 March 1871 The politician and man of letters, …
- … of Descent of Man in the Pall Mall Gazette (Morley 1871). Darwin admired the review, and …
- … Letter 7685 : Darwin to Morley, John, 14 April [1871] "When I speak of intellectual …
- … Letter 7691 , Morley, John, to Darwin, 17 April 1871 "I don't think Mr. Mill& …
- … 7470 : Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, [before 3 March 1871] Darwin exchanged long letters …
- … Letter 7537 : Darwin, C. R. to Wenslow, Hensleigh, 3 March [1871] Using the example of …
- … 3. [ available at Darwinonline ] Cobbe, F. P. 1871. 'Darwinism in morals'. …
Strange things sent to Darwin in the post
Summary
Some of the stranger things Darwin received in the post can tell us a lot about how Darwin worked at home. In 1863, Darwin was very excited when the ornithologist Alfred Newton sent him a diseased, red-legged partridge foot with an enormous ball of clay…
Darwin and vivisection
Summary
Darwin played an important role in the controversy over vivisection that broke out in late 1874. Public debate was sparked when the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought an unsuccessful prosecution against a French physiologist who…
Matches: 3 hits
Experimenting with emotions
Summary
Darwin’s interest in emotions can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by the sounds and gestures of the peoples of Tierra del Fuego. On his return, he started recording observations in a set of notebooks, later labelled '…
Henrietta Darwin's diary
Summary
Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
Matches: 8 hits
- … wrote the following journal entries in March and July 1871 in a small lockable, leather-bound …
- … by Henrietta herself. Darwin’s letters in 1870 and 1871 ( Correspondence , vols 18 and 19) …
- … missions due to take place between 26 February and 5 March 1871 in four towns within the deanery of …
- … from Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood, [March 1871?], and letter from F. J. Wedgwood to H. …
- … University Library. Henrietta Darwin | March 1871 1871 March— Sea Grove …
- … away what they have no equivalent for. July 4th 1871. How hard it is to wait—the …
- … I think I am a very happy woman. Sunday July 9 th . 1871 I want to think why I shd …
- … mission leaders in the Hampshire Advertiser , 21 January 1871, p. 7. 4 Probably John …
William Winwood Reade
Summary
On 19 May 1868, an African explorer and unsuccessful novelist, William Winwoode Reade (1838–1875) offered to help Darwin, and started a correspondence and, arguably, a collaboration, that would last until Reade's death. After a first 1861 tour of…
Matches: 1 hits
- … of it" – Winwood Reade to Charles Darwin, 31 January 1871 ) and sought Darwin’s advice on …
Women as a scientific audience
Summary
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…
Matches: 5 hits
- … Letter 7624 - Bathoe, M . B. to Darwin, [25 March 1871] Mary Bathoe responds …
- … Letter 7644 - Barnard, A. to Darwin, [30 March 1871] J. S. Henslow’s daughter, …
- … 7651 - Wedgwood, F. J. to Darwin, H. E., [1 April 1871] Frances Wedgwood offers …
- … 7411 - Pfeiffer, E. J. to Darwin, [before 26 April 1871] The poet Emily Pfeiffer …
- … Letter 8055 - Hennell, S. S. to Darwin, [7 November 1871] Sarah Hennell writes to Darwin …
Francis Galton
Summary
Galton was a naturalist, statistician, and evolutionary theorist. He was a second cousin of Darwin’s, having descended from his grandfather, Erasmus. Born in Birmingham in 1822, Galton studied medicine at King’s College, London, and also read mathematics…
Diagrams and drawings in letters
Summary
Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
Matches: 1 hits
- … of sexual differences in viviparous fish, [before 1 June 1871] Fritz Müller's …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
Summary
On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
Matches: 1 hits
- … politely worded rebuke to St G. J. Mivart ( 21 April [1871] ) for the inadequacies, as Darwin saw …
Have you read the one about....
Summary
... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some serious - but all letters you can read here.
Matches: 1 hits
- … ... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some …