To R. F. Cooke 22 April [1871]
Summary
Detailed questions about illustrations for [forthcoming] Expression.
Asks whether Times review has hurt sales of Descent.
The type on specimen page of Origin [6th ed.] seems clear, but lines are close. The cost is the great point for a wide circulation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke |
| Date: | 22 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 285–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7705 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 22 April [1871] …
- … Ms. 42152 ff. 285–6) Charles Robert Darwin Down 22 Apr [1871] Robert Francis Cooke …
- … 3, and 8 April 1871, p. 5 ( …
- … see also letter to John Murray, 13 April [1871] ). CD refers to Origin 6th ed. …
- … CD refers to Charles Lyell and his Student’s elements of geology ( Lyell 1871 ). …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … Books, Shoe String Press. Lyell, Charles. 1871. The student’s elements of geology. London: …
- … and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 26 April 1871 . No previous letter from Cooke on this …
- … a third printing of Descent , with some textual changes, in April 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). …
- … See letter to John Murray, 22 March [1871] . There was a …
- … hostile review of Descent in The Times , 7 April 1871, p. …
From Joseph Cundall to R. F. Cooke 19 May 1871
Summary
Gives cost of printing photographs [for Expression] by the Woodbury process.
| Author: | Joseph Cundall |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke |
| Date: | 19 May 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 53.2: 120–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7764 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Joseph Cundall to R. F. Cooke 19 May 1871 …
- … 1 Joseph Cundall Council on Education, Kensington Museum 19 May 1871 Robert Francis Cooke …
- … for the photographs in Expression. See letter to R. F. Cooke, 8 May 1871 , and letter to …
- … John Murray 10 May [1871] and n. 2. …
- … S.K.M. May 19, 1871 Dear Sir, The cost of printing & mounting these photographs by the …
From R. F. Cooke 26 April 1871
Summary
Believes heliotype process is best for book illustrations. Has sent copies [of Descent] to Loescher and Carus.
Is working on an estimate for the cheap [6th] edition of the Origin.
The Times review has not hurt sales of Descent.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 396 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7719 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 26 April 1871 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 26 Apr 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … to R. F. Cooke that has not been found; see letter from R. F. Cooke, 28 April 1871 . …
- … Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Expression : The expression of the emotions in …
- … See letter to R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] and nn. 2 and 3. Cooke refers to the plates …
- … translation of Descent (Lessona trans. 1871) were later transferred from Ermanno Loescher …
- … Pomba (see letter from Luigi Pomba, 6 May 1871 ). Julius Victor Carus was translating …
- … Descent into German (Carus trans. 1871). See …
- … letter from John Murray, 12 April [1871] and n. 2, and letter to J. …
- … V. Carus, 25 April [1871] . Origin 6th ed. was not published until February 1872 (see …
- … 85. See letter to R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] and n. 8. This annotation may be a note …
To R. F. Cooke 14 January [1871]
Summary
Suggests periodicals to receive review copies [of Descent].
Is "ashamed at my corrections".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 14 Jan [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 275 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7441 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 14 January [1871] …
- … William Sweetland Dallas ; see letter from R. F. Cooke, 13 January 1871 and n. 5. …
- … DAR 143: 275 Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 Jan [1871] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Stocking, George W. , Jr. 1987. Victorian …
- … this letter and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 13 January 1871 . See letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 13 January 1871 . Frances Power …
- … Descent in the Theological Review 8 (1871): 167–92, not in the London newspaper, the …
- … 28 March [1870? ] . A review of Descent appeared in Macmillan’s Magazine 24 (1871): 45–51. …
- … In 1871, the Journal of Anthropology merged with the Journal of the Ethnological Society …
To R. F. Cooke 17 January [1871]
Summary
Discusses mailing of presentation copies [of Descent]. Sends addresses of A. R. Wallace and St George Mivart.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 17 Jan [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 276 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7444 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 17 January [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 276 Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Jan [1871] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … Alfred Russel Wallace reviewed Descent in Academy 2 (1871): 177–83 ( Wallace 1871c ). St …
- … later reviewed Descent in Quarterly Review 131 (1871): 47–90 ([Mivart] 1871c). However, CD …
- … wanted it for his own research (see letter to St G. J. Mivart, 21 January [1871] ). …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … Descent was published on 24 February 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). CD’s presentation list for …
- … Kent (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 14 February [1871] ). See also letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 15 February 1871 . The enclosure has not been found. …
From R. F. Cooke 13 January 1871
Summary
Sends list of journals to be sent review copies of Descent. If CD wants to add others, they will be included. Printing of 2500 copies ordered; retail price 24s.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Jan 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 384 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7440 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Dallas was the indexer of Descent ; see letter to R. F. Cooke, 12 January [1871] . …
- … From R. F. Cooke 13 January 1871 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 13 Jan 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Plant, Marjorie. 1965. The English book …
- … See letter to R. F. Cooke, 12 January [1871] . Cooke refers to Descent. CD returned the …
- … letter to R. F. Cooke, 14 January [1871] ); it has not been found. John Murray . Trade …
To R. F. Cooke 28 May [1871]
Summary
More discussion of the illustrations for Expression.
A Swedish naturalist [G. Lindström] has asked to translate the Journal of researches.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 28 May [1871] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 280–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7773 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 28 May [1871] …
- … 42152 ff. 280–2) Charles Robert Darwin Down 28 May [1871] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … CD visited London from 24 to 30 June 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Oscar Gustaf …
- … See letter to R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] . CD refers to James Davis Cooper . See …
- … letter to R. F. Cooke, 22 April [1871] and n. 4. …
- … See letter to Gustav Lindström, 16 May [1871] . …
- … and the letter to R. F. Cooke, 8 May 1871 . CD was considering which of several methods …
- … See letter from Joseph Cundall to R. F. Cooke, 19 May 1871 . See also letter to R. …
- … F. Cooke, 8 May 1871 , and letter to …
- … John Murray, 10 May [1871] and n. 2. …
To R. F. Cooke 12 January [1871]
Summary
Has no idea about length of index [for Descent]. W. S. Dallas wrote it would take ten days more. Asks how many presentation copies he may have. Lists journals to receive review copies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 12 Jan [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 274 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7438 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 12 January [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 274 Charles Robert Darwin 12 Jan [1871] Down Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … The student’s elements of geology ( Lyell 1871 ) in December 1870 ( Correspondence vol. …
- … 25 December 1870 ). The edges of Lyell 1871 are trimmed and decorated with pink speckles. …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Lyell, …
- … Charles. 1871. The student’s elements of geology. London: J. Murray. …
- … and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 11 January 1871 . CD refers to Descent. See letter …
- … from R. F. Cooke, 11 January 1871 . No correspondence between CD and William Sweetland …
- … the letter to Dallas of 27 January [1871] . For CD’s presentation list for Descent , see …
To R. F. Cooke 17 November 1871
Summary
Has decided that 1000 copies of Descent should be printed. Will make no alterations. "If it goes on selling it will shew that it is worth a thorough revision."
The U. S. sale of Descent (10000 copies) is larger than in England.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1871 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 236–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8074 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 17 November 1871 …
- … 42152 ff. 236–7) Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Nov 1871 Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … See letter from R. F. Cooke, 16 November 1871 . The …
- … printing of Descent appeared in December 1871 with the figure ‘eighth thousand’ on the …
- … See letter from R. F. Cooke, 16 November 1871 and n. 2. CD, with the assistance of his …
- … text of Origin 6th ed. See letter to J. J. Moulinié, 12 July [1871] , and letter to J. …
- … V. Carus, 8 October [1871] . The US edition of Descent was published by D. Appleton & Co …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov 17 1871 My dear Sir As you give me the choice, have 1000 of …
To R. F. Cooke 30 January [1871]
Summary
Asks that review copy [of Descent] be sent to F. P. Cobbe.
Discusses mailing of presentation copies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 30 Jan [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 277 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7466 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 30 January [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 277 Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 Jan [1871] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … letter to R. F. Cooke, 10 February [1871] ). In December 1870, Blyth had been convicted …
- … Jackson Mivart . See letter from St G. J. Mivart, 22 January 1871 , and letter from A. …
- … R. Wallace, 27 January 1871 . …
- … Descent , which was published on 24 February 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). Frances Power Cobbe’s …
- … Descent in the Theological Review 8 (1871): 167–92. Cooke had sent a list of periodicals …
- … see letter to R. F. Cooke, 14 January [1871] and n. 3). In CD’s own presentation list …
- … Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Expression : The expression of the emotions in …
From R. F. Cooke 1 November 1871
Summary
Suggests CD have Origin [6th ed.] stereotyped.
Will sell out remaining copies of Descent at forthcoming trade sale, print off 500 or 1000 more, and then have the type distributed.
14 copies of C. Wright’s pamphlet have been sold.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 404 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8044 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 1 November 1871 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 1 Nov 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … William Clowes & Sons . See letter to R. F. Cooke, 30 October 1871 . See letter to R. …
- … F. Cooke, 30 October 1871 and n. 3. Six thousand five hundred …
- … issues, the most recent of which was made in April 1871; another thousand copies would …
- … be printed in December 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). Thomas Henry Huxley’s essay ‘Mr Darwin’s …
- … Wallace 1870 ), was published in the November 1871 issue of Contemporary Review ( T. H. …
- … letter from Chauncey Wright, 11 October 1871 . Origin 6th ed. was published in February …
To R. F. Cooke 10 February [1871]
Summary
Asks that a presentation copy [of Descent?] be sent to Edward Blyth. Comments on publication.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 10 Feb [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 278 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7480 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 10 February [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 278 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Feb [1871] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … letter from R. F. Cooke, 13 January 1871 ). The editor of Gardeners’ Chronicle was …
- … to Descent in his letter of 11 January 1871 . The letter from William Sweetland Dallas , …
- … Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. ODNB : Oxford dictionary of national biography: …
- … and the letter to R. F. Cooke, 30 January [1871] . CD had understood Edward Blyth to be …
- … see letter to R. F. Cooke, 30 January [1871] and n. 4). CD refers to presentation …
To R. F. Cooke 4 November 1871
Summary
Agrees to stereotyping Origin [6th ed.].
Asks that 500 or 1000 more copies of Descent be printed. Will make no corrections except the number of thousands on title page. Would like to revise [Descent] if it goes on selling.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 4 Nov 1871 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 238–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8052 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 4 November 1871 …
- … 238–9) Charles Robert Darwin Leith Hill Place 4 Nov 1871 Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … Mivart 1871a ( Wright 1871b ). See letter from R. F. Cooke, 1 November 1871 and n. 5. …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … Surrey. | (until Friday morning) Nov 4. 1871 My dear Sir From what you say please to let …
- … letter from R. F. Cooke, 1 November 1871 and n. 2). The letter to the printers William …
- … See letter from R. F. Cooke, 1 November 1871 and n. 3. Small textual changes were made …
From R. F. Cooke 9 October 1871
Summary
Will give printer orders to set up first six chapters of Origin [6th ed.]. Murray thinks a glossary [of scientific terms] might be advisable, if not longer than ten pages. Will offer W. S. Dallas £10 for it.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Oct 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 403 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7996 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 9 October 1871 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 9 Oct 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter to John Murray, 6 October [1871] . Cooke refers to the sixth edition of …
- … See letter to John Murray, 6 October [1871] . Cooke refers to William Sweetland Dallas . …
- … pages long. From 28 July to 25 August 1871, CD and his family stayed at Albury, Surrey, …
From R. F. Cooke 28 April 1871
Summary
Concerned with photographic processes for illustrations [for Expression].
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 397 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7724 |
From R. F. Cooke 18 August 1871
Summary
RC is sure Murray would not object to printing the pamphlet [C. Wright’s Darwinism: being an examination of Mr. St. G. J. Mivart’s "Genesis of species"].
After a lull in sales of Descent, a fresh demand warrants keeping type set up. Has CD seen the review of Descent in the Guardian?
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Aug 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 401 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7909 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 18 August 1871 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 18 Aug 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter to John Murray, 17 August [1871] and n. 3. …
- … See letter to John Murray, 17 August [1871] and n. 8. Murray and his wife, Marion, were …
- … weekly journal the Guardian on 2 August 1871, pp. 935–6. There is a copy in DAR 226.2: …
From R. F. Cooke 15 February 1871
Summary
Printing of Descent will be done this day. Cannot publish until next week.
| Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Feb 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 386 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7483 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 15 February 1871 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 15 Feb 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … refers to Descent. Descent was published on Friday 24 February 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
To R. F. Cooke 30 October 1871
Summary
Has completed corrections for Origin [6th ed.], but has received no proofs. Hopes it will be published without delay.
Has been reflecting on Murray’s suggestion to stereotype the Origin. Sees advantage in that it will make him stop additions and changes in style. Inquires whether each separate sheet is stereotyped and can be altered.
Asks whether any copies of C. Wright’s pamphlet have been sold.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1871 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 232–3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8034 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 30 October 1871 …
- … 42152 ff. 232–3) Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 Oct 1871 Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … Wright 1871b ; see letter from Chauncey Wright, 11 October 1871 , n. 1. Origin 6th ed. …
- … in ‘Mr. Murray’s list of forthcoming works’ in the Spectator , 28 October 1871, p. 1318. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Oct 30 1871 My dear Sir The next day after receiving your former …
- … See letter from R. F. Cooke, 9 October 1871 . William Clowes & Sons were printing the …
To R. F. Cooke 14 February [1871]
Summary
Discusses presentation copies [of Descent]. Dallas returned proofs of index on Friday. Asks for John Stuart Mill’s address.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 14 Feb [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 279 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7481 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 14 February [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 279 Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 Feb [1871] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … and the letter to R. F. Cooke, 10 February [1871] . CD refers to presentation copies of …
- … London, from 23 February to 2 March 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). No correspondence …
To R. F. Cooke 8 May 1871
Summary
Sends photographs he intends to use in Expression and asks for estimates of cost per thousand of each process [Woodburytype and Heliotype] suggested by RC and for different numbers of photos on each plate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 8 May 1871 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 289–90) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7744 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 8 May 1871 …
- … 42152 ff. 289–90) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 May 1871 Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … the heliotype process for Expression. See letters from R. F. Cooke, 26 April 1871 and …
- … 28 April 1871 . The photographs used in Expression , with CD’s instructions to the …
- … Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E. May 8. 1871 My dear Sir I should be much obliged if you c d …
| letter | (46) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (25) |
| John Murray | (25) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (20) |
| Cundall, Joseph | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (25) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (21) |
| John Murray | (19) |
| Cooke, R. F. | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (45) |
| John Murray | (44) |
| Cundall, Joseph | (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
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< 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
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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…
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- … In the 1860s Darwin began collecting photographs of emotional expression. They seemed to capture …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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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…
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Henrietta Emma Darwin
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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
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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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- … 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
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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…
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- … [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
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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,…
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- … 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
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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
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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…
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Experimenting with emotions
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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
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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…
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- … 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
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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…
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- … of it" – Winwood Reade to Charles Darwin, 31 January 1871 ) and sought Darwin’s advice on …
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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- … 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
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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
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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,…
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- … of sexual differences in viviparous fish, [before 1 June 1871] Fritz Müller's …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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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…
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- … politely worded rebuke to St G. J. Mivart ( 21 April [1871] ) for the inadequacies, as Darwin saw …
Have you read the one about....
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... 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.
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- … ... the atheistical cats, or the old fogies in Cambridge? We've suggested a few - some funny, some …
