To Francis Darwin 16 May [1871]
Summary
George [Darwin] plans a trip to America and would like FD to go [see 7757]. CD will gladly pay whole cost if the trip will not interfere with FD’s medical work.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 16 May [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7761 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To Francis Darwin 16 May [1871] …
- … DAR 271.3: 3 Charles Robert Darwin Bassett 16 May [1871] Francis Darwin …
- … Cambridge Tatler ( [Darwin] 1871 ); see first letter from …
- … Francis Darwin, [after 22 May 1871] and n. 6. …
- … Bibliography [Darwin, Francis]. 1871. Letter on the melancholy of …
- … Bachelors. Cambridge Tatler 22 May 1871, pp. 45–7. …
- … to the United States; see letter from G. H. Darwin, [14 May 1871] and n. 1. See letter …
- … from G. H. Darwin, [14 May 1871] . The reference is to Marlborough Robert Pryor . …
- … p. 67). Francis wrote a short article that appeared in the 22 May 1871 issue of the …
To William Preyer 13 May 1871
Summary
Obliged for letter about human ear. Comments on ears and on E. R. Lankester’s idea about the ear-lobe.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
| Date: | 13 May 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 267–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7756 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To William Preyer 13 May 1871 …
- … DAR 147: 267–8 Charles Robert Darwin Bassett 13 May 1871 William Thierry (William) Preyer …
- … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Müller, …
- … Wilhelm. 1871. Beiträge zur pathologischen Anatomie und Physiologie des menschlichen …
- … was in Jena ( letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 and n. 9). …
- … See letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 and n. 9. CD had described the ears of the ‘ …
- … hole in the lobe, in Descent 2: 341. CD refers to Wilhelm Müller and to W. Müller 1871 . …
- … Letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 . The French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen …
- … see 3d enclosure to letter from Hinrich Nitsche, 18 April 1871 ). CD also refers to …
- … Peter Paul Rubens ; see letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 and n. 8. …
- … See letter to Hinrich Nitsche, 25 April [1871] . Edwin …
- … Ray Lankester’s letter of 17 April [1871] had been sent from Leipzig, but Preyer said he …
- … Bassett, Southampton] May 13. 1871 My dear Sir I am much obliged for your interesting …
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 J. D. Hooker 28 March [1871]
Summary
Sends Hibiscus
and enclosure [Queries about expression?] on chance of "any point being observed" in Morocco.
Murray informs him edition of Descent will probably be 6500 copies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 28 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 193–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7630 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 28 March [1871] …
- … DAR 94: 193–4 Charles Robert Darwin Down 28 Mar [1871] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … See letter from John Murray, 22 March 1871 . CD refers to Descent . …
- … and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. …
- … this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 and n. 2. The Kew …
- … records the receipt of the plant on 4 April 1871. The enclosure has not been found but was …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 5 July [1871] ; for the queries, see Correspondence vol. 19, …
- … Maw and John Ball . See letter from J. D. Hooker, 26 March 1871 and nn. 11 and 12. See …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 21 March [1871] and n. 4. …
To Nature [before 27 April 1871]
Summary
Replies to Francis Galton’s paper on tranfusing blood between rabbits to test Pangenesis [Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 19 (1871): 393–40]. FG’s conclusion that his experiments prove Pangenesis to be false is "a little hasty", since CD had never maintained that gemmules in the blood formed any part of his hypothesis.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | [before 27 Apr 1871] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 27 April 1871, pp. 502–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7720 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To Nature [before 27 April 1871] …
- … Nature , 27 April 1871, pp. 502– …
- … 3 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 27 Apr 1871] Nature …
- … Pangenesis [ Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 19 (1871): 393–40]. FG’s conclusion that his experiments …
- … University Press. 1985–. Galton, Francis. 1871. Experiments in pangenesis, by breeding …
- … been largely transfused. [Read 30 March 1871. ] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London …
- … The date is established by the publication of this letter in Nature on 27 April 1871. CD …
- … refers to Francis Galton and Galton 1871 . For more on Galton’s experiments to test …
- … s hypothesis of pangenesis, see the letter from Francis Galton, 9 January 1871 and n. 1. …
- … CD quotes Galton 1871 , p. 394. CD discusses pangenesis in Variation 2: 372–404. See …
- … 11 December 1869 ). In his letter of 25 April 1871 , Galton had cited this passage as one …
- … vol. 8, letter to Daniel Oliver, 17 October [1860] . Galton 1871 , p. 395. …
- … In a paper, read March 30, 1871, before the Royal Society, and just published in the …
From W. Baranoff and Heinrich Koch [after 31 October? 1871]
Summary
Received his last letter.
Their third lecture will contain a history of creation from the Darwinian point of view.
| Author: | W. Baranoff; Heinrich Koch |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 31 Oct? 1871] |
| Classmark: | Blätter des Psychologischen Vereins zu Dresden, 27 October 1871, p. 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8032F |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From W. Baranoff and Heinrich Koch [after 31 October? 1871] …
- … Blätter des Psychologischen Vereins zu Dresden , 27 October 1871, p. 87 W. …
- … Baranoff Heinrich Koch unstated [after 31 Oct? 1871] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Heinrich Koch, 31 October 1871 ). There is no record of any earlier correspondence between …
- … or Koch has been found. The third part of Baranoff and Koch 1871 was published (or …
- … delivered) on 31 December 1871. See letter from W. …
- … Baranoff and Heinrich Koch, 27 October 1871 and n. 1. …
- … the letter from W. Baranoff and Heinrich Koch, 27 October 1871 , and the letter from …
- … Heinrich Koch, 31 October 1871 . It was printed in the …
- … Psychologischen Vereins zu Dresden , 27 October 1871: this section contained replies to …
- … of the Blätter contained the first part of Baranoff and Koch 1871 (see letter from W. …
- … Baranoff and Heinrich Koch, 27 October 1871 and n. …
- … 1), and was probably printed after 31 October 1871 (see letter from …
From James Crichton-Browne 29 March 1871
Summary
Sends scraps of information. Everything he has sent is unreservedly at CD’s disposal.
| Author: | James Crichton-Browne |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 314 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7643 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From James Crichton-Browne 29 March 1871 …
- … letter to James Crichton-Browne, 26 March [1871] . …
- … 314 James Crichton-Browne West Riding Asylum, Wakefield 29 Mar 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Asylum, | Wakefield. 29 th . March 1871. My dear Sir I send you a scrap of information on …
- … from James Crichton-Browne, [29–31 March 1871] . CD had asked for information on the …
- … to James Crichton-Browne, 28 March [1871] ), and the reaction of the pupils in extreme …
- … anger or fear (see letters to James Crichton-Browne , 20 February [1871] , and …
- … 26 March [1871] ). See …
- … letter to James Crichton-Browne, 26 March [1871] and n. 4. The next …
- … Crichton-Browne that mentions the enclosure of photographs is that of 3 April 1871. See …
To St. G. J. Mivart 27 September [1871]
Summary
Sends a reprint of Chauncey Wright’s article ["Darwinism", North Am. Rev. 113 (1871): 63–103].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | St George Jackson Mivart |
| Date: | 27 Sept [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 94 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7972 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To St. G. J. Mivart 27 September [1871] …
- … DAR 185: 94 Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Sept [1871] St George Jackson Mivart …
- … a reprint of Chauncey Wright’s article ["Darwinism", North Am. Rev. 113 (1871): 63–103]. …
- … of species ( Mivart 1871b ; see letter from St G. J. Mivart, 26 September 1871 ). …
- … letter from St G. J. Mivart, 26 September 1871 . The pamphlet was by Chauncey Wright , …
- … Wright 1871a and 1871b); see letter from St G. J. Mivart, 26 September 1871 and n. 2. …
- … See also letters from Chauncey Wright , 21 June 1871 and …
- … 1 August 1871 , and letters to …
- … Chauncey Wright , 17 July [1871] and …
- … 12 September 1871 and n. 3. CD refers to the second edition of On the genesis …
To James Crichton-Browne 7 April [1871]
Summary
Thanks for information about blushing of idiots.
Case of pregnant woman "truly wonderful".
Thanks for photographs.
Has found London photographer, O. G. Rejlander, with passion for photographing expression.
Received information about iris of eye from F. C. Donders; shows contraction and dilation of pupil is very complex.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
| Date: | 7 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 336 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7666 |
Matches: 19 hits
- … To James Crichton-Browne 7 April [1871] …
- … DAR 143: 336 Charles Robert Darwin Down 7 Apr [1871] James Crichton-Browne …
- … between this letter and the letters from James Crichton-Browne , [29–31 March 1871] and …
- … 3 April 1871 . Letters …
- … from James Crichton-Browne , [29–31 March 1871] and …
- … 3 April 1871 . See letter …
- … from James Crichton-Browne, [29–31 March 1871] and n. 4. CD cited James Braid in support …
- … See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 26 March [1871] and n. 7, …
- … from James Crichton-Browne, [29–31 March 1871] . CD refers to Frans Cornelis Donders and …
- … about the iris is in his letter to Donders of 18 March 1871 (see also letter from F. …
- … C. Donders, 28 March 1871 and n. 5). CD cited Donders 1864 on involuntary movements of …
- … Marginalia 1: 386). See also letter to William Turner, 28 March [1871] and nn. 11 and 12, …
- … and letter to ? , 7 April [1871] and n. 3. …
- … from James Crichton-Browne, 3 April 1871 and n. 5. CD refers to Thomas Henry Burgess and …
- … letter to James Crichton-Browne, 28 March [1871] and n. 4. There is a note by CD on Carl …
- … to Vogt 1867 . See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 3 April 1871 and n. 1. See letter …
- … to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 and n. 4. Truly ‘instantaneous’ photography was not yet …
- … 7–9. ) See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 26 March [1871] and n. 2. James Davis Cooper …
- … for Expression . See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 and n. 3. …
To John Phillips [November–December 1871?]
Summary
Thanks for note concerning JP’s new book [Geology of Oxford (1871)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Phillips |
| Date: | [Nov–Dec 1871?] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.623) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7404 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To John Phillips [November–December 1871? ] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.623) Charles Robert Darwin unstated [Nov–Dec 1871? ] John Phillips …
- … Thanks for note concerning JP’s new book [ Geology of Oxford (1871)]. …
- … Bibliography Phillips, John. 1871. Geology of Oxford and the valley of the Thames. Oxford: …
- … the assumption that the book referred to is Phillips 1871 (see n. 2, below). The note has …
- … The book may have been Geology of Oxford ( Phillips 1871 ), which was published between …
- … 16 and 30 November 1871 ( Publishers’ …
- … Circular 1871). CD’s copy is in the Darwin Library–Down. …
From Francis Darwin [after 22 May 1871]
Summary
Explains about the attendance at St George’s hospital that is required for the MB examaminations, and how this would affect plans for a trip to north America.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 22 May 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7765G |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Francis Darwin [after 22 May 1871] …
- … DAR 274.1: 16 Francis Darwin Cambridge [after 22 May 1871] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … CD had remarked on a review of Descent , Mivart 1871 , and …
- … Wallace 1871 by Neville …
- … Goodman ( Goodman 1871 ; see letter to …
- … Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] and n. 6). …
- … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Goodman, …
- … Neville. 1871. Review of Descent , St. G. Mivart, Genesis of species and A. R. Wallace, …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, [after 22 May 1871] . Francis was studying medicine at St …
- … see letter to Francis Darwin, 16 May [1871] ). Edward Charles Stirling was a fellow …
- … and the eyes of vertebrates, see the letter to Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] and n. 10. …
To Albert Günther 3 October [1871]
Summary
Thanks AG for answer about Galaxias.
Asks him to mention questions about the ears of Mus to other naturalists.
Will send another copy of Chauncey Wright’s pamphlet [Darwinism (1871)].
AG has proved Ceratodus to be a "wonderfully interesting creature" ["Descripton of Ceratodus", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 161 (1871): 511–72].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther |
| Date: | 3 Oct [1871] |
| Classmark: | Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library (15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7983 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To Albert Günther 3 October [1871] …
- … 15) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Oct [1871] Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (Albert) Günther …
- … copy of Chauncey Wright’s pamphlet [ Darwinism (1871)]. AG has proved Ceratodus to be a " …
- … creature" ["Descripton of Ceratodus ", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 161 (1871): 511–72]. …
- … See letter from Albert Günther, 1 October 1871 and n. 2. CD refers to Wright 1871a and …
- … See letter from Albert Günther, 1 October 1871 and n. 5. Günther discussed the paddles …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Albert Günther, 1 October 1871 . See …
- … letter from Albert Günther, 1 October 1871 and n. 6. CD refers to John Stevens Henslow . …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 July [1871] and n. 6. …
- … recalling an abstract of an article by Josef Schöbl ( Schöbl 1871 ) in Nature ; see letter …
- … from Albert Günther, 1 October 1871 and n. 6. …
To Alexander Buchan 22 May [1871]
Summary
Thanks for a copy of Alexander Buchan’s Introductory text-book of meteorology (Buchan 1871).
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Buchan |
| Date: | 22 May [1871] |
| Classmark: | National Records of Scotland (MET 1/7/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7765H |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Alexander Buchan 22 May [1871] …
- … Records of Scotland (MET 1/7/1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 22 May [1871] Alexander Buchan …
- … Bibliography Buchan, Alexander. 1871. Introductory text-book of meteorology. Edinburgh: …
- … for a copy of Alexander Buchan’s Introductory text-book of meteorology (Buchan 1871) . …
- … n. 2, below). Buchan’s Introductory text-book of meteorology ( Buchan 1871 ) was published …
- … in June 1871 ( Publishers’ Circular , …
- … 1 July 1871, p. 402); CD evidently received a pre-publication copy. …
From Roland Trimen 26 July 1871
Summary
Hopes to visit during CD’s stay at Haredene.
| Author: | Roland Trimen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 July 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 188 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7883 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From Roland Trimen 26 July 1871 …
- … DAR 178: 188 Roland Trimen London, Guildford St, 71 26 July 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in Albury, Surrey, from 28 July to 25 August 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Trimen’s …
- … review of Descent appeared in the Cape Monthly Magazine n.s. 2 (1871): 321–30. …
- … Russell Square, | London. W.C. 26 th . July, 1871. My dear M r . Darwin, Since writing to …
- … By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Post Office London directory : Post- …
- … called the “Cape Monthly Magazine” (June, 1871), in which there is a short notice of the “ …
- … letter from Roland Trimen, 17 and 18 April 1871 . Trimen was writing from Guilford Street, …
- … also resided ( Post Office London directory 1871). Trimen was a clerk of the second class …
- … South Africa; Colonial Office list 1871). The annual meeting of the British Association …
- … Science was held at Edinburgh from 2 to 9 August 1871 ( Report of the 41st meeting of the …
- … Association for the Advancement of Science (1871): lxxxiii). The Darwins stayed at a …
From Herbert Spencer 2 May 1871
Summary
Intends to answer Sir A. Grant’s article if CD does not. [A. Grant, "Philosophy and Mr Darwin", Contemp. Rev. 17 (1871): 274–81; H. Spencer, "Mental evolution", Contemp. Rev. 17 (1871): 461–2.]
| Author: | Herbert Spencer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 May 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 229 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7734 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From Herbert Spencer 2 May 1871 …
- … DAR 177: 229 Herbert Spencer Bayswater 2 May 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … and Mr Darwin", Contemp. Rev. 17 (1871): 274–81; H. Spencer, "Mental evolution", Contemp. …
- … Rev. 17 (1871): 461–2. ] …
- … Bibliography Grant, Alexander. 1871. Philosophy and Mr. Darwin. Contemporary Review 17: …
- … Green, and Longmans. Spencer, Herbert. 1871. Mental evolution. Contemporary Review 17: …
- … Queens Gardens | Bayswater, London, W. 2 May 1871. Dear M r . Darwin, It has occurred to …
- … May issue of Contemporary Review ( Grant 1871 ). Grant argued that the differences between …
- … alone had reason, or the ‘faculty of apprehending universals’ ( Grant 1871 , pp. 276–8). …
- … the June issue of Contemporary Review ( Spencer 1871 ). He summarised the argument of his …
To J. V. Carus 25 April [1871]
Summary
Corrections for Descent. Has sold 6500 copies in England.
Has finished rough draft of Expression, but will put it aside for the summer.
Will refresh himself with some curious observations on the response of plants to certain stimuli.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 25 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 62–63) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7715 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 25 April [1871] …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 62–63) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Apr [1871] Julius Victor Carus …
- … and the letter from J. V. Carus, 22 April 1871 . CD refers to the second printing of …
- … the German translation of Descent (Carus trans. 1871); see letter from J. …
- … V. Carus, 22 April 1871 and n. 1. CD refers to John Murray . The letter to …
- … Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works …
- … Murray has not been found, but see the letter from R. F. Cooke, 26 April 1871 . A third …
- … printing of Descent was made in April 1871 ( Freeman 1977 ). See letter from J. …
- … V. Carus, 22 April 1871 and nn. 4 and 12. See …
- … letter from J. V. Carus, 22 April 1871 and n. 3. …
- … See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 18 April 1871 , n. 9. …
- … war lasted from 19 July 1870 until 10 May 1871 ( Wawro 2003 ). See also Correspondence …
- … war: the German conquest of France in 1870–1871. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. …
To J. D. Hooker 6 August [1871]
Summary
Has read Thomson’s address with "greatest interest", but JDH has said exactly what he [CD] thinks of it.
Herschel’s was a good sneer. It made him add the Raphael Madonna simile in Descent [2: 142].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 6 Aug [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 202–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7898 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 6 August [1871] …
- … 94: 202–3 Charles Robert Darwin Haredene, Albury Surrey 6 Aug [1871] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Origin : On the origin of species by …
- … Darwin. London: John Murray. 1859. Thomson, William. 1871. Presidential address. Report of …
- … between this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 . Letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 . The Darwins …
- … rented Haredene from 28 July to 25 August 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Gomshall ( …
- … British Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Edinburgh (1871): lxxxiv–cv. …
- … Harriet Hooker . See letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 and n. 15. The lady has not been identified. CD refers to …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 and nn. 1 and 4. Thomson rejected natural …
- … endorsement of evolution, quoting the final paragraph of Origin ( Thomson 1871 , p. cv). …
- … an account published in The Times , 5 August 1871, Thomas Henry Huxley , speaking in the …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 and n. 9. CD refers to John Frederick …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 and n. 7. In Descent , when arguing that …
From J. D. Hooker 15 August 1871
Summary
Differences in violet and honeysuckle cases.
Huxley basted Thomson awfully in Section D [of BAAS].
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Aug 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 78–79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7905 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 15 August 1871 …
- … DAR 103: 78–79 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 15 Aug 1871 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Chambers Harrap Publishers. 1998. Thomson, William. 1871. Presidential address. Report of …
- … British Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Edinburgh (1871): lxxxiv–cv. …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 6 August [1871] . The curator at the Royal Botanic Gardens, …
- … Kew, was John Smith . See letter to J. D. Hooker, 6 August [1871] and n. 9. See letter …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 6 August [1871] and n. 4. Hooker refers to Thomas Henry …
- … on earth carried by meteors ( Thomson 1871 ). Huxley attended the meeting of section D, …
- … of Science meeting at Edinburgh in August 1871, as one of the section vice-presidents ( …
- … British Association for the Advancement of Science (1871): xlvi). William Thomson , in his …
- … but rejected CD’s theory of natural selection ( Thomson 1871 ; see letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 5 August 1871 , and letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 6 August [1871] ). Baisted: i.e. basted, beat with a stick ( Chambers ). …
From Emma Darwin to F. P. Cobbe [25 February 1871]
Summary
Discusses CD’s and her own views on ‘moral sense’.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Power Cobbe |
| Date: | [25 Feb 1871] |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (CB 390) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7516F |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From Emma Darwin to F. P. Cobbe [25 February 1871] …
- … Huntington Library (CB 390) Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin [25 Feb 1871] Frances Power Cobbe …
- … would review Descent in the Echo (see letter to R. F. Cooke, 14 January [1871] ). A …
- … review appeared in the Echo , 23 February 1871, p. 4; there is a copy in CD’s Scrapbook …
- … reviews (DAR 226.2: 77). Cobbe reviewed Descent in the Theological Review in April 1871 ( …
- … Cobbe 1871 ). James Martineau lived …
- … at 10 Gordon Street ( Post Office London directory 1871). Mary Charlotte Lloyd . …
- … Bibliography Cobbe, Frances Power. 1871. Darwinism in morals. Theological Review 8: 167– …
- … By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Post Office London directory : Post- …
- … first Saturday after the review was published was 25 February 1871. The Darwins were at 6 …
- … Street, London, from 23 February to 2 March 1871 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Cobbe’s …
- … has not been found. See letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . Murray had not …
- … Cobbe’s review to appear before 24 February 1871, when Descent was published. CD had hoped …
From Francis Darwin [after 22 May 1871]
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Thanks for the cheque, and also for the offer to pay for him to go on a trip to north America with G. H. Darwin.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 22 May 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7761G |
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- … From Francis Darwin [after 22 May 1871] …
- … Francis Darwin University “Pitt” Club, Cambridge [after 22 May 1871] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … on the melancholy of bachelors of arts in the Cambridge Tatler , 22 May 1871 ( [F. …
- … Darwin] 1871 ). Henry Jackson . …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1922–54. [Darwin, Francis]. 1871. Letter on the melancholy of …
- … Bachelors. Cambridge Tatler 22 May 1871, pp. 45–7. …
- … The date is established by the reference to [Darwin] 1871 (see n. 6, below). …
- … See letter to Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] . CD had offered to pay the expenses of …
- … see letter to Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] ). Edward Charles Stirling was studying …
- … see letter to Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] and nn. 4 and 10). Francis published a short …
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Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
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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…
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
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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…
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
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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…
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
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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…
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
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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 …
