From Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood [after 11 March 1871]
Summary
A draft letter [but sent in the original state by Emma Darwin]. Approves of FJW’s notice of his views.
CD has slightly revised parts in view of both approving and disapproving critics, but still remains convinced about his fundamental notions.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin; Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [after 11 Mar 1871?] |
| Classmark: | V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 57–31570) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8127 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, F. J. …
- … V&A / Wedgwood Collection (MS W/M 57–31570) Charles Robert Darwin Emma …
- … From Charles and Emma Darwin to F. J. Wedgwood [after 11 March 1871] …
- … Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Down [after 11 Mar 1871? ] Frances Julia (Snow) Wedgwood …
- … but sent in the original state by Emma Darwin]. Approves of FJW’s notice of his views. CD …
- … is in CD’s hand and was intended for Emma Darwin to copy in a letter to Wedgwood, whose …
- … Darwin, C. R. Wedgwood, Emma …
From H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin [March 1871]
Summary
Possible quotations about shame for CD.
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [Mar 1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 22) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605G |
To H. E. Darwin 20 March 1871
Summary
Reports on sales and reception of his book [Descent]. Thanks HED for her help.
Wallace’s article in the Academy [2 (1870–1): 177–82] shows CD has had no influence on him; the review has had hardly any influence on CD.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 20 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 77 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605 |
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- … 77 Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Mar 1871 Henrietta Emma Darwin/Henrietta Emma Litchfield …
- … 11 March 1871 and n. 8; see also Emma Darwin (1904) , 2: 240). Henrietta was visiting …
- … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871. Emma Darwin ( …
- … 1904): Emma Darwin, wife of Charles Darwin. A century of family letters. Edited by …
From H. E. Darwin 21 March [1871]
Summary
Is delighted at the sale of Descent. What CD says about her help pleases her very much and the proposed gift as a memorial will be very precious to her. Is looking forward to seeing the family in London. Comments on a letter comparing CD's appearance to an ape. Is surprised CD has had no effect on Wallace: 'It seems to me his mind can’t be so clear as u used to think it'. Has worked out why she is dissatisfied with T. H. Huxley's essay ‘On the physical basis of life’ (T. H. Huxley 1869).
| Author: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7605F |
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- … Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 44) Henrietta Emma Darwin/ …
- … in Cannes in 1870 ( letter from H. E. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 3 March 1870 (DAR 245: 36)). …
- … Henrietta Emma Litchfield Bournemouth 21 Mar [1871] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Elizabeth Wedgwood . CD and Emma stayed at Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house at 6 Queen Anne …
- … Darwin, 20 March 1871 ). Henrietta was staying with Edmund and Emily Caroline Langton (Lena) in Bournemouth (see Correspondence vol. 19, Appendix VI). Cumberland Place, Regent’s Park, London was the home of Hensleigh and Frances Emma …
To B. J. Sulivan 13 March [1871]
Summary
Thanks BJS for his interesting letter about parrots and language.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 13 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7579 |
To J. J. Aubertin 3 March [1871]
Summary
Invites him to visit.
Miss Butler is dead.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John James Aubertin |
| Date: | 3 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 25 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7539 |
From J. D. Hooker 19 March 1871
Summary
Describes plans for travel in Morocco with George Maw and John Ball.
Has not yet read Descent.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 63–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7600 |
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 |
From F. C. Donders 14 March 1871
Summary
Thanks CD for Descent.
Sends a copy of his oratio inauguralis on De harmonie van het dierlijke leven [1848] in which he espoused evolution, but did not see the influence of natural selection.
| Author: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 227 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7582 |
To Ernst Haeckel 3 March 1871
Summary
Comments on Descent.
EH’s refusal of position at Vienna.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
| Date: | 3 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1-52/25 [9878] |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7534 |
From A. R. Wallace 11 March 1871
Summary
Admiration for vol. 2 of Descent, and plans for his review of it for the Academy [2 (1871): 177–82].
News of his new residence.
| Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: B98–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7569 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [after 9 March 1871]
Summary
Answers CD’s letter [7560], on points of agreement between them, the chief one being the sympathy which man has with his fellows. Disagrees however with CD’s "principle" of the painful feelings of dissatisfied instinct.
| Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 9 Mar 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 60–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7562 |
From B. J. Sulivan 11 March 1871
Summary
Recounts case of parrot whose talking seems to show "power of connecting definite sounds with definite ideas" [see Descent, 2d ed., p. 85 n.].
Has not seen CD’s daughter yet. Hopes the fine weather will continue while she is there [in Bournemouth].
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 87: 96–100, DAR 177: 296 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7571 |
From J. J. Aubertin 1 March 1871
Summary
Was reminded of CD by his new book [Descent] in a shop;
reports having come on train as far as Bromley in previous summer, but found no means of travelling the seven miles to Down. Might try again.
| Author: | John James Aubertin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 125 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7526 |
To G. B. A. Duchenne about 10 March [1871]
Summary
Asks permission to copy plates from GBAD’s work [Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine (1862)] to illustrate Expression.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne |
| Date: | about 10 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 103–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7566 |
To A. R. Wallace 16 March 1871
Summary
Appreciative response to ARW’s "grand review" of Descent in the Academy [2 (1871–2): 177–82]. Comments in detail on ARW’s criticisms.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 16 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7589 |
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (2) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (2) |
| Aubertin, J. J. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Aubertin, J. J. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (1) |
| Duchenne, G. B. A. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (15) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (3) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (3) |
| Aubertin, J. J. | (2) |
| Darwin, Emma | (2) |
