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Journal

Charles Darwin

August 1838

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[Clipping pasted to the page from Nature 1873. Darwin's annotations are given here in bold:]

* The first paper contributed by him C. Darwin entitled "On the Ova of the Flustra," in which he announces that he has discovered organs of motion, and, secondly that the small black body hitherto mistaken for the young of Fucus loreus is in reality the ovum of Pontobdella muricata, exhibits his early habits of minute investigation.
An account of the Plinian Soc. of Edinburgh; Nature, Nov. 20, 1873, p. 38

My first paper 2^d year in Edinburgh¹

¹ 'On the Ova of the Flustra' was read 27 March 1827. See Minutes of the Edinburgh Plinian Society.

[3] [1809-17]

1809 Feb 12^th. Born at Shrewsbury. Parish of St. Chad

1813 Summer. Went to Gros near Abegele for sea-bathing, some of my earliest recollections dates from this.

1817. Went to M^r Case's¹ school in the Spring. (8 years old)

— July. My Mother died.²

¹ Rev. George Augustus Case (1798-1831) of the Unitarian Chapel, Shrewsbury. See Autobiography, p. 22.

² Susannah Darwin (1765-1817), daughter of Josiah Wedgwood I. Married Robert Waring Darwin in 1796.

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1818 July Went with Erasmus¹ on party of pleasure to Liverpool.

— Midsummer. — Went to D^r. Butler's school.²
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— September. Ill with scarlet Fever

1819 July. Went to sea at Plas Edwards & staid there three weeks.

1820 July. Went tour with Erasmus to Pistol Rheyadur.³ — on horseback

¹ Erasmus Alvey Darwin (1804-1881), Darwin's brother.

² Samuel Butler (1774-1839), Head Master of Shrewsbury School. Grandfather of Samuel Butler (1835-1902) the novelist who later pursued a one-sided public row against Darwin.

³ Pistyll Rhaiadr, falls on the Rhaiadr river, Denbighshire.

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1822 June. Tour with Caroline¹ to Downton.—

July — to Montgomery & Bishops Castle, with Elizabeth.²

September.— To old M^r Cotton.³ —

1824. November.— Marianne⁴ was married to D^r Parker⁵

1825 June 17^th. Left Shrewsbury school for ever.— 16 years old

— October. Went with Erasmus to Edinburgh—
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¹ Caroline Sarah Darwin (1800-1888), Darwin's sister, who married Josiah Wedgwood III in 1837.

² Susan Elizabeth Darwin (1803-1866), Darwin's sister, who lived at the Mount until her death.

³ Richard Cotton (d. 1839), Shrewsbury naturalist. He told Darwin the erratic boulder in Shrewsbury, known as the 'Bell Stone', was unlike any rock nearer than Cumberland or Scotland. LL 1: p. 41 and Autobiography, p. 52. See also Geikie 1909.

⁴ Marianne Darwin (1798-1858), Darwin's eldest sister.

⁵ Henry Parker (1788-1858), physician who married Darwin's sister Marianne in 1824.

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My first recollection of having some pleasure in scenery date as far back as this.— 13 years old.—¹

¹ Referring to a June 1822 tour with Caroline Darwin to Downton.

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1826 June 15. Walking tour into North Wales with Hubbersty¹

— Oct. 30^th. Riding tour with Caroline Vaynor Park, Bala &

— November 6^th. Went to Edinburgh by myself

1827 In Spring went to Dublin & Portran, & then to London & Paris with Uncle Jo²

1827. In the Autumn paid many visits to Woodhouse³

— September. Maer⁴ & Sir J. Mackintosh⁵

— Christmas. Went to Cambridge⁶

1828 Summer. Went to Barmouth (with Herbert⁷ & Butler⁸) to read with Butterton⁹

¹ Nathan Hubbersty (1803-1881), Assistant Master at Shrewsbury School 1826-1828.

² Josiah Wedgwood II (1769-1843), Darwin's maternal uncle.

³ Woodhouse, near Shrewsbury, home of the Owen family.

⁴ Maer Hall, near Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, home of Josiah Wedgwood II.

⁵ Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), philosopher and historian.

⁶ The admissions books at Christ's College show Darwin was registered as a student on 15 October 1827 but that he did not come up to Cambridge until 26 January 1828. See John van Wyhe, Charles Darwin in Cambridge: The most joyful years, 2014.

⁷ John Maurice Herbert (1808-1882), barrister and judge.

⁸ Thomas Butler (1806-1886), son of Samuel Butler Head Master of Shrewsbury School.

⁹ George Ash Butterton (1805-1891), clergyman and headmaster.

1827 In Spring ... Uncle Jo] added in blue ink.

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[Clipping from Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 11: 17. Darwin's annotations are given here in bold:]

† The first paper contributed by him Mr. Darwin. entitled "On the Ova of the Flustra" in which he announces that he has discovered organs of motion, and secondly that the small black body hitherto mistaken for the young of Fucus loreus is in reality the ovum of Pontobdella muricata, exhibits his early habits of minute investigation.
(From minutes of Plinian Soc.) These 2 papers were read by me at close of 1826 or early in 1827 before Plinian Soc. in Edinburgh & when first read by me, I was then 18 years old.

[The verso of the clipping is crossed in pencil]

[6] [1826-8]

1826/1827 winter. Examined marine animals on shores of Firth of Forth with D^r. Grant¹ & Coldstream.²

In Spring went tour. Dundee St. Andrews Sterling. Afterwards Glasgow. Belfast Dublin.— Then London. Paris.—

1827/1828 Became acquainted with Fox³ & Way⁴ & so commenced Entomology.

1828. Very keen in collecting insects in the spring at Cambridge & at Barmouth in the Autumn.

¹ Robert Edmund Grant (1793-1874), Scottish physician and zoologist.

² John Coldstream (1806-1863), Edinburgh physician.

³ William Darwin Fox (1805-1880), Darwin's second cousin and clergyman naturalist.

⁴ Albert Way (1805-1874), antiquary, artist and traveller.

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1828. Sept. Maer. & thence to Osmaston Hall¹ for Music Meeting.

1829. Summer. Paid Barmouth a visit.—

— October. Bermingham. Music Meeting with Wedgwoods.

1830 Christmas vacation spent at Cambridge (?)

¹ Osmaston Hall, near Derby, home of Samuel Fox (1765-1851), father of William Darwin Fox.

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1830. Continued to collect insects: to hunt, shoot & be quite idle.

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1831.

09/ 22
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Christmas passed my examination for B.A. degree, & kept the two following terms.

— August. Went on Geological tour by Llangollen, Ruthven Conway, Bangor & Kapel Curig. where I left the Professor Sedgwick¹ & crossed the mountains to Barmouth.

Returned to Shrewsbury at end of August.— refused offer of Voyage —

Sept. Went to Maer — returned with Uncle Jos to Shrewsbury.— thence to Cambridge & London.

— Sept. 11. Went with Capt. FitzRoy² in steamer to Plymouth to see the Beagle

— 22^d returned to Shrewsbury, passing through Cambridge.

¹ Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873), Professor of Geology at Cambridge.

² Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865), naval officer who commanded the Beagle and had inititated the offer for a scientific person (not a personal companion) to join the expedition.

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During these months lived much with Prof. Henslow,¹ often dining with him, & walking with. became slightly acquainted with several of the learned men in Cambridge. which much quickened the little zeal, which dinner parties & hunting had not destroyed. In the Spring, paid M^r Dawes² a visit, with Ramsay,³ Kirby⁴ & Henslow & talked over an excursion to Teneriffe.—

In the Spring, Henslow persuaded me to think of Geology & introduced me to Sedgwick.— During midsummer geologized a little in Shropshire.

¹ John Stevens Henslow (1796-1861), Professor of Botany at Cambridge and Darwin's mentor. See Memoir 1862.

² Richard Dawes (1793-1867).

³ Marmaduke Ramsay (1795-1831), B.A., Jesus College, Cambridge, 1818; Fellow and tutor, 1819-1831.

⁴ Possibly Henry Kirby (d. 1858) or William Kirby (1759-1850).

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1831 Oct. 2^d. Took leave of my home.

Staid in London.

— Oct 24^th. Reached Plymouth

— December 10^th Sailed. but were obliged to put back

— 21^st. Put to sea again & were driven back

— 27^th. Sailed from England on our circumnavigation.—

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October & November. These months very miserable.—

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1832. Jan. 16^th. First landed on a tropical shore. St. Jago

Feb 29^th. Landed at Brazil

Dec. 2^d.— Tierra del Fuego

1833 Dec 6^th. Sailed for last time from Rio Plata.

1834 June 10^th. Sailed for last time from Tierra del Fuego

St. Jago] added pencil.

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1835 Sept. 5^th Sailed from West shores of South America

1836 May 31. Anchored at the Cape of Good Hope

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1836 October 2^d. Anchored at Falmouth.

Oct.— 4^th. Reached Shrewsbury after absence of 5 years & 2 days.

Oct— 14^th. London

— 15^th Cambridge

— 20^th London

— 28. Beagle arrived at Woolwich. was paid off November 17^th.—

November 12^th. Maer

— 16^th Shrewsbury

December 2^d London

— 13^th. Cambridge

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1837

Jan: Cambridge — time spent in arranging general collection; examining minerals, reading, & writing little journal in the evenings Paid two short visits to London. — & read paper on elevation of coast of Chile.¹

March 6^th. Left Cambridge to reside in London

— 13^th. Entered my lodging in 36 Grt. Marlborough St^t.—

June 26^th. Short visit to Shrewsbury.

Septemb. 25^th. Shrewsbury.— returned by Maer & reached London Oct. 21^st

Oct 21^st. London

Novemb. 20^th: Two days Isle of Wight to see Fox.—

¹ Darwin 1837.

[13] [1837]

In July opened first note Book¹ on "transmutation of Species". — Had been greatly struck from about month of previous March on character of S. American fossils — & species on Galapagos Archipelago. — These facts origin (especially latter) of all my views.

From March 13^th to end of September entirely employed in my journal.

May. paper on Coral formations to Geolog. Soc.²

do on deposits in Pampas.³

October - November. — preparing scheme of Zoology of Voyage of Beagle.⁴ Commenced geology⁵ —& finished proofs of Journal.⁶— Paper on worms. forming mould.—⁷

¹ Notebook B.

² Darwin 1837.

³ Darwin 1837.

⁴ Zoology.

⁵ Geology.

⁶ Journal of researches.

⁷ Darwin 1838.

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1838

Jan: 17^th. I finished my account of the geology of the Galapagos Arch. & of Ascension.

Feb. 25 — finished St. Helena & small isl^s in Atlantic: Also speculated much about "Existence of Species & read more than usual.

March.— Part. Mammalia in Zoology. Paper on earthquakes for Geolog.Soc.¹

April. Part. Birds for Zoolog: much time thus lost.

— 16^th. Began geolog. Cape of Good Hope, King George Sound, Sydney.

May.— 1^st Unwell, working at Geolog. as named & "Species".—

¹ Darwin 1838.

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May 10^th. Went to Cambridge for 4 days

— 15^th. Began geolog. of Hobart town & New Zealand

— 22^d. Began geology of St. Jago. Cape de Verds

June - (beginning). Preparing 1^st Part of Birds — St Jago geology — some little Species theory, & lost very much time by being unwell.—

— 23^d Started in Steam boat to Edinburgh (one day Salisbury Craigs). Spent eight good days in Glen Roy. returned by sea through Greenock & Liverpool, slept at Overton

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1838

& reached Shrewsbury July 13^th.

July 29^th. Set out for Maer

August 1^st. London. Began paper on Glen Roy & finished it¹

September 6^th. Finished paper on Glen Roy — one of the most difficult & instructive tasks I was ever employed on

Sept. 14^th. Frittered these foregoing days days away in working on Transmutation theories & correcting Glen Roy. Began craters of Elevation Theory

Octob 5^th. Began Coral Paper: requires much reading

25^th Went to Windsor for two days' rest.— glorious weather.— delightful.

¹ Darwin 1839.

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Very idle at Shrewsbury, some notes from my Father.¹ & opened note book, connected with Metaphysical Enquiries.²

August. Read a good deal of various amusing books, & paid some attention to Metaphysical subjects.

All September. read a good deal on many subject; thought much upon religion.— Beginning of October do.

¹ Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848).

² Notebook M.

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1838

Octob. 27^th. Preface & Addenda on Theory of Erratic Blocks to Journal.¹

November 9^th. Started for Maer.

— 11^th. Sunday. The day of days!² Went to Shrewsbury next day — returned to Maer on the 17^th. & to London on the 20^th.—

December 6^th. Emma came up to Town: — most fortunately for me.

December 21^st. Emma Went to Maer

December 31^st. Entered 12 Upper Gower St^t.—

¹ The preface and addenda of Journal and remarks.

² Darwin's marriage proposal accepted by his cousin Emma Wedgwood (1808-1896).

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Lost 6, 7, 8^th of Novemb. unwell.

Wasted entirely the last week of November.— Beginning of December prepared number of Birds. From 6^th. to 21^st busy about House & domestic concerns.— To the end of year. House hunting, read a little, & wasted sometime by being unwell. —

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1839 X

Jan 11^th. Went to Shrewsbury.

15^th Went to Maer

18^th. London

25. Shrewsbury

28^th. Maer

29^th. Married at Maer & returned to London 30 years old

Feb 7^th. Recommenced Coral Paper. —

March End of February & first week in March Earthquake paper, then a little work on Species & the Coral Paper

April 26^th. Went to Maer

May 13^th. to Shrewsbury

— 20^th to London.

Aug 23^d to Maer & thence on the 26^th to Bermingham for the Meeting of the Brit. Assoc.

1839 X] X in pencil.

Married at Maer...30 years old] 'at Maer' and '30 years old' added pencil.

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First week January correcting Glen Roy. Paper.— Did nothing during the rest of Month.—

Feb. 5^th. Began. German.—

End of March & nearly all April Coral Paper.—

Maer visit. some reading connected with species, but did very little on account of being unwell.

May 20^th to July 30^th. Map for Coral isl^ds— ornithological part of Beagle's Voyage— lost some time unwell— read little for species: to end of 23^d of Aug.—coral-map. & Horticult. Transact.

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Septem 12^th. to Shrewsbury & staid there ten days.

Oct. 2^d. Arrived in London.

Decemb 27^th. A boy¹ born at 1/2 past 9. A.M.

¹ William Erasmus Darwin (1839-1914).

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During my visit to Maer, read a little, was much unwell & scandalously idle.— I have derived thus much good, that nothing is so intolerable as idleness.

The last week corrected Earthquake paper.— Begin of Octob. correcting do — Ornithology.— Octob 10^th. recommenced coral paper.

December 24^th. became unwell, & with the exception of two or three days remained so till the 24^th of February. In this interval read a little for Transmutⁿ theory, but otherwise lost these whole months.

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1840

Again became unwell & did not commence Coral volume till March 26^th.—

April 3^rd went to Shrewsbury for a week by myself.

did Coral Volume

June 10. Went to Maer & paid visit to Shrewsbury.

Aug.4 Taken ill.

Nov 14 came up to London

During this summer when well enough did a good deal of species work.

Dec 15^th. Commenced last number of Birds for Zoology of Beagle's Voyage

Finished. Feb. 20^th. 1841.— Commenced

April 3^rd...for'] in Emma Darwin's hand over erased pencil: 'April 3^d to Shrewsbury for a week'. 'April 3^rd...species work' Emma Darwin's hand. 'did Coral Volume' is in Darwin's hand.

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1841 & 1842 (March 2^d. Annie¹ born)

paper on Boulders & Till of S. America.²— finished April 4^th.— Was idle & unwell—sorted papers on Species theory.

May 28^th. Went to Maer. & Shrewsbury. read very little. returned to London July 23^d.— July 26^th. Commenced Coral work. after more than 13 months interval.

Jan. 3^d 1842 Sent M.S. of Coral to Printers.

March. 7^th. Went to Shrewsbury for 10 days:

May 6^th 1842 corrected last proof of Coral volume.³— I commenced this work 3 years & 7 months ago. Out of this period about 20 (besides work during Beagle's voyage) months has been spent on it, & besides it, I have only completed the Bird Part of Zoology: Appendix to Journal Paper on Boulders & corrected papers on Glen Roy & Earthquakes

¹ Anne "Annie" Elizabeth Darwin (1841-1851).

² Darwin 1841.

³ Coral reefs.

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March 2^d. 1841 Annie born. —

Reading on Species & rest all lost by illness.—

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1842

May 18^th. Went to Maer, June 15^th to Shrewsbury; & on 18^th to Capel-Curig, Bangor, Carnarvon to Capel-Curig; altogether ten days, examining glacier action. During my stay at Maer & Shrewsbury, 5 years after commencement wrote pencil sketch of my species theory.¹— July 18^th returned to London.—

Wrote paper on Glaciers.² Copied notes on Species— Employed about Down.—Emma came to Down. September 14^th. & I followed on 17^th.— Mary Eleanor.³ Sept 23^rd. born.— Ob. October 16^th.—

October 14^th. began on Volcanic islands—to shorten & rearrange Covington's M.-S.—

¹ Later published in Foundations.

² Darwin 1842.

³ Mary Eleanor Darwin (born and died 1842).

5 years after commencement] added pencil.

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1842. Sept. 14. came to Down.

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1843. July 8^th. to Maer & Shrewsbury for a week

July 12. J. W.¹ ob: Previous to this did little in the Spring from building; except some species work, & returned to volcanic islands on my return.

October 12^th to Shrewsbury. for 12 days.

Paper on Sagitta² & on seeds, preservation of.³

1844. Jan 5^th sent M.S. of Volcanic Islands⁴ to Printers. Feb. 13^th. finished correcting. In intervals & previously copied slowly enlarged & improved pencil sketch in 35 pages (written in midsummer of 1842) of Species Theory.

April 23^d to Maer & Shrewsbury; returned May 30^th

July 5^th. Sent a written sketch of species theory⁵ (seven years after commencement in about 230 pages to M^r. Fletcher⁶ to be copied. Corrected it, last week in Sept: Paper on Atlantic Dust: on Planariae. Sorted my collections.

July 27^th.—/44/— Began S. America

¹ Death of Josiah Wedgwood II, Darwin's uncle and father-in-law.

² Darwin 1844.

³ Kemp 1844.

⁴ Volcanic islands.

⁵ Later published in Foundations.

⁶ Joseph Fletcher, schoolmaster at Down and for many years paid copyist for Darwin. His full name finally identified in Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021.

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September 25^th. Henrietta Emma. D.¹ born.

1843 July 12^th My Josiah Wedgwood died. —

Sixteen months about Volcanic Isl^s Book

October 18^th to 29^th at Shrewsbury.

¹ Henrietta Emma Darwin (1843-1929).

1843 July 12^th. My Josiah Wedgwood died. —] blue ink.

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1845.

April 24^th. Finished first time over S. America.¹— (9 months)

April 25 Began 2^d Edit of Journal.²

August 26^th. Finished.—do — (4 months) Rested idle for a fortnight

Oct. 29^th. Recommenced Geolog. of S. America

4000 copies of New. Edit of Journal sold at Jan 1. 1847

¹ South America.

² Journal of researches 2d ed.

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1845. Went to Shrewsbury for a week 11 days on May 10^th

April 29^th to Shrewsbury, returned on May 10^th.—

George Howard¹ born July 9.

Sept 15^th. to Shrewsbury; Lincolnshire; York: the Dean of Manchester:² Waterton:³ Chatsworth:⁴ Camp. Hill:⁵ returned home Oct. 26^th.

1846. Feb. 21 to Shrewsbury; March 3^d home.

July 31 to Shrewsbury. Home Aug. 9^th.

¹ George Howard Darwin (1845-1912).

² William Herbert (1778-1847).

³ Charles Waterton (1782–1865).

⁴ Chatsworth, the estate of the Duke of Devonshire, located in the parish of Edensor, Derbyshire, where Darwin viewed the great conservatory, 300 feet in length, completed in 1840.

⁵ Camp Hill, the home of Sarah Elizabeth (Sarah) Wedgwood.

11 days on May 10^th] added pencil.

1846. Feb. 21 ... Home Aug.] cancelled in pencil.

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1846. Oct 1^st. Finished last proof of my Geolog. Obser. on S. America; This volume, including Paper in Geolog. Journal on the Falkland Islands¹ took me 18 & 1/2 months: the M.S., however, was not so perfect as in case of Volcanic Islands. So that my Geology has taken me 4 & 1/2 years: now it is 10 years since my return to England. How much time lost by illness!

Oct 1^st. Paper on new Balanus. Arthro balanus

10 days in London, during 2 visits
& visitors here & some days unwell

November, December Conia & Megatrema

¹ Darwin 1846.

during 2 visits] '2' in pencil.

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1846

Feb 21^st. to Shrewbury. March 3^d. Home

July 31^st to do, Aug^t 9^th. Home

September 9^th with Emma to Brit Assoc: at Southampton, on the 12^th to Portsmouth & coast of Isle of Wight on 13^th to Winchester & S. Cross, on 14^th Netley Abbey & Southampton Common. 17^th Home

Sept. 22^d. With Em. & Susan to Knole Park

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1847. Jan. Conia

Feb. Balanus

March. Acasta & Clisia

April 14^th Lost several weeks by Boils & unwellness—

Tubicinella Coronula —

Dec 18^th. Anat. of Pedunculated Cirriped

From Jan 1^st 1847 to Jan 1848. 236 copies sold of my Journal by Murray. Total up to Jan 1. 1848— 4100.—

Tubicinella Coronula —] added in blacker ink.

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1847

Feb: 19^th to Shrewsbury, March 5^th. Home

June 22^d to Brit. Assoc. at Oxford; Blenheim, Nuneham; Dropmore, Burnham Beeches, home July 1^st.—

October 22^d to Shrewsbury, Nov. 5^th. Home

[a line of writing was here erased by abrasion and is now illegible]

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1848.— March 20. Finished Scientific Instructions¹ & Transportal of Boulders from Lower to Higher Level.—²

April 19^th. Paper read on Transportal of Boulders Both these done in intervals of work.

About Nov. 1. Began species of Anatifera

Jan 13. 49. finished o.

From July to end of year, unusually unwell, with swimming of head depression, trembling—many bad attacks of sickness..—

¹ Darwin 1849.

² Darwin 1848.

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1848

May 17^th to Shrewsbury. June 1^st Home.

July 22^d to Swanage by Wareham & Corfe Castle

Home 29^th by Sir W. Symonds¹ yatch, Poole, spending a morning in New forest.—

Oct. 10^th to Shrewsbury. Oct. 25^th. Home.—

Nov. 17 to do. Nov. 26^th Home

My Father died in morning of Nov. 13^th. in his 83^d. year. Born at Lichfield on May 30^th. 1766. He was 3^d son of Erasmus Darwin, who born at Elston in 1731. Settled in Shrewsbury about 1786.—

¹ William Symonds (1782-1856), Surveyor of the Navy 1832-47, Rear-admiral, 1854.

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1849. Jan 1^st to March. 10^th. Health very bad with much sickness & failure of power—worked on all well-days.—

March 10^th to June 30^th. at the Lodge Malvern: perfectly idle. health greatly improved.—

July 15^th Recommenced systematic part of pedunculate Cirripedia.— Recent & fossil

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Sept 11^th to 21^st. Brit: Assoc: at Birmingham, going to Malvern on the Sunday.

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1850. Ap. 28^th. Commenced systematic Sessilia.—

Dec.30. finished Balanus & Pachylisma

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1850

June 11 to 18^th. Malvern

Aug^st 10 to 16 Leith Hill¹

Oct. 14^th. Hartfield.² 18^th to Ramsgate, 22^d Home

¹ Leith Hill Place, near Dorking, home of Josiah Wedgwood III (1795-1880), brother of Emma Darwin; married to Darwin's sister Caroline.

² Hartfield Grove, Hartfield, home of Charles Langton (1801-1886), later Darwin's brother-in-law, married Emily Catherine Darwin in 1863.

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1851. Early part finished fossil Lep Lepadidae.— prepared for press recent Lepadidae

Aug. 18^th. began proofs X

Nov. 12. Finished do & began Genus Conia—(or Sessile C^s.) & Elminius

X] 'X' added pencil.

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March 24^th to Malvern with Annie & Etty. returned home 31^st.— April 16^th. went started for Malvern. April 23^d our dear child expired:¹ 24^th. I returned to Emma. Our darling was born March 2^d. 1841.—

July 30^th to London. Aug. 10^th returned Erasmus' House for Exhibition. &c

¹ Anne Elizabeth "Annie" Darwin.

our dear child expired:] ':' added pencil.

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1852

Whole year Sessile Cirripedes

Genera, Acasta, (Pyrgoma & Creusia 41 days). Coronula (19 days) Platylepas, ubicinella, Xenobalanus, Chelonobia (Chthamalus 36 days), Chamoesipho, Octomeris, Catophragmus, Balanus recommenced; M^r Sowerby¹ drawings Balanidae. Began Verruca

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1852.— March 24 to Rugby for a day, thence to Shrewsbury, home April 1^st.—

— Sept 11. to Leith Hill. 16^th Home again — Drove in carriage by Godstone & Reigate

¹ George Brettingham Sowerby (1812-1884), conchologist and illustrator. See Sowerby's illustrations here.

Drove in carriage by Godstone & Reigate] in pencil.

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1853

Whole year preparing M.S of Sessile Cirripedes for press.—

viz Verruca, Alcippe, Cryptophialus, Alcippe; X M^r. Sowerby for drawing. Sept. 20. Class. Cirripedia

Alcippe; X] 'X' added pencil on facing page.

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1853 July 14^th to Eastbourne: visited Brighton & Hastings. Home Aug^t 4^th.—

Aug 13^th to Hermitage¹ for Chobham 17^th home

Nov. 30^th Royal Medal given to me.

¹ The Hermitage, near Woking, not far from Chobham Camp, home of Jessie and Harry Wedgwood (1779-1885), brother of Emma Darwin. See Emma Darwin (1915) 2: 154.

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1854. Feb. 3. First Proof of Sessile Cirripedia.— X

— July 15^th. Final Revise of do.

Sept. 9^th. Finished packing up all my cirripedes.¹ preparing Fossil Balanidae distributing copies of my work &c &c.— I have yet a few proofs for Fossil Balanidae² for Pal: Soc: to complete, perhaps a week's more work. Began Oct. 1 1846 On Oct. 1^st. it will be 8 years since I began! But then I have lost 1 or 2 years by illness.

Sept. 9^th. began sorting notes for Species Theory.—

¹ Living Cirripedia.

² Fossil Cirripedia.

Sessile Cirripedia.— X] 'X' added pencil.

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1854. March 13^th to Hartfield on account of Franky's¹ illess. returned the 17^th.—

— July 13-15 — Hartfield.—

— Oct. 9^th-14^th. Leith Hill

Dec^r. Lenny² & Franky ill.—

¹ Francis Darwin (1848-1925).

² Leonard Darwin (1850-1943).

Dec^r. Lenny & Franky ill.—] in pencil.

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1855

March & April. Employed chiefly in comparing seeds—trying experiments in salting seeds.— & reading.—

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1855

Jan. 18^th. Went to 27 York Place, Baker St¹

Feb. 15. Returned Home.—

Sept. 10^th Started for Glasgow Brit: Assocⁿ., Sleeping at Carlisle with Emma. 19^th. return sleeping at Carlisle, & reaching Shrewsbury on 20^th; & I returned home on 22^d.

¹ A London holiday home rented by the Darwins from 18 January to 15 February 1855.

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1856

May 14^th Began by Lyells¹ advice writing species sketch.—²

Oct 13^th Finished 2^d. Chapt. (& before part of Geograph. Distr.)

Dec 16^th " [finished] 3^d Chapt.

¹ Charles Lyell (1797-1875), Scottish geologist.

² This became Natural selection.

before part of] pencil insertion.

Dec 16^th " 3^d Chapt.] in pencil. '16^th' appears to be written over '14^th'.

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Sept 13^th Leith Hill, returned 19^th.—

November At. Sarah¹ died

Dec 6^th Charles Waring Darwin² Born

¹ Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood (1778-1856).

² Charles Waring Darwin (1856-1858).

Dec 6^th Charles Waring Darwin Born] in pencil.

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1857

Jan 26^th Finished Ch. 4. Var. Natural

Feb 27 March 3^d. Fin^d Ch. 5 Struggle for Existence

March 31^st finished Ch. 6. Nat. Selection

Sept. 29^th. finished Ch. 7 & 8; but one month lost at Moor Park.

Sept. 30^th-to December 29^th on Hybridism.—

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1857

April 22^d. Moor Park. Returned May 6^th Did me astonishing good

June 16^th to Moor Park: returned on 30^th— Etty there On 27^th went to Selbourne

In latter part of Sept. for about week, Lenny had very intermittent Pulse, but now Oct 6^th seems quite well; latter part of Oct. occasionally poorly. Nov. 13^th seems quite well

(Nov. 5^th-12^th Moor Park)

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1858

March 9^th Finished Instinct Chapter

April 14^th. Discussion on large genera & small & on Divergence & correcting Ch. 6. (Moor Park) finished June 12^th.— & Bees cells.

June 14^th Pigeons: (interrupted)

July 20^th to Aug 12^th at Sandown, begun abstract of Species book¹

Aug 17^th. recommenced skeleton & Pigeon M.S.

Sept 16^th Recommenced Abstract. Sect III & IV.

Oct 8^th. Began Sect V on Laws of Variation of Abstract: finished 22^d

Oct. 23^rd Sect VI. Difficulties finished Nov 13 (Moor Park)

Nov. 13^th Instinct 30^th Hybridism.

Dec 11^th Geological Succession

¹ This became Origin of species.

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1858

April 20^th Moor Park. Returned. May 4^th.—

Etty very ill.

June 28 Poor dear Baby¹ died.

July 9^th to Hartfield 16^th to I. of Wight

17^th Sandown 27^th Shanklin. August 13^th Home.—

Oct 25^th Moor Park. Returned Nov. 1^st.—

Marianne Parker died in July

¹ Charles Waring Darwin (1856-1858).

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1859

Jan 15^th. Abstract. Geograph. Distrib:

Feb. 28. Affinities & Classification

March 19^th Began relooking over first MS. Ch^s. & finished last Chapter.

May 25. Began Proof sheets

Oct 1. Finished proofs— 13 months & 10 days. of Abstract on Origin of species.— 1250 copies printed.

During end of November & beginning of December employed in correcting for 2^d. Edition of 3000 copies.

Multitude of Letters.

The 1^st. Edit was published on Nov^r. 24^th & all copies ie 1250 sold first day.— X

X] in pencil on facing page.

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1859

(medal from Geolog. Soc.)

Feb 5^th-19^th Moor Park. did not do me so much good as usual.

May 21^st-28^th— Moor Park.

July 19^th to 26^th Moor Park.

Aug^t 20 - 23^d Leith Hill.

Sept to London Oct. Ilkley

Oct. 2^d started for Ilkley, Returned Home (staying in London two days) on Dec. 9^th.

(staying...two days)] parentheses in pencil.

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1860

Jan. 9^th. Began looking over M.S. for Work on Variation (with many interruptions)

Letters & preparations for foreign Editions

March 24^th Began Introduction to Vol. on Variation

June 10^th Finished 2^d Ch. on Pigeons. arranged papers for next Ch. & Experiments.

Aug 11^th. Began Ch. III

During July at Hartfield & afterwards & at Eastbourne, worked at Drosera

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1860

Jan. Murray¹ says 6000 copies of my Journal now sold.

Jan^y 7^th The 2^d Edition, 3000 copies of Origin was published

May 22. The 1^st Edit of Origin in U. States was 2500 copies.—

June 28^th to July 7^th Sudbrook Park

July 10 to Aug 2^d Hartfield (Etty long ill)

Sept. 22^d to Eastbourne. Returned Nov. 10^th seven weeks, owing to Etty illness.

May 28 1^st Edit 180

July & Oct. 2^d Edit 636.13.4

May. American Edit 21.17.6

— (61) do 1861. 10.10

1861 April. 30 3^d Ed 480 372

¹ John Murray (1808-1892), Darwin's publisher from 1845.

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1861

March 20^th. Finished Ch. III on Variation Under Domestication & began Ch. IV

(In December last & Jan. prepared new & Third Edit of Origin: 2000 Copies

May 16 Finished Fowls (8 weeks)

— 31^st Ducks

July 1 During stay at Torquay did paper on Orchids

All rest of year Orchid Book¹

¹ Orchids.

July 1] added pencil.

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1861

The new Edit. of Origin 2000 copies. was published in April.

July 1. Started for Torquay & returned Aug 27^th 8 weeks & a day

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1862

April 28^th finished Orchis Book

Besides odd times for several years, this Book has cost me 9 months, if I do not count Torquay; but in this time I did Primula paper:¹

2^d Edit German of Origin & experiments &c. Say 10 months counting 1/2 time at Torquay.

May 15^th. Orchid Book published. X

Much time wasted June & July from Leonards illness.

Finished Silk-worms Geese &c

Oct. 7^th Facts of variation of Plants;

Dec. 11. finished long Chapter— Paper on Linum.

Dec. 21. Bud-Variation

¹ Darwin 1862.

X] in pencil on facing page.

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1862

Feb. March & April. Horace ill

May 15 to 22^d. Leith Hill Place

June, July Augt Leonard very ill Scarlet Fever

Aug 12 to Southampton, Emma Scarlet Fever

Sept 1 to Bournemouth. Sept. 30 Home

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1863

Jan 23^d Chapt. on Inheritance.

finished April 1^st— took me 6 1/2 weeks

time lost by illness & London—

April 1^st Ch. on Crossing & Sterility; finished June 16^th.— took me 8 weeks; time lost by Hartfield & illness &c.—

June 16^th. Selection.— July 20^th finished

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1863

Feb 4 to 14^th Stayed with Erasmus

April 27^th to May 13^th Hartfield & Leith Hill Place

Sept. 2^d. Malvern Wells; returned Oct. 14^th— Ill, there.— Ill to end of year

 

April 13^th last sick

April 10^th D^r Jenner¹

May 22^nd D^r Jenner

¹ William Jenner (1815-1898), physician at University College Hospital. These notes evidently refer to 1864. See Correspondence vol. 12, p. 493, n1.

April 13^th...D^r Jenne] in pencil.

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1864

Began to count seeds of Lythrum about April 20^th. Finished Lythrum paper¹ about May 25^th. Began Tendril paper² & finished it on Sept^r 13^th but afterwards had about a fortnight for additions. Hence this paper on climbing plants took 4 months!!

Sep. 14. Began Laws of Variation for "Domestic Animals & Cult: Plants" & finished this Ch. on Nov^r 16^th. I then began going over again the earlier chapter of Book on "Domestic Animals &c."

¹ Darwin 1864.

² Darwin 1865.

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1864

Ill all Jan. Feb. March. Last sickness April 13^th.

Aug^t 25. to Elizabeth for one week to Chester Place.¹

The severe illness lasted Seven Months.

Copley Medal

¹ Chester Place, Regent's Park, home of Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood [II] (1793-1880), Emma Darwin's sister.

The severe...Copley Medal] in pencil.

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1865

Jan. 1. I continued on "Domestic Animals &c." ^{Ch X} till April 22^d when (with exception of one subsequent week) I became ill & remained so & unable to do anything (except read Origin for 2^d French Edit.) till early in December when I began counting Homomorphic seeds

On Dec 25 began again on Chapt X of Domestic Animals.

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1865

Fell ill on April 22^d — got a little better in middle of September —

On Nov. 8th went to Erasmus & staid ten days & fell ill again with cold; but got better in the beginning of December

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1866

Continued correcting Chapts of Domestic Animals.—

March 1^st Began on 4^th Edit of Origin of 1250 Copies:— (Received for it 238 £

making 7500 copies altogether.

May 10^th Finished Origin except Revises & began going over Ch. XIII. of Dom. Animals.

Dec. Nov 21. Finished Pangenesis.

Dec. 21. Finished regoing over all Chapters, & sent them to Printers

Dec. 22. Began Concluding chapter of Book.

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1866

April 21^st to May 2^d to Erasmus.

May 29^th to June 2^d Leith Hill Place

Nov. 22 to 29^th to Erasmus.

Febr. 2 Catharine¹ died

Oct 3. Susan² died.

¹ Emily Catherine Langton née Darwin (1810-1866), wife of Charles Langton and Darwin's youngest sister.

² Susan Elizabeth Darwin (1803-1866), Darwin's sister.

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1867

Last chapter of Domes A "Variation under Domestication" & beginning of Man Essay.

First proof arrived March 1^st. Revises finished Nov. 15^th.

I began this book¹ beginning of 1860 (& then had some M.S.). but owing to interruptions from my illness, & illness of children: from various editions of Origin & papers, especially Orchid book & Tendrils, I have spent 4 years & 2 months over it —

1200 copies sold at Murray's sale.

The book not actually published till Jan.30. 1868 —

¹ Variation.

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Feb. 13 to 21 to Erasmus. —

June 17^th to 24^th. do. do.

Oct. 18^th to 24^th. do poorly at times

Nov. 28 to Dec. 7^th. do. very well

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1868

New Book on Var. under Domestication published on Jan. 30. 1500 cop On Feb. 10^th a new edition to be printed of 1250 copies.

Received for this edition 720 £.

Began middle of December 1867 On illegitimate Offspring of Dimorphic & Trimorphic Plants¹ & on specific difference of Primula² & finished Feb. 1.

Feb. 4^th Began on Man & Sexual Selection.

May 17^th Birds—Sexual Selection.

Dec^r 26^th Fifth Edition of Origin Edit. of 2000 Copies.

¹ Darwin 1868.

² Darwin 1868.

1500 cop] added pencil.

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1868

March 3 for a week to Erasmus & then for 3 weeks to Aunt Elizabeth House. Returned home April 1^st. —

June 23^rd unwell & continued so to July 16^th & did hardly anything.

July 16^th to Isle of Wight. Freshwater

Aug 21^st Returned to Down having slept at Southampton.

Nov^r 7^th-16^th Erasmus.

Freshwater] added pencil.

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1869

Feb. 10^th Finished 5^th Edit of Origin: has taken me 46 days.

Feb. 11^th Sexual Selection of Mammals & Man & Preliminary Chapter on Sexual Selection (with 10 days for notes on Orchids) to June 10^th when I went to

North Wales.

On Aug^t 4 recommenced going over all chapters on Sexual Selection.

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1869

Feb. 16^th - 24^th to Erasmus.

June 10^th started for Caerdon, Barmouth sleeping at Shrewsbury. Returned July 31^st having slept at Stafford. Weak & unwell.

Nov^r 1^st to 9^th Erasmus. —

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1870

I find Murray has printed 9000 copies of my Journal of Travels & Colburn 1500 = 10,500 copies.

The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex.¹ I began this work on Feb. 4^th 1868; but many interruptions.

Went to press Aug^t 30 /70/ & finished last proof.

¹ Descent.

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1870

March 5 - 10 Erasmus.

May 20 - 24 Cambridge.

June 24 to July 1. Erasmus.

Aug 13 - 26 Southampton at William's.

Oct 13 - 20 Leith Hill & I got home late

Dec. 8 -14 Erasmus.

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1871

I began "Descent of Man & S. Selection" on Feb. 4^th 1868. & I have on Jan 15^th corrected last sheet; so it has taken me nearly 3 years, but the 5^th Edit. of Origin took up 46 days & notes on Orchids 10 days; & health compelled many visits & rests.

Descent of Man published on Feb. 24^th. At first 2500 copies printed & 2000 reprinted. & I received 630£ Received 1470 £.

Jan 17. Began Expression¹ & finished final rough copy on April 27. Many interruptions.

June 18^th Began 6^th Edit. of Origin; Oct 29^th finished M.S. but lost 2 months by illness Nov. & Dec.

Proofs of do & Expression &c. & illness & visits.

¹ Expression.

& I received 630£] cancelled in pencil.

'2000' and 'Received 1470 £.'] added pencil over previous erased writing.

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1871

Feb. 23 to March 2^nd Erasmus.

April 1 to 5 do

May 11 - 19 Southampton.

June 24 - 30 Erasmus.

July 28 to Haredene Albury, Home Aug 25.

Aug 31. Henrietta married.

Nov. 3 - 10 Leith Hill Place.

Dec. 12 - 22 Erasmus.

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1872

Jan 10^th Finished Proofs of Origin & again rewriting expression. —

Aug 22. Finished last Proofs of Expression which I began on Jan 17^th last year. — Has taken me about 12 [illeg] months:)

Aug 23^rd Began working at Drosera.

Nov. 3^rd Began writing on do.

Nov. 8^th At Murrays Sale 5267 Copies of Expression book sold to London Booksellers.

The Edition consists of 7000 published November,

2000 at end of year additional. —

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1872

Feb. 13 to March 21. London, 9 Devonshire S^t. Portland Place (5 weeks).

June 8 to 20 Southampton.

Aug^t 13 to 21 Leith Hill Place.

Oct 5 - 26 Sevenoaks Common.

Dec17 to 23 Erasmus (unwell all time).

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1873

Jan 15 Finished Drosera 14^th & recorrected Climbing Plants.

Feb. 3^d Began on evil effects of inter-crossing.

June 14^th Began Drosera again.

Oct. 20 Began correcting Drosera M.S.

Nov. 20 Began correcting 2^nd Edit of Descent of Man; & continued for rest of year & next year.

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1873

March 15^th to Apr 10^th at 16 Montague S^t.

June 4^th to 12^th Leith Hill Place

Aug 5^th to 9^th at Abinger, from 9^th to 21^st at Basset.

Nov. 8^th -18^th Bryanston S^t (very pleasant).¹

Copies sold in Germany of Translations, Feb.1, 1874

Origin 6500, Descent of M. 5000. Var. 1700, Expression 3000, Orchids 600.

¹ 4 Bryanston Street, London, was the address of Darwin's daughter Henrietta Emma Litchfield after her marriage.

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1874

Second Edit. of Descent and of Coral Reefs. The Descent took 3 months.

April 1. Began Insectivorous plants¹—(interruptions from proof sheets) & went on whole rest of year, writing & some observations.

¹ Insectivorous plants.

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1874

Jan 10^th to 17^th to Erasmus.

Ap. 21 to 29^th Henrietta

July 25^th to Abinger, 30^th to William. Aug 24^th to Home

Dec 3^d -12 Henrietta's.

Frank married July.

Frank married July.] in pencil.

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1875

March 29^th finished M.S. of Insectivorous & recorrecting Climbing Plants. Began correcting June 3^rd.

Began writing, with some observations on April 1^st on Insectivorous Plants.

May 23^rd finished slips of Insectivorous Plants

July 2^nd Insectivorous Plants published. 2700 sold immediately.

— 6 Correcting 2^nd Edit. of Var. under Dom.

Oct 3^rd Finished about Var under Dom; but shall have nearly month of more work with proofs &.

Therefore I may say I began "On advantages of Crossing" on Sept. 1^st.

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1875

March 31^st to 17^th to Eras: & Litchfields. Home April 12^th. —

June 3^rd to July 5^th Abinger Hall.

July 2^nd Insectivorous Plants Published. 2250 3000 copies printed.

Aug. 28^th to Sept 11^th Southampton, William.

Nov. 4^th & 5. Erasmus, for Vivisection Commission.¹

Dec. 10^th to 20^th Bryanston S^t.

¹ Darwin 1876.

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1876

Insectivorous Plants May 5 Finished M.S. first time over of Effects of Cross Fertilization.¹ Began correcting 2^nd Editⁿ of Orchid Book, much labour

at Hopedene began my little Autobiography.

June 11^th Began going over for 2^nd time M.S. of effects of Cross Fertilisation.

Aug. 19^th First proofs of do. Oct 21 Finished Proofs. Published on November 10^th & 1500 sold by close end of year. —

In intervals I worked at 2^nd Edit. of Orchids. Nov^r 14 finished first proofs, published at end of year.

Nov 15^th Began on Heterostyled Plants but in intervals I have done 2 or 3 weeks work. Say Nov. 1^st I began work on the book. —

[This section continues on second half of page 55]

¹ Cross and self fertilisation.

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1876

Feb. 3^rd - 5^th at Erasmus.

Ap. 27 to May 3^d do.

May 24^th to Hopedene. June 7 Hollycombe. 10^th Home.

Oct 4^th Leith Hill. 7^th Southampton. 20^th Home.

Sept 11 Poor Amy died; a most dreadful blow to us all. —

______________________________________________________

So during last 14 months I have done Effects of Cross Fertilisation & 2^nd Edit. of Orchids; but then I had rough M.S. written out of the experimental parts of "the Effect &c."

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1877

All the early part of Summer at work on "Different forms of Flowers"¹ published (1000 1250 copies) middle of July.

From that time to end of year working on Bloom — Spontaneous Movement of Plants & Heliotropism & a little on Worms.

¹ Forms of flowers.

1000 1250] cancellation and '1250' added pencil.

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1877

Jan. 6 to 15. Henrietta.

April 12^th to 28 do & Erasmus

June 8 Leith Hill, 13^th to Southampton, Stanhope &c. returned home July 4th. —

Aug. 20th - 25. Abinger, delightful.

Oct. 26 - 29. Erasmus.

Nov.16 - 19. Cambridge L.L.D. Degree

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1878

The whole of this last year on the circumnutating Movements of plants except about 6 weeks on Life of Erasmus Darwin & bloom.—

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1878

Jan. 17 - 23 at Erasmus.

Feb. 27 to March 5. Bryanston S^t on account of Giddiness. 7

April 27 to May 13^th Southampton.

Aug 7^th Leith Hill, Abinger, & Barlaston. Home Aug 22^nd. —

Nov. 19 - 27^th Bryanston S^t.

Giddiness. 7] '7' added pencil.

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1879

The whole of this year on circumnutating movements of plants except about 6 weeks on Life of Erasmus Darwin.

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1879

Feb. 27 to March 5 at Erasmus on account of Elizabeth's illness. —

May 6^th Worthing. 8^th Southampton. 21 Leith Hill. 26^th Home.

June 26^th Erasmus, Baly Medal, 28^th Laura Forster. July 1. Home. —

Aug 1 to 27 Coniston, sleeping at Erasmus.

Dec 2^d to 11^th Henrietta & Erasmus.

Dec 2^d...Erasmus.] in pencil.

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1880

Circumnutating movements

All Spring finishing M.S. of "Power of Movement in Plants"¹ & then Proof Sheets — Began in Autumn on Worms.

Nov. 6^th 1500 copies of Power of Movement sold at Murray's Sale

¹ Movement in plants.

All Spring...Murray's Sale] in blue ink.

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1880

March 4^th - 8^th Erasmus

April 8 - 13 Abinger, Horace & Ida

May 25 to June 8 Southampton.

Aug 14^th to Cambridge, 19^th Erasmus, 21^st Home

Oct 28 to Nov. 2^nd Henrietta's House

Nov. 8^th Eliz. Wedgwood died.

Dec. 7 Erasmus. 11^th Leith Hill Place. — 15^th Home. —

Aug 14^th...21^st Home] in blue ink.

Nov. 8^th Eliz. Wedgwood died.] in pencil.

Dec. 7...Home. —] in blue ink.

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1881

All early part of year Worm-Book.¹

published Oct 10^th - 2000 copies sold immediately— 5000 printed by December & corrected a new Edit.

 

November on the action of C. of ammonia on Chlorophyll² & on roots of Euphorbia. & other Plants

¹ Earthworms.

² Darwin 1882.

published...immediately] in blue ink.

November...Euphorbia.] in blue ink.

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1881

Feb. 24^th to March 3^rd Bryanston S^t.

June 2^d to July 4^th Patterdale

August 3^d to 5^th to Erasmus

— 26^th Erasmus died at night

Sept. 8^th to 10^th to A. Rich. Worthing

Oct. 20 - 27 at Horace at Cambridge

Dec. 13^th to 20^th Bryanston S^t.

[Darwin died on 19 April 1882.]

Sept. 8^t ...Cambridge] in blue ink. 'Sept. 8^th to 10^th to A. Rich. Worthing' encircled in blue ink.

[Pages 60v-74 are blank.]

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Robert Darwin my great-grandfather is described in the Philosop. Transactions for 1719 as a person of curiosity who discovered near Elston a skeleton of some large animal. —¹

¹ Darwin quoted from this article in Erasmus Darwin, p. 4: "Dr. Stukeley, in 'An account of the almost entire Sceleton of a large animal,' &c., published in the 'Philosophical Transactions,' April and May 1719, begins his paper as follows:—"Having an account from my friend, Robert Darwin, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, a Person of Curiosity, of a human Sceleton impressed in Stone, found lately by the Rector of Elston," &c."

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