RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. n.d. Q 8. Dogged obstinacy. CUL-DAR186.9. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR186 contains answers to 'Queries about expression' summarised by subject (contempt, good spirits, indignation etc.) and geographically (Australia, Brazil, China etc.), research leading to Expression (F1142).
Darwin's 'Queries about expression' can be found in Darwin 1867, [Darwin] 1867, Darwin 1868, CUL-DAR53.1.B2, CUL-DAR186.1 and Expression pp. 15-16. On these see Freeman and Gautrey 1972, 1975 and Freeman 1977. A later version is in Darwin 1874. See van Wyhe, Comparison of three versions of Darwin's 'Queries about expression'.
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Q8. Dogged obstinacy
Australia
No 2. Dyson Lacy – yes — arms folded
3 Taplin – yes often seen
5 Hagenauer yes he described the expression
6 Lang yes expressly
7 Lane yes
8 Bunnett yes
9 Bulmer yes —
10 Hagenauer – yes
India
13 H. Erskine yes —
14 J. Scott yes see original.
Abyssinia
23 Speedy yes —
26 Kafir yes when fighting
China
27 Swinhoe yes —
N. America
30 Matthews yes —
31 Rottrock yes decidedly
Malay
33 Wallace yes nout not certain
34 Geach yes
35 Do yes
Dyaks
36 Look
[Expression, p. 187.]
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