Issue book 24 July 1843 - 18 July 1844

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Received from the London Library

[These entries on p. 159 were added to a blank area opposite the older list for Darwin on p. 160]

C. Darwin Esq

June 13 [1844]

Montaigne Works 3 vols [illeg] VI Sept. 13

Octob 1st Montaigne's Essays. 1. Vol. & 2d partly.  
Montaigne, Michel de. 1776. The essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: translated into English. 2 vols. [London Library, also has English translations from 1743 and 1759]

Sands Valentine 1 vol Aug. 1

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Sand, George. 1832. Valentine.   

Woodard Narr of Shipwreck 1 vol Aug 8

June 25. Woodward Shipwreck on Celebes  
Woodard, David. 1805. The narrative of Captain David Woodard and four seamen: who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays in the island of Celebes; containing an interesting account of their sufferings...; also an account of the manners and customs of the country...; together with an introduction, and an appendix, containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks... holding out a valuable seaman's guide... 2nd ed. London: Printed for J. Johnson.

Troill Iceland 1 vol Aug 8

Nov 20. Troill letters on Iceland
Troil, Uno von. 1780. Letters on Iceland, containing observations on the civil, literary, ecclesiastical, and natural history; antiquities, volcanos, basaltes, hot springs; customs, dress, manners of the inhabitants, &c. &c. made, during a voyage undertaken in the year 1772, by Joseph Banks, assisted by Dr. Solander, Dr. J. Lind, Dr. Uno von Troil, and several other literary and ingenious gentlemen. [Trans. from the Swedish.] London.  

Spallanzani Sicily 4 vols [Aug 8]

Spallanzani's Travels in Sicily very poor June 44
Spallanzani, Lazzaro. 1798. Travels in the two Sicilies, and some parts of the Apennines. Trans. from the original Italian. 4 vols. London.  

July 18 [1844]

Sandor: Done V Melder [Aug 8]

Unidentified. Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Kohl's Austrea

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Kohl, J. G. 1843. Austria: Vienna, Prague, Hungary, Bohemia, and the Danube: Galicia, Styria, Moravia, Bukovina, and the Military Frontier. London: Chapman and Hall.

Goethe Letters [illeg] Vols  Nov 21

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Irvings Salmagundi 1 vol Aug 8  

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Irving, Washington. 1824. Salmagundi: or, The whim-whams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, esq., and others.  

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Received from the London Library

C. Darwin Esqre.

Date of Return

1843

July 24

Strickland's Queens Vol 4 Sep 9/ 43

28. M. Strickland life of May of Modena (modest)
Strickland, Agnes. 1846-7. Mary Beatrice of Modena. Vols. 9 and 10 of Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman conquest; with anecdotes of their courts, by Agnes Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland. 12 vols. London. 1840-8.  

Aug 12 [1843]

Varnhagen von Ense Denkmale  [illeg] Vols 1 & 2    Sep 9/ 43

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August, Biographische Denkmale. A 3d edn by 1828.

Cecil adventure 1 vol

Cecil — 8 Nov. 1842.
[Gore, Catherine Grace Frances]. 1841. Cecil; or, the adventures of a coxcomb. London. 

Aug 15 [1843]

Sand, Consuelo vols 1, 2, 3    Transferred to Miss Wedgwood

Con suelo
Sand, George, pseud. (Amandine Aurore Lucie Dudevant). 1847. Consuelo. 2 vols. London.  

Sands, Andre 1 vol     Transferred to Miss Wedgwood

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Varnhagen von Ense vols 1 & 2   

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August, Biographische Denkmale. A 3rd edn by 1828.

Cecil adventure 3 vols

Cecil —
[Gore, Catherine Grace Frances]. 1841. Cecil; or, the adventures of a coxcomb. London. 

Sept 4 [1843]

Scott, Life of Dryden 1 vol 8vo   Oct 3

Octob 1st Scott's life of Dryden
Scott, Walter. 1808. The life of John Dryden. London.

Montaigne Essays vol 1 Nov 9

Montaigne's Essays. 1. Vol. & 2d partly.
Montaigne, Michel de. 1776. The essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: translated into English. 2 vols. [London Library also has English translations from 1743 and 1759]

Davy's works vol 9

Sept 14t Salmonia
Davy, Humphry. 1840. Salmonia; and consolation in travel. Vol. 9 of The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy. Edited by his brother, John Davy. London: Smith, Elder.

Knapps Journal of a Naturalist   Nov. 9

Oct 2nd 1843 Journal of a Naturalist /poor/ extracted
[Knapp, John Leonard]. 1830. The journal of a naturalist. 3d edn. London: John Murray. No extracts have been found in the Darwin Archive.

Sand Consuelo vol 6   Oct. 25

Con suelo
Sand, George, pseud. (Amandine Aurore Lucie Dudevant). 1847. Consuelo. 2 vols. London.  

Stricklands Queens vol 5   Oct 3

Vol. 5 not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Strickland, Agnes. 1846-7. Mary Beatrice of Modena. Vols. 9 and 10 of Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman conquest; with anecdotes of their courts, by Agnes Strickland and Elizabeth Strickland. 12 vols. London. 1840-8.  

Sept 13 [1843]

Mitchells Australia 2 vols 8vo  Nov 9

Mitchells Australia
Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone. 1839. Three expeditions into the interior of eastern Australia: with descriptions of the recently explored region of Australia Felix, and of the present colony of New South Wales. 2 vols. London.

Oct 4 [1843]

Standard Nov Betrothed 1v  Oct. 25

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Manzoni, Alessandro. 1834. The Betrothed - Standard Novels. London: R. Bentley.

[illeg] Stephens's Questions v  3 coashes Nov. 9

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Nov 10 [1843]

Hallam The Constitutional History 2 vols    Dec. 1

Hallam Constitu History
Hallam, Henry. 1842. The constitutional history of England from the accession of Henry VII to the death of George II. 2 vols. London: John Murray.  

Chesterfield's Letters vols 1 & 2 Mar. 2

1. vol of Chesterfields letters
Stanhope, Philip Dormer. 1810. Letters written by the late right honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to his son: with some account of his life. 2 vols. London. [London Library also has 1774 edn]

Montaigne Essays vol 2   Feb. 1

Montaigne's Essays. 1. Vol. & 2d partly.
Montaigne, Michel de. 1776. The essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: translated into English. 2 vols. [London Library, also has English translations from 1743 and 1759]

Nov 14 [1843]

Dieffenbach, New Zealand 2 vol

Dieffenbach Travels into the interior of New Zealand.
Dieffenbach, Ernst. 1843. Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. 2 vols. London: John Murray.  Abstract in CUL-DAR205.9.179

Irvings Astoria 3 vol 8vo

Astoria. — by Irving
Irving, Washington. 1836. Astoria; or, enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains. 3 vols. London.  

Dec 8 [1843]

Borrows Bible in Spain 3 v Retd vol. 1 & 2 Jan 11

1844 Jan 7th Borrow's Bible in Spain
Borrow, George Henry. 1843. The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempts to circulate the scriptures in the peninsula. 2d edn. 3 vols. London: John Murray.  

Jamieson's Romance of Biography 2 v Ret Jan 1  Jan 4

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. 1837. The romance of biography; or, Memoirs of women loved and celebrated by poets, from the days of the troubadours to the present age; a series of anecdotes intended to illustrate the influence which female beauty and virtue have exercised over the characters and writings of men of genius.

1844 Drury's Madagascar 1 v Feb. 1

Decr 15th Drury's Madagascar  
Drury, Robert. 1831. The pleasant and surprising adventures of Robert Drury, during his fifteen years' captivity on the island of Madagascar. Written by himself. London: Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot.  

Jan 24 [1844]

Azara's Voyages dans Amerique 4 vol M 21

Azara Voyages
Azara, Félix de. 1809. Voyages dans l'Amérique Méridionale, par Don Félix de Azara, commissaire et commandant des limites espagnoles dans le Paraguay depuis 1781 jusqu'en 1801; contenant la description géographique, politique et civile du Paraguay et de la rivière de La Plata; l'histoire de la découverte et de la conquête de ces contrées; des détails nombreux sur leur histoire Naturelle, et sur les peuples sauvages qui les habitent; le récit des moyens employés par les Jésuites pour assujétir et civiliser les indigènes, etc. Publiés d'après les manuscrits de l'auteur, avec une notice sur sa vie et ses écrits, par C. A. Walckenaer; enrichis de notes par G. Cuvier, secrétaire perpétuel de la classe des sciences physiques de l'Institut, etc. Suivis de l'histoire Naturelle des oiseaux du Paraguay etc de La Plata, par le même auteur, traduite, d'après l'original espagnol, et augmentée d'un grand nombre de notes, par M. Sonnini; accompagnés d'un atlas de cong-cinq planches. 4 vols. and atlas. Paris: Dentu.  Text link PDF

Feby 1 Thompson's Mems of the Duc of Marlborough M 17

March 7th Mrs Thompson Life of Duchess of Marlborough  
Thomson, Katherine. 1839. Memoirs of Sarah Duchess of Marlborough, and of the court of Queen Anne. 2 vols. London.

Feb 1 Guizots Lect on Europn Civilization 1v M21

History of Civilization by Guizot
Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume. 1837. General history of civilization in Europe, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution. Oxford.

[Feb 1] Arnold's Lect. on History 1v Mar. 2

Arnold, Thomas. 1842. Introductory lectures on modem history with the inaugural lecture delivered in December, 1841. Oxford.

Mar 11 [1844]

Raymond's Travels in Pyrenees 1 vol  April 9

Ramond's voyage in Pyrenees, nothing
Ramond de Carbonnières, Louis François Elisabeth. 1813. Travels in the Pyrenees. Trans. from the French by F. Gold. London.  

Hall, Winter in Styria 1v Apr. 3

B. Hall's Schloss Hainfell  
Hall, Basil. 1836. Schloss Hainfield; or, a winter in Lower Styria. Edinburgh.  

King & Lay Voyage to Japan 2 vol [Apr 3]

March 24th Kings & Lay's Missionary Voyage  
King, Charles William and Lay, George Tradescant. 1839. The claims of Japan and Malaysia upon Christendom. 2 vols. New York.

Martins Voyage to St. Kilda 1 vol [Apr 3]

March 24th Kings & Lay's Missionary Voyage  
King, Charles William and Lay, George Tradescant. 1839. The claims of Japan and Malaysia upon Christendom. 2 vols. New York.

[Mar] 29 [1844]

Balzac Scenes de la Vie Privee 1, 2, 4, 6 [Apr 3]

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Balzac, Honoré de, Stahl, P.-J., Grandville, J. J, Sand, George. 1842. Scènes de la Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux: études de moeurs contemporaines.

Saintine Antoine 1 vol Apr 19

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Saintine, Xavier Boniface. 1839. Antoine, l'ami de Robespierre.

April 15 [1844]

Robberds's Southey & Taylor 2 vol C.D Apr 19    See p. 159

Sept 5 W. Taylor's life & Corresp.
Robberds, John Warden. 1843. A memoir of the life and writings of the late William Taylor, of Norwich. 2 vols. London.  

Issue book 7 Aug. 1844 - 9 Jan. 1845

Augt 7 1844

Acerbi's Travels 2 vol 4o Retd Sept 12

Sept: Acerbis Travels. nothing.  
Acerbi, Giuseppe. 1802. Travels through Sweden, Finland, and Lapland, to the North Cape, in the years 1798 and 1799. London.  

Roberds Mem of Taylor 2 vol Sept 23

Sept 5 W. Taylor's life & Corresp.  
Robberds, John Warden. 1843. A memoir of the life and writings of the late William Taylor, of Norwich. 2 vols. London. This is mentioned in Darwin to Charles Lyell [1 September 1844]. Correspondence vol. 3.

Prescott's Mexico vol 1 Sept 12

Prescott. Hist. of Mexico, strongly recommended by Lyell (read)  
Prescott, William Hickling. 1843. History of the conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican civilization and the life of Hernando Cortes. 3 vols. London. This is mentioned in Darwin to Charles Lyell [1 September 1844]. Correspondence vol. 3.

Niebuhrs Rome 3 vol [Sept 12]

Failed in reading Niebuhr's Rome  
Niebuhr, Barthold Georg. 1845. Niebuhr's History of Rome, epitomised from the larger work, and adapted to the use of schools and colleges. By Travers Twiss. With chronological tables and an appendix. 3 vols. Oxford: Talboys.  

Dickens' Notes 2 vol

Dickens America  
Dickens, Charles. 1842. American notes for general circulation. 2 vols. London.

Channings Works 1 vol Sept 13

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Channing, William Ellery. 1840. The works of William Ellery Channing: complete in one volume.

Titmarsh's Irish Sketch Book 2 vol [Sept 13]

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Michael Angelo Titmarsh (pseud) Thackeray, William Makepeace. 1843. The Irish sketch book.

Titmarsh Comic Sketches 2 vol  [Sept 13]

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Michael Angelo Titmarsh (pseud) Thackeray, William Makepeace. 1840. Comic tales and sketches edited and illustrated by Mr Michel Angelo Titmarsh.

Sep 11 [1844]

Ulloa, Voyages vol 2 Dec 5

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks (but a copy in Darwin's library)
Juan y Santacilla, Jorge and Ulloa, Antonio de. 1806. A voyage to South America...undertaken...by G. Juan and A. de Ulloa, Captains of the Spanish Navy. translated by John Adams. 4th ed. London: John Stockdale. [vol. 1 only, on Beagle, inscribed "Robt FitzRoy to Charles Darwin"] CUL-DAR.LIB.330 vol. 1 Text [vol. 2 Text]

Prescott, Mexico vol 2 & 3

Aug 30 1. Vol of Prescotts Hist of Mexico /Oct 1st/ 2d & 3d Vol  
Prescott, William Hickling. 1844. History of the conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican civilization and the life of Hernando Cortes. 3 vols. London.  

4P Change for American Notes 1 vol Sep 23

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
[Wood, Henry]. 1843. Change for the American notes: in letters from London to New York.

3  Ranke's Popes 3 vols, vol 1 & 2 Retd v1 do v 2 Dec 5

Ranke's Popes of Rome 3 vols  
Ranke, Leopold von. 1841. The ecclesiastical and political history of the popes of Rome during the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries. Trans. from the German by Sarah Austin. 3 vols. London.

4 2 Backhouse's Australian Colonies Sep 23

Blackhouse travels in Australia  
Backhouse, James. 1843. A narrative of a visit to the Australian colonies. London.

N Troill Letters from Iceland 1 vol Nov 21

Nov 20. Troill letters on Iceland  
Troil, Uno von. 1780. Letters on Iceland, containing observations on the civil, literary, ecclesiastical, and natural history; antiquities, volcanos, basaltes, hot springs; customs, dress, manners of the inhabitants, &c. &c. made, during a voyage undertaken in the year 1772, by Joseph Banks, assisted by Dr. Solander, Dr. J. Lind, Dr. Uno von Troil, and several other literary and ingenious gentlemen. [Trans. from the Swedish.] London.

PS Burnes Cabool 1 vol Dec 19

Burnes Cabool 1 vol
Burnes, Alexander. 1834. Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia. 3 vols. London.  

Oct 2 1844

4P Herbert's Marmaduke Wywell Oct 31

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Herbert, Henry William. 1843. Marmaduke Wyvil: or, The maid's revenge; an historical romance.

Howitt's Diary 2 vol Oct 25

F. Bremer's little novels
Bremer, Fredrika. 1844. New sketches of every-day life: a diary. Trans. from the Swedish by Mary Howitt. London.  

Macaulay's Essays vol 1 Nov 21

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay. 1843. Critical and historical essays, contributed to the Edinburgh review. [London Library also has 1844 edn.]

Scrope on Deer Stalking 1 vol Oct 25

7th Scrope's deer Stalking (abstracted)
Scrope, William. 1838. The art of deer-stalking, illustrated by a narrative of a few days' sport in the forest of Atholl. London.  Abstract in CUL-DAR71.70-73

do - Salmon Fishing 1 v Oct 25

do Salmon Fishing in Tweed (do)
Scrope, William. 1843. Days and nights of salmon fishing in the Tweed, with a short account of the natural history and habits of the salmon. London. Abstracts in CUL-DAR205.7.284 and CUL-DAR82.B27.

Crowe's Men & Women 3 vol Oct 25

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Crowe, Catherine. 1844. Men and women, or, manorial rights.

N. Dale Unknown  Oct 25

Unidentified. Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Ranke's Popes vol 1 Oct 3

Ranke's Popes of Rome 3 vols
Ranke, Leopold von. 1841. The ecclesiastical and political history of the popes of Rome during the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries. Trans. from the German by Sarah Austin. 3 vols. London.  

Godley's Letters vol 2 Oct 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Godley, John Robert. 1844. Letters from America.

Help's Essays 1 vol Oct 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Helps, Arthur. 1842. Essays written in the intervals of business. [London Library also has an 1841 edn.]

Nov 21st 1844

New S Macaulay's Essays vol 3 Jan 9

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay. 1843. Critical and historical essays, contributed to the Edinburgh review. [London Library also has 1844 edn.]

2 L Shaftesbury's Chares  3 vol Dec 19

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of. Characteristics of men, manners, opinion and times.

2 L Goethes 17 & 18 in 1 vol Dec 19

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks. Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

U. Jesser Galenvening S 3rd [illeg] 1 vol Dec 5

Unidentified. Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Dec 5 [1844]

3B Burne's Bokhara 3 vols Jan 24

Burne's Bokhara (3. vols)
Burnes, Alexander. 1834. Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia. 3 vols. London. [London Library also has 1835 and 1839 copies.]

Zschokke's Historische Schrift vol 12 to 16 Dec 19

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Zschokke, Heinrich. 1830. Heinrich Zschokke's ausgewählte historische Schriften: in sechzehn Theilen.

D. Whateley's Dang to Christn Faith 1 v Jan 9

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Whately, Richard. 1839. Essays on some of the dangers to Christian faith: which may arise from the teaching or the conduct of its professors; to which are subjoined three discourses delivered on several occasions.

Issue Book 19 Dec. 1844 - 10 April 1845

C. Darwin Esqre

7 Park Street, Grosvenor Square [address of Erasmus Darwin]

1844 Dec 19th Contd fr page  164

New S Hahn Hahn Cecil 2 vol Jan 30

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Hahn-Hahn, Ida. 1844. Cecil.

New S Macaulay's Essays v iii Jan 9

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay. 1843. Critical and historical essays, contributed to the Edinburgh review. [London Library also has 1844 edn.]

2 L S Colquhoun - Moor & the Loch 1 vol Jan 9

25 Moor & Loch by Colquehoun
Colquhoun, John. 1841. The moor and the loch: containing practical hints on most of the Highland sports; and notices of the habits of the different creatures of game and prey in the mountainous districts of Scotland. Edinburgh & London.

New S  Malavor[?] England vol 4 C. F. Wilmot Jan 11

Unidentified. There are several histories of England in Darwin's reading notebooks.

1845 Jan 9

[illeg] 2 Vol retd

M S Crawford's Embassy 4 vol Apr 10

March. Crawfurds Embassy Court of Ava 2 vols
Crawfurd, John. 1829. Journal of an embassy from the Governor-general of India to the court of Ava. London.

M Laing - Norway 1 v Jan 30

30th Laings Tour in Norway
Laing, Samuel. 1837. Journal of a residence in Norway, during the years 1834, 1835 and 1836. London.

3 U S Mitford's Greece 1, 2. 3 Mar 27

20 Jan [1845] Mitford Greece 3d
Mitford, William. 1784-1818. The history of Greece. 5 vols. London. [London Library also has a copy dated 1814-20.] See Darwin to Emma Darwin [3-4 February 1845]. Correspondence vol. 3.

L Raffles Memoirs 4o Jan 30

Sir Stamford Raffles Memoirs. (poor)
Raffles, Sophia. 1830. Memoir of the life and public services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, F.R.S. &c. particularly in the government of Java, 1811-1816, and of Bencoolen and its dependencies, 1817-1824; with details of the commerce and resources of the Eastern archipelago, and selections from his correspondence. London: John Murray.  

2G Southey's Poems V 4 Jan 30

Southeys Thaleba  
Southey, Robert. 1838. Thalaba the destroyer. Vol. 4 of The poetical works of Robert Southey, collected by himself. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans.

Jan 11 [1845]

J.    Chatham's Correspondence v 1 & 2   Jan 25

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham; Taylor, William Stanhope.; Pringle, John Henry. 1838-1840. Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham.

[Chatham's] Anecdotes 3 vols Feb 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham. 1797. Anecdotes of the life of the Right Honourable William Pitt Earl of Chatham; and of the principal events of his time: with his speeches in Parliament, from the Year 1736 to the Year 1778. 3 vols.

2 L Whiston's Life v 1 & 2 [Feb 3]

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Whiston, William. 1749. Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. William Whiston, containing memoirs of several of his friends.

2 L Huttons Life 1 vol Jan 25

9 Oct 1846 Playfair life of Hutton
Playfair, John. [1797]. Biographical account of James Hutton. [Edinburgh].

Jan 25 1845

L. Chatham's Correspondence v 3 & 4          Feb 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham; Taylor, William Stanhope.; Pringle, John Henry. 1838-1840. Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham.

Jan 30 [1845]

Die Wiederkehr 3 vols Mar 6

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Koethe, Friedrich August. 1843. Die Wiederkehr: eine Novelle.

New   Horne Spirit vol 1  Feb 14

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Horne, R. H. 1844. A new spirit of the age.

3a Whately on Shakespeare 1 vol Mar 27

Whately's Remarks on Shakespeare
Whately, Richard. 1839. Remarks on some of the characters of Shakespere. 3d ed. London: B. Fellowes. See Darwin to Emma Darwin [3-4 February 1845]. Correspondence vol. 3.

New    Nursery Rhymes 1 vol   Mar 6

Unidentified. Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.

Feb 3 [1845]

GS    Walpole's Geo 2nd 2 vols May 5

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Walpole, Horace. 1822. Memoirs of the last ten years of the reign of George the Second.

2H Claudius Werke v 1, 2, 3, 4 in 2   Feb 14

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Claudius, Matthias. 1841. Werke.

J     Junius's Letters 3 vols    Feb 14

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Draper, William; Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of. 1820. The letters of Junius.

J. Canning Speeches vols 1 & 2 [entry uncrossed]

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Canning, George; Therry, R. 1828. The speeches of the Right Hon. George Canning ... in six volumes / with a memoir of his life by R. Therry.

March 13 1845

New       U. S. Exploring Expedition 5 vols/4 vol retd Apr 10

Wilkes. Voyage Vol I. to V
Wilkes, Charles. 1845. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. 5 vols. Philadelphia. See Darwin to J. D. Hooker 19 March [1845]. Correspondence vol. 3.

 do   Forbes Alps 1 vol Mar 27

25th Forbes Alps
Forbes, James David. 1843. Travels through the Alps of Savoy and other parts of the Pennine Chain, with observations on the phenomena of glaciers. Edinburgh.

Z    Arnold's Sermons vol 1 May 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Arnold, Thomas. 1844. Christian life, its course, its hindrances, and its helps. Sermons, preached mostly in the chapel of Rugby school. [London Library also has an 1842 edn]

March 27 [1845]

3U   Mitford's Greece v 4 & 5   May 29

[25 March 1845] IV & V. volumes of Mitfords History  
Mitford, William. 1784-1818. The history of Greece. 5 vols. London.

2M     Scribes Theatre vol 1, 4, 7   Apr 10

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Scribe, Eugène. 1834-1842. Théâtre complet.

New      Marryat Masterman Ready 3 v Apr 10

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Marryat, F. 1841. Masterman ready; or, the wreck of the 'Pacific'. 3 vols.

April 18 [1845]

New    Blanco White 3 vols  v rectd vol 3 rectd v 1 rectd

May. Blanco White. Auto-biography. —  
Blanco y Crespo, José Maria (Joseph Blanco White). 1845. The life of the Rev. Joseph Blanco White, written by himself; with portions of his correspondence. ed. by John Hamilton Thom. 3 vols. London: Chapman.

Issue Book 8 May 1845 - 1 Feb. 1846

C. Darwin Esqre

1845

May 8

Howitt, Improvisatore, 2 vols        New May 28

24 Improvisatore  
Andersen, Hans Christian. 1845. The improvisatore; or, life in Italy. Trans. by Mary Howitt. London.

Jewsburys Zoe 3 vols do May 30

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Jewsbury, Geraldine Endsor. 1845. Zoe: the history of two lives.

Maintenon's Mem 4 vols July 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
La Beaumelle, M. de; Maintenon, Madame de; Voltaire; Caylus, Madame de. 1789. Mémoires et lettres de Madame de Mainteno.

Maintenon's Mem Vth-8th July 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
La Beaumelle, M. de; Maintenon, Madame de; Voltaire; Caylus, Madame de. 1789. Mémoires et lettres de Madame de Mainteno.

Dewey's Wks in on Vol  July 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Dewey, Orville. 1844. The works of Orville Dewey, D.D.

Martineau's Rationale of Rel Enquiry 1 vol  do May 29

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Martineau, James; White, Joseph Blanco. 1845. The rationale of religious enquiry, or, The question stated of reason, the Bible, and the church; in six lectures.

[Martineau's] Emancipation 1 vol do June 12

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks. Unidentified.

[May] 29 [1845]

Malmesbury 4 vol  New July  3

28 [Jan 1846] Malmsbury correspondence Vol III & IV
Harris, James. 1844. Diaries and correspondence of James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury. 4 vols. London.  

Help's Claims of Labour 1 vol   do July 3

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Helps, Arthur.1844. The claims of labour: an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed.

Self 3 vols    do N.D

Unidentified. Possibly Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. London: Colburn. 3 vols. The 2d edition of Darwin's Journal of researches was apparently not yet available.

Lamont's 2 years in France  June 12

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Lamont, Martha Macdonald. 1844. Impressions, thoughts, and sketches: during two years in France and Switzerland.

Wilson's Voy Round Scotland 2 vol    U   do [June 12]

Nov 15th Wilson Voyage. Scotland  
Wilson, James. 1842. A voyage round the coasts of Scotland and the Isles. 2 vols. Edinburgh.

June 12 [1845]

Arnold's Rome 3 vol (Mrs Wilberforce   3U Aug 21

Aug 15th Arnolds Rome 3. vols  
Arnold, Thomas. 1838-43. History of Rome. 3 vols. London. [London Library also has 1840-45 and 1844-46 editions.]

July 3 [1845]

Maintenon Letters, Mad 4 vol    v 1 & 2 retd viz &c 2J. do [Aug 21]

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
La Beaumelle, M. de; Maintenon, Madame de; Voltaire; Caylus, Madame de. 1789. Mémoires et lettres de Madame de Mainteno.

Sismondi Fr v 16 & 17       2U Sep 22

Sept 13 Sismondi. Polit. Econ. Essay translated , poor 1.  
Simonde de Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard. 1847. Political economy, and the philosophy of government; a series of essays selected from the works of M. de Sismondi. With an historical notice of his life and writings by M. Mignet. Translated from the French... London: Chapman.  

1846

Jan 1

Malmesbury Diary vol 3 & 4 ([illeg])  Feb 9

1845 June 20 Two first vols of Ld Malmsbury correspondence & Journal. —
Harris, James. 1844. Diaries and correspondence of James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury. 4 vols. London.  

Wilkinson's Anct Egypt v 1 & 2 [Feb] 9

Feb. 12 1 & 2 vol. of Wilkinson's Manner & Customs of Aegyptians.—
Wilkinson, John Gardner. 1847. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians, including their private life, government, laws, arts, manufactures, religion, agriculture, and early history, derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors. 3rd edn. 5 vols. London.  

Mitford's Greece v 6, 7, 8   Sep 10

20 Mitford Greece 3d  
Mitford, William. 1784-1818. The history of Greece. 5 vols. London. [London Library also has 1814-20 edition]

Jesse's Gleanings Vol 3   2K  Feb 19

Jesses Gleanings 3d Series  
Jesse, Edward. 1835. Gleanings in natural history: with local recollections. To which are added maxims and hints for an angler. 3d edn. London: John Murray.  Abstract in CUL-DAR194.30

Mackintosh's More 1 vol    Feb 19

1846 Jan 10th Mackintosh life of More  
Mackintosh, James. 1844. The life of Sir Thomas More. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans.  

Waterton's Wanderings 1 vol    " [Feb 19]

Jan 5th Watertons Wanderings
Waterton, Charles. 1839. Wanderings in South America. London. [London Library also has 1825 and 1836 editions]

Feb 18 [1846]

Wilkinson's Anct Egypt no Vol 3-4. G May 1

1846 Feb. 12 1 & 2 vol. of Wilkinson's Manner & Customs of Aegyptians.—
Wilkinson, John Gardner. 1847. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians, including their private life, government, laws, arts, manufactures, religion, agriculture, and early history, derived from a comparison of the paintings, sculptures, and monuments still existing, with the accounts of ancient authors. 3rd edn. 5 vols. London.

Issue Book from c.1852

C. Darwin

Clark's Gazpacho

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Clark, William George. 1850. Gazpacho, or; Summer months in Spain. [London Library also has 1851 copy]

Genlis Adele 1v

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de. 1782. Adèle et Théodore, ou, Lettres sur l'éducation, contenant tous les principes relatifs aux trois différens plans d'éducation des princes, des jeunes personnes, & des hommes.

Lamartine Genevieve

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Lamartine, Alphonse de. 1851. Genevieve: Histoire d'Une Servante.

 do Jocelyn

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Lamartine, Alphonse de. 1836. Jocelyn. Episode. Journal trouvé chez un curé de village.

do Pique

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks. Unidentified. Possibly Harmonies Poetiques.

Sewells Earls Daughter

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Sewell, Elizabeth. The Earl's Daughter.

Howitt's Boy's Country Book

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Howitt, William. 1841. The boy's country-book: being the real life of a country boy, written by himself ; exhibiting all the amusements, pleasures, and pursuits of children in the country.

do Seasons

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Howitt, William. 1842. The book of the seasons, or the calendar of nature.

Mannings Sermons

Not in Darwin's reading notebooks.
Manning, Henry Edward. 1842. Sermons. London.