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by Rebecca Stott

Hooker and, 1

  specimens from, 1

  beetles, 1

  Bell, Currer (Charlotte Bronte), 1

  Berkeley, Miles, 1

  Bessie (nursemaid), 1, 2, 3

  black-backed gull, 1

  Blackadder, David, 1

  Bleak House (Charles Dickens), 1

  Boat Memory (Fuegian), 1

  bodysnatching, 1

  Bolton, Mr, 1, 2

  Bosquet, Joseph, 1, 2

  Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, 1

  Botofogo Bay, 1

  Bowerbank, James, 1, 2, 3, 4

  British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1, 2

  British Museum, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Brodie (nursemaid), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Annie Darwin cares for, 1

  ill with worry over, 1

  retires, 1

  superstition and, 1

  Bronte, Charlotte, 1, 2

  Brookes (gardener), 1

  Brown, Robert, 1, 2

  Browne, William, 1, 2

  Bryozoa, 1

  budding, 1

  Burgess & Key, 1

  Burke, William, 1

  Burmeister, Karl, 1

  Bynoe, Benjamin, 1

  Calanidae, 1

  Cambridge, 1

  Cambridge Zoology Museum, 1

  camouflage, 1

  Canary Islands, 1

  cannibalism, 1, 2

  Carlyle, Thomas, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Caroline, Aunt, 1

  Chadwick, Edwin, 1

  chalk, 1

  Chambers, Robert, 1

  Chapman, John, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Chapman, Susanna, 1

  Chapters on Mental Physiology (Henry Holland), 1

  Charles and James Adlard Printers, 1

  Chartists, 1

  Chile, 1, 2, 3

  cholera, 1, 2

  Chonos Archipelago, 1

  Christianity, 1, 2, 3, see also God

  cirripedes, 1, 2, 3, 4

  clairvoyance, 1

  classification, of barnacles, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of Mr Arthobalanus, 1

  Hooker and, 1, 2

  problems with invertebrates, 1

  Claudets photographic studio, London, 1

  Clough, Arthur Hugh, 1

  Coldstream, John, 1, 2, 3 on cholera, 1

  and Darwin, described by, 1

  meets, 1

  in Europe, 1

  Grant, relationship with, 1, 2

  interests of, 1

  mental state deteriorates, 1

  personality change, 1

  religious nature, 1

  self-loathing, 1

  Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1

  collectors, 1, 2, 3, 4 Coldstream, 1

  Darwin from Beagle, 1

  network of, 1

  Fitch, 1

  Grant, 1, 2

  Hancock, 1

  colour charts, 1, 2

  comets, 1

  Communist League, 1

  comparative anatomy, 1, 2, 3, 4 Darwin attends lectures, 1

  Grant and, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Gully’s interest in, 1

  Concepción, Chile, 1, 2

  consumption, 1

  Copenhagen, 1

  coral, 1

  Corn Laws, 1, 2

  Covington, Syms, 1 in Australia, 1, 2, 3

  with Darwin in Chile, 1

  in London, 1

  Cresy, Edward, 1

  Crystal Palace, 1, 2

  Cuming, Hugh, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Cumming, George Gordon, 1

  Curiosities of London (John Timbs), 1

  cuttlefish, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Cuvier, Baron Georges, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Cyclopaedia of Anatomy & Physiology (Todd), 1

  Dalhousie, Lord, 1

  Damara, 1

  Dana, James Dwight, 1, 2, 3 book on volcanic geology, 1

  correspondence with Darwin, 1, 2, 3, 4 a package goes missing, 1

  Daphnia, 1

  Darjeeling, 1, 2

  Dartmoor, 1

  Darwin, Annie (daughter), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 becomes ill, 1, 2 rallies, 1

  deteriorates, 1

  Darwin writes about of, 1, 2

  death of, 1

  love of music, 1

  photographed, 1

  Water Cure, 1

  Darwin, Catherine (sister), 1, 2, 3

  Darwin, Charles, wins Royal Society Medal, 1

  on Leith sands, 1, 2, 3

  at university, 1

  father’s concern, 1

  gives up medicine, 1

  explores Edinburgh, 1

  animals & plants, 1, 2, 3

  Plinian Society, 1

  Coldstream, see also Coldstream, John friendship with, 1

  sympathy for, 1

  dredging expeditions, 1, 2

  zoophytes, reproduction, 1

  motion in, 1

  dissection, 1

  Grant, see also Grant, Robert influence of, 1

  friendship cools, 1, 2

  meets in London, 1

  a clerical vocation?, 1, 2

  leaves Edinburgh, 1

  in Paris, 1

  in Cambridge, 1

  interest in beetles, 1

  microscopes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, see also microscopes

  Beagle, see also Beagle invitation to join, 1

  on board, 1, 2

  Chile, 1

  Falkland Islands, 1

  relations with crew of, 1

  sea-sickness, 1

  liking for Jane Austen, 1

  time management, 1, 2

  self-discipline, 1

  and the octopus, 1

  need for books, 1

  Portuguese man-of-war, 1

  uses Werner’s colour charts, 1

  religious opinions, 1, 2, 3, 4, see also Christianity, God

  and purpose, 1

  and geology, 1

  and origins of earth, 1

  building blocks of life, 1

  reproduction, 1

  feelings towards Fuegians, 1

  grows a beard, 1

  Christmas Day 1834, 1

  collects conch shell, 1

  Mr Arthrobalanus, see also Mr Arthrobalanus finds his Chilean barnacle, 1

  starts studying, 1

  taken to Kew, 1

  dissected, 1

  sexual organs of, 1

  returns to, 1

  new name for, 1

  sees coral islets, 1

  at Down House, 1, see also Down House

  design of Sand Walk, 1, see also Sand Walk

  love of routine, 1

  estate in Lincolnshire, 1

  influence of Malthus, 1

  thoughts on, marriage, 1

  children, 1

  origin of species, 1

  with William, 1

  fears of early death, 1, 2

  mutation theories of, 1, 2, 3, 4

  and Hooker, see also Hooker, Joseph first writes to, 1

  corresponds, 1, 2, 3, 4

  effect on of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 1

  species theory essay, 1, 2, 3, 4

  use of slides, 1, 2, 3, 4

  establishes network of collectors, 1

  barnacle research, see also barnacles commits to, 1

  justifies, 1

  complemental males, 1, 2

  gradation, 1

  from hermaphrodite to bisexual, 1

  classification, 1, 2, see also classification

  burrowing barnacles, 1

  Alcippe, 1, 2

  comparison with Karl Marx, 1

  birth of Francis, 1

  reports to Louis Agassiz, 1

  death of father, 1

  children’s photos, 1

  inheritance from father, 1

  an invalid in Malvern, 1

  with the ‘Bath Man’, 1, 2

  ‘Water Cure’, 1, 2, 3

  pressure to reduce working hours, 1, 2, 3

  the clairvoyant, 1

  meets Albany Hancock, 1, see also Hancock, Albany

  ‘Darwinising’, 1


  speculation and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, see also speculation on

  railways, 1, 2

  hypotheses 1, 2, see also hypothesis

  and adaptation, 1

  visual, sense of, 1

  hunger for new ideas, 1

  correspondence, 1, 2, 3 with Hooker, 1, 2, 3, 4,

  see also Hooker Joseph with Huxley, 1, see also Huxley, Thomas

  postal system, dependence on, 1, 2

  struggle with writing, 1, 2, 3

  variability within species, 1

  illustrators, 1, 2, 3

  collectors, dependence on, 1 collections, 1, 2, 3

  birth of Leonard, 1

  considers emigration, 1

  progressive schools and, 1

  investments, 1, see also speculation

  health, 1

  metaphors for time, 1

  and Gosse, 1, 2, see also Gosse, Philip

  Annie Darwin becomes ill, 1, 2

  rallies, 1

  deteriorating, 1

  keeps written record on, 1

  death of, 1

  writes about her, 1, 2

  birth of Horace, 1

  concern at Bate’s work, 1, see also Bate, Charles Spence

  love of travellers’ tales, 1, 2

  use of dissecting scissors, 1, 2

  importance of friendship, 1

  gentlemanly nature, 1

  advice to William, 1

  Sulivan at Down, 1, see also Sulivan, Lieutenant

  worries, 1

  approval of Darwin’s work, 1

  Huxley and, see also Huxley, Thomas corresponds with, 1

  reviewed by, 1

  provides reference for, 1

  watches military manoeuvres, 1

  Crimean War, 1

  reads Elizabeth Gaskell, 1

  effect on of research, 1

  seawater experiments, 1

  seed experiments, 1

  hones writing skills, 1

  thoughts on time, 1

  Darwin, Elizabeth (daughter), 1 birth of 1, 2

  eccentricity of, 1

  mumps, 1

  scarlet fever, 1

  strange habits of, 1

  Darwin, Emma (wife), 1, 2, 3

  acts on Annie’s illness, 1, 2 awaits letters from Darwin on, 1

  worn out with worry over, 1

  on anniversary on Annie’s death, 1

  birth of eighth child, 1

  birth of Elizabeth, 1

  birth of Francis, 1 carrying Francis, 1

  birth of Leonard, 1 carrying Leonard, 1

  with Leonard, 1

  blood relationship to Darwin, 1

  character of, 1

  chemist, skills as, 1

  children’s illnesses, 1

  Darwin’s early thoughts on the marriage, 1

  foreign travel, 1

  housekeeping methods, 1

  investments for, 1

  love of music, 1

  manages Darwin’s time, 1

  pregnant with Francis, 1

  reading habits, 1

  seventh pregnancy, 1

  Darwin, Erasmus (grandfather), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Darwin, Erasmus Alvey (‘Ras’) (brother), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Edinburgh University, 1

  lack of religious belief, 1

  moves to London, 1

  Darwin, Francis (son), 1, 2 as a baby, 1

  birth of, 1

  mumps, 1

  remembers, Darwin, 1

  Darwin’s attitude to time, 1

  in the womb, 1, 2

  Darwin, George (son), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 flies his kite, 1

  popularity of, 1

  practical nature of, 1

  remembers, Darwin’s altitude to time, 1

  Darwin’s determination, 1

  starts walking, 1

  toy organ, 1

  Darwin, Henrietta (‘Trotty’) (daughter), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 early memories of, 1

  effect on of Annie’s death, 1

  known as Trotty, 1

  ladybird collection, 1

  love of sea-shore, 1

  mumps, 1

  photographed, 1

  scarlet lever, 1

  Darwin, Horace (son), 1, 2, 3

  Darwin, Josiah (uncle), 1, 2

  Darwin, Leonard (son), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Darwin, Mary Eleanor (daughter, died at 3 weeks), 1

  Darwin, Robert (father), 1 death, 1

  death bed, 1, 2

  persuaded on Beagle expedition, 1

  speculation, 1

  strong character of, 1

  Darwin, Susan (sister), 1, 2, 3

  Darwin, William (son), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 description of, 1

  mumps, 1

  photographed, 1

  piano lessons, 1

  prep school, 1

  Rugby, 1, 2, 3

  studied by Darwin, 1

  Dickens, Charles, 1, 2, 3

  digestive systems, 1

  Disnurr, J. S., 1, 2, 3

  dissection, see also microscopes Darwin and, with Grant and Coldstream, 1

  of Ibla, 1

  of Mr Arthrobalanus, 1

  teaches Lubbock, 1

  Dr Munro’s theatre, 1

  divergence, 1

  Dixon, Frederick, 1

  Donkey Exchange, Malvern, 1

  douches, 1, 2, 3

  Down House, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  dredging, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Earth, origins of, 1

  earthquakes, 1, 2

  East India Company, 1

  Eastbourne, 1

  Eastern Life: Present and Past (Harriet Martineau), 1

  Edinburgh, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Edinburgh (magazine), 1

  Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, 1, 2, 3

  Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, 1, 2

  Edinburgh University, 1, 2

  Edwardes, Herbert, 1, 2

  embranchement, 1

  embryos, 1, 2

  Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1

  Engels, Frederick, 1

  Erebus (ship), 1

  Essay on the Principle of Population (Thomas Malthus), 1

  Euphrates Expedition, 1

  Evans, Mary Ann (George Eliot), 1, 2

  Ex omnia conchis (Darwin family motto), 1

  Falconer, Hugh, 1

  Falkland Islands, 1, 2, 3

  Familiar Letters on Chemistry (Justus von Liebig), 1, 2

  Feuerbach, Ludvig, 1

  Fife, George, 1

  Firth of Forth, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Fitch, Robert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  FitzRoy, Captain, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  fixity of species, 1, 2, 3

  Fleming, Revd John, 1, 2

  Fletcher, Mr, 1

  Flora Novae-Zelandiae (Joseph Hooker), 1

  Flustra, 1, 2

  Forbes, Edward, 1 courting, 1

  and Darwin corresponds with, 1

  discusses Bate with, 1

  on dredging, 1

  writings of, 1, 2, 3

  Forchhammer, Johann Georg, 1, 2

  Foucault’s Pendulum, 1, 2

  Fox, Ellen, 1

  Fox, Louisa, 1

  Fox, William Darwin Darwin writes to, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  death of daughter, 1

  pear trees, 1

  Franklin Expedition, 1

  Friday, Dr, 1

  Fucus Lorius, 1

  Fuegia Basket (Fuegian), 1, 2

  Fuegians, 1, 2, 3

  Fuller, Harry, 1

  Gabriel, The Angel, 1

  Galapagos Islands, 1

  Gallery of Illustration, Regent Street, 1

  Galton, Francis, 1

  Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1, 2

  Gaskell, Elizabeth, 1

  Gautiez, Francois, 1

  generation, 1

  Geoffroy St. Hilaire, Isodore, 1, 2, 3

  Geological Society, 1, 2

  God, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, see also Chrisitianity

  Goodsir, Henry, 1

  Gosse, Philip, 1, 2 and Darwin interests, 1

  meets, 1
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br />   theories in zoology, 1

  views on Origin of Species, 1

  writings, 1, 2

  Gould, Augustus, 1, 2

  ‘gradation’, 1

  Grant, Robert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Aristotle, interest in, 1

  Coldstream, relationship with, 1, 2

  comparative anatomy, 1

  Darwin, works with, 1, 2

  discovers Zoonomia, 1

  graduates, 1

  later life of, 1

  Paris, 1

  physical characteristics, 1

  in Prestonpans, 1

  publishes, 1

  reading, 1

  sea sponges, on, 1, 2 excretion of, 1

  movement of, 1

  ‘granular matter’, 1

  ‘granules’, 1

  Gray, John, 1

  Great Exhibition, 1, 2, 3

  Great First Cause, The, 1

  Great Marlborough Street, London, 1, 2

  Greg, William, 1

  Griffith, John, 1

  Grosvenor Square, London, 1

  gull, black-backed, 1

  Gully, Dr, 1, 2, 3 charging rate of, 1

  and Annie Darwin, 1, 2

  and Darwin, diagnosis on, 1

  restricts activities of, 1, 2

  healing methods, 1 recommends clairvoyant, 1

  Water Cure, 1

 

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