St. George Mivart, ‘Man and Apes’, Popular Science Review, A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and instructive articles on scientific subjects (London, 1873)
St George Jackson Mivart (1827–1900) was a comparative anatomist and one of Darwin’s most vigorous English critics. In this essay from 1873, he rejects any similarities between humans and apes, criticising the arguments of Descent and of Expression, while also using a visual technique and illustrations.
'Now […] the tendency is to accept without examination and without criticism the statements of every advocate of the essential unity of man and beasts.'
Q340.1.c.22.12
1873
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H.N. Moseley to Charles Darwin (5th February, 1876)
Moseley was a naturalist on the Challenger expedition, (1872–6). With this letter, he sends Darwin a Japanese book illustrating the expression of emotions. Although Darwin’s own copy of the book does not survive, we know that he received it as he thanked Moseley a few weeks later. The book was “commonly bought by Europeans in Japan”.
CUL DAR 171.254
5 February 1876
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Hokusai Katsushika, Hokusai Manga (Biyō: Tōhekidō, Meiji 11 [1878])
FJ. 963.1-7
1878
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Thomas Maston to Charles Darwin (5th Februrary, 1879)
A stonemason who has read Origin and Descent would like to read Charles Darwin’s other books but is too poor to afford them
CUL DAR 171. 88
5 Februrary 1879
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Herbert Spencer to Charles Darwin (16th November, 1872)
'I have delayed somewhat longer than I intended, acknowledging the copy of your new volume, which you have been kind enough to send me. I delayed partly in the hope of being able to read more of it before writing to you; but my reading powers are so small, and they are at present so much employed in getting up materials for work in hand, that I have been unable to get on far with it. I have, however, read quite enough to see what an immense mass of evidence you have brought to bear in proof of your propositions.
I will comment only on one point on which I see you differ from me; namely the explanation of musical expression […]'
CUL DAR 177: 231
16 November 1872
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“The Emotion”, Fun (16th November, 1872), p. 200
L992.b.9
16th November 1872
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“Christmas Crackers”, Fun (21st December, 1872), p. 261
L992.b.9
21st December 1872
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“Emotional!”, Fun (23rd November, 1872), p. 209
In the three months following the appearance of Darwin’s Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, the Victorian humour magazine Fun published several cartoons and even a poem devoted to the book. One exploits Darwin’s view of human emotions being similar to that of animals. Another uses the title of the book to evoke a Boxing Day hangover.
L992.b.9
23rd November 1872
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R. F. Cooke of the publishing company John Murray, to Charles Darwin (25th November, 1872)
Murray’s must publish [Expression] tomorrow with only 4000 copies, because the plates for 3000 additional copies have not yet been delivered. The trade and public will be dissatisfied. It may be advisable to get police to defend the house.
CUL DAR 171: 432
25 November 1872
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R. F. Cooke of the publishing company John Murray, to Charles Darwin (27th July, 1872)
This letter mentions translations, illustrations, and other arrangements for Expression.
CUL DAR 171: 410
27 July 1872
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