Charles Darwin, writing to his closest friend, botanist Joseph Hooker, detailing his feelings as the Theory of Natural Selection took shape.
This is an excerpt from a newly released collection of over 1,000 letters from Charles Darwin to Hooker throughout the course of his life. They provide an unprecedented view of Darwin’s struggles and emotions, enriching the humanity of this great scientist.
Tour the letters at Cambridge University’s Darwin Correspondence Project, and read more at BBC News.
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“ dreadful-record-of-sin:
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“ “But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.”
“ - Charles Darwin, in a letter dated October 1, 1861 [x]
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It gets even better:
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“But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.”
- Charles Darwin, in a letter dated October 1, 1861 [x]
It gets even better:
“I am going to write a little Book for Murray on orchids and today I hate them more than everything.”
oh my god
