Expression supplement

Summary

This supplement contains thirteen undated letters that seem to relate to Darwin's work on Expression of the emotions. Since they cannot be assigned to a particular year, they would normally be published in the next general supplement of letters or a later one, depending on their likely date range, but since they are relevant to Expression, which was published in 1872, it has been decided to publish them as a special supplement to this volume.

From Mary Lubbock to H. E. Darwin [8 May 1866 – 29 August 1871]

Goringes, | Farnborough, | Kent.

Dear Miss Darwin

We hope to have a few friends here to play croquet on Thursday between 4 & 7 oClock & shall be very glad if you & your sister2 will join us, if it should be fine.

Àpropos of the conversation we had with M^r. Darwin the day I was at y^r. house—I have heard since that Babies vary very much as to the age when tears begin to show in their eyes—as my sister in law told me, one of hers, a very forward child at a few days old had tears in her eyes from her efforts to talk & coo!

With kind regards to M^r & M^rs Darwin | I am yours very sincerely | Mary Lubbock.

From F. J. Wedgwood [1867–72]

I, Cumberland Place, N.W.

My dear Uncle Charles

I enclose you the extract from Charma, on the origin of nodding & shaking the head, which I promised so long ago. I have marked so X the passage itself, what goes before is merely to make it clearer. I at first omitted the clause of the sentence about “sa faible tête” as I thought it was truer without any reference to the repetition of the signs however what he means is clearer written at length.