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Darwin's doubts

'Your mind and time are full of the most interesting subjects,' says Emma Darwin in a letter to her husband Charles. But, she asks, do they stop him considering religious questions fairly?

The affectionate letter, written in 1839 to voice Emma's response to Charles's religious doubts, is part of a new online archive of the complete works of Charles Darwin, launched by Cambridge University (

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