To J. D. Hooker 26 November [1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Nov. 26th
My dear Hooker.
I quite agree with you. It would be tremendous work for a man who had never been overworked. If Huxley tries it, I fear it will be the School-Board case over again. But when a man feels well, he thinks he will always be the same, & I expect that you will not persuade him against it.—2
Remember that I am waiting till I have copy of your Memorial to the Board, & (as I think admirable) the number of letters &c &c, which you have had to write within some given time, independently of ordinary work of Kew, before I endeavour to get Farrer to interest Sir S. N. on the subject.—3
I returned yesterday the American President’s address which was very interesting, though I cd. not understand all.4
I am very glad to hear that you are able to bear up fairly well, & can banish dismal thoughts for a time by hard work.— It will always be a profound gratification to us to remember that you were willing to come here. Love to Harriet.5
Yours affectionately | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
White, Paul. 2003. Thomas Huxley. Making the ‘man of science’. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Summary
Quite agrees with JDH on inadvisability of Huxley’s taking on the Edinburgh lectures.
Is awaiting JDH’s memorial to the Board [of Works?] on his burdensome duties.
Glad to hear JDH finds ease in his work.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9734
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 95: 345–6
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9734,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9734.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22