From J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin 15 September 1871
Summary
His mother very ill.
Mrs Hooker back from Bavaria.
Hopes marriage [of Henrietta] went well. Is accused of saying he would rather go to two burials than one marriage.
Has heard from Huxley who is threatening to "thin out" Mivart. Huxley is reading Francisco Suarez and finds Mivart misquotes or misunderstands him.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Sept 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 83–84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7945 |
To J. D. Hooker 16 September [1871]
Summary
Is preparing new edition of Origin [6th] in which he will introduce new chapter to answer Mivart’s criticisms. Mivart is unfair: suppresses facts in CD’s later editions.
Sends article [by Chauncey Wright, see 7940] reviewing Genesis of species.
Mivart writes to CD full of respect, but reviles him in print.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 16 Sept [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 204–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7949 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Huxley ; see letter from J. D Hooker to Emma Darwin, 15 September 1871 and n. 4. See, …
- … the letter from J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin, 15 September 1871 . CD refers to Hooker’s …
- … to visit the Darwins (see letter from J. D. Hooker to Emma Darwin, 15 September 1871 ). …
- … In his letter to Emma Darwin of 15 September 1871 , Hooker had asked CD to send him Henry …
- … lived in Southampton. In his letter to Emma Darwin of 15 September 1871 , Hooker had asked …
To J. D. Hooker 30 September [1871]
Summary
Sends proofs of Huxley’s article on Mivart, to be published in Contemporary Review ["Mr Darwin’s critics", 18 (1871): 443–76].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 30 Sept [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 206 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7977 |
Document type
| letter | (3) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Addressee
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
Correspondent
| Hooker, J. D. | |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
