From J. D. Hooker 3 January [1875]
Summary
Disapproves of Huxley’s article [review of Ernst Haeckel’s Anthropogenie] in Academy [7 (1875): 16–18].
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Jan [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9797 |
To J. D. Hooker 3 January [1875]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 3 Jan [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 363–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9798 |
From J. D. Hooker 5 January 1875
Summary
Huxley strongly dissuades JDH from writing to Mivart because of his Presidency of Royal Society. JDH will hold his letter until he hears what Bentham says.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Jan 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 2–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9800 |
To J. D. Hooker 6 January [1875]
Summary
Is not inclined to restrain himself from expressing his opinion of Mivart. Huxley’s article in Academy.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 6 Jan [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 365–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9805 |
From J. D. Hooker 7 January 1875
Summary
Tyndall, T. A. Hirst and Spencer dissuade him from writing to Mivart, but he will let him feel his disapproval.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Jan 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 4–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9807 |
To J. D. Hooker 8 January [1875]
Summary
JDH would be rash not to follow advice of his friends. [CD’s] wife and George oppose his writing to Mivart.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 8 Jan [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 367–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9809 |
From J. D. Hooker 14 January 1875
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Jan 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 6–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9815 |
To J. D. Hooker 15 January [1875]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 15 Jan [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 369–71 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9818 |
From J. D. Hooker 16 January 1875
Summary
JDH wins over Douglas Galton and Lord Henry Lennox on assistant secretary for himself.
Has called on Murray and told him Quarterly Review had disgraced itself by attacking George and CD.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Jan 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 9–10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9820 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 January [1875]
Summary
Astonished at JDH’s success versus Galton
and his attack on Murray is superb. Has written a formal letter to Mivart enumerating his offences.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 Jan [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 372–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9821 |
From J. D. Hooker [7 February 1875]
Summary
Has met Capt. George Strong Nares of the Challenger expedition at Huxley’s.
Huxley much at a loss to explain red clay at deep sea-bottom.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [7 Feb 1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 11–13 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9843 |
To J. D. Hooker 10 February [1875]
Summary
Is provoked by trouble he is having writing Insectivorous plants.
Curious case of an unknown form of Glaucium in earth covered with slag for 1400 years.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 10 Feb [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 374–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9850 |
From J. D. Hooker 17 February 1875
Summary
Lyell very ill.
No two specimens of Glaucium are alike.
Lord Henry [Lennox] still burkes JDH’s application.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Feb 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 14–15 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9860 |
To J. D. Hooker 23 February 1875
Summary
Mourns death of Lyell. Wonders whether enough men of science were attached to him to raise a fitting testimonial.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 23 Feb 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 377–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9866 |
From J. D. Hooker [24 February 1875]
Summary
On Lyell’s death; JDH has arranged for burial in Westminster Abbey. His thoughts on a testimonial.
More trouble with Lord Henry Lennox.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [24 Feb 1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 16–19 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9869 |
To J. D. Hooker 25 February [1875]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 25 Feb [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 379–81 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9873 |
From J. D. Hooker 17 March 1875
Summary
No action on assistance yet, but has had a private note from Disraeli asking whether Thiselton-Dyer is his recommendation.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Mar 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 20–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9891 |
To J. D. Hooker 30 March [1875]
Summary
Has at last finished Insectivorous plants
and is rewriting Climbing plants.
W. W. Ouless has finished his picture of CD for Academy.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 30 Mar [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 382–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9905 |
From J. D. Hooker 7 April 1875
Summary
Likes draft of petition on vivisection. Asks whether phrase "and the lower animals" might not be added at end.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Apr 1875 |
Classmark: | DAR 104: 22 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9917 |
To J. D. Hooker 14 April [1875]
Summary
CD and others now think it advisable to go further than a petition on vivisection, and a bill has been drafted.
F. Delpino’s pamphlet on pitchers ["Sulle pianti a bicchieri", Nuovo G. Bot. Ital. 3 (1871): 174–6].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 14 Apr [1875] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 384–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9927 |
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