- Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 13
- Hope Entomological Library, Oxford University Museum of Natural History: ARW 13
Would Poulton check proof of the 14th chapter of ARW's book. About Grant Allen.
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Would Poulton check proof of the 14th chapter of ARW's book. About Grant Allen.
Sending the rest of notices of Spencer, and of Cope.
Sending next sheet of paper on Weismann's views. Would Poulton read the concluding chapter on man.
Sending draft for corrections.
More drafts. About his knowledge of the spiritual world. Ideas about sexual selection.
About ill health, debate in the Pall Mall Gazette and Crookes' experiments in spiritualism.
About offer of DCL, which he has declined. "I have a profound distaste for all public ceremonials." Details about ill health, house move, and his work. Wishes to be left "in peaceful obscurity." Doesn't like crowds.
If DCL gets offered again, will accept. "I feel myself too much of an amateur in Nat. His, and altogether too ignorant ... to receive honours from a great University .. . left school (a bad one) at 14." About Mr. Edwards and his butterfly collection. Criticises Bates' classification of butterflies.
Has written to Professor Price, about DCL. Thanks for volume of Weismann's Essays.
Wants Poulton to lend him slides of caterpillars.
Thanks Poulton for slides.
About slides. About a reference -ARW can't remember where he found it. Has replied to Mr. Cunningham in Nature.
Wants a copy of the inheritance discussion at British Association, section D.
About DCL ceremony. The 20th would suit him better. ARW has just returned from the North. "Romanes has been inflicting long letters on me!".
Arrangements for the DCL ceremony at Oxford. His wife is unable to accept kind invitation from Mrs. Poulton.
Writes about train times to Oxford.
Sending Cope's books, with his comments. Not convinced about female preference for peacock feathers.
Asking for errata from Darwinism for the new edition.
Thanks for notes and references on "colour" chapters. Discusses his theory of "recognition colours." Going to Hastings for week or two, to restore his wife's health (address c/o Mrs Pearson, 13 High Wycombe, Hastings).
Has been too busy to write. Descriptions of countryside. Is coaching Willie in mathematics -wants past examination papers. Willie is going into Professor S. Thompson's department (at Gresham College?).