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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
Thanks for congratulations.
Doubts THH’s response to Pangenesis will give him pleasure. "Oh Lord what a blowing up I may receive."
Still thinks THH has been too "sharp sighted" on hybridism.
Sends Mrs Huxley Queries about expression.
THH’s offer to read proof of essay on man encourages CD to write with satisfaction instead of a vague dread.
Begs Mrs Huxley not to forget corrugator supercilii in a crying child.
Questions on marmosets and the vocal organs of Hylobates.
W. S. Dallas asks whether Ray Society would publish translation of Haeckel’s Generelle morphologie. If THH thinks suggestion good, he might make inquiries.
Family news.
Has come to Freshwater for five weeks for his health. Sends regrets to Prof. Kühne at not being able to see him.
Sends a page to be sent on to Charles William Nunn.
Offers sympathy for the illness of THH’s son, Henry (Harry) Huxley.
Wishes he could have attended the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Norwich.