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To T. H. Huxley   12 November [1875]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Nov 12th

My dear Huxley

Many thanks for your Biology which I have read.— It was a real stroke of genius to think of such a plan.— Lord how I wish that I had gone through such a course.2

Ever yours | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to T. H. Huxley and Martin 1875 (see n. 2, below).
2
A copy of Course of practical instruction in elementary biology is in the Darwin Library–CUL (T. H. Huxley and Martin 1875). Each chapter of the book described a plant or animal organism, with a series of observations and experiments to be performed in a laboratory. The plan for the book arose out of Huxley’s teaching at the Royal School of Mines in South Kensington (see A. Desmond 1994–7, 2: 35–9, 73).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10256,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10256