To J. D. Hooker   30 September [1871]1

Down Beckenham | Kent

Sept. 30th

My dear Hooker.

Huxley thinks you wd like to read proofs, partly corrected, of the splendid article which will be published in the Contemporary in November—2

It is well worth reading— Many parts are inimitable. Of course I shall care about it than anyone else.—

Please return it when read. I am very tired, so no more

How is Lady Hooker?3

Ever yours | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from T. H. Huxley, 28 September 1871.
2
CD refers to Thomas Henry Huxley and T. H. Huxley 1871b (see letter from T. H. Huxley, 28 September 1871 and n. 1).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7977,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7977