Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

Name: Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
Author: Huxley, Thomas Henry

Huxley, Thomas Henry

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895; Naturalists -- England -- Biography

--marriage and the wisdom of Solomon.
--trip to Canaries.
--Ulysses and Penelope.
--receives Linnean Medal.
--the Flood myth.
--dislike to moving.
--reply to Dr. Abbott.
--quietude of mind impossible.
--on ethnological questions possesses the impartiality of a mongrel.
--pertinacity.
--sends books to Royal College of Science.
--rational and irrational certainty.
--his aim, truth in all things.
--new house completed through Mr. Rich's legacy.
--visits Huxley Hall.
--almost indecent to be so well again.
--his garden.
--warns younger generation that the battle is only half won.
--essays translated into French.
--love for his native tongue.
--party politics and Unionism.
--a scholar, not a leader of a sect.
--backwoodsman's work.
--a full life suggests more than negative criticism.
--creation and providence.
--ethics of evolution.
--underlying truths of many theological teachings.
--moral aspiration and the hope of immortality.
--the world and comfortable doctrines.
--President of London University Reform Association.
--administration.
--appears before London University Commission.
--heads deputation to Prime Minister.
--opposes creation of an Established Church scientific.
--letter on scientific aspirations.
--on free thought ribaldry.
--made a Privy Councillor.
--the title of Right Hon.
--official recognition on leaving office.
--visit to Osborne.
--a friend's second marriage.
--friendship and funerals.
--the modern martyrdom.
--source of his ill-health.
--faculty of forgetting.
--on sacramental food.
--poem on Tennyson's funeral.
--a religion for men.
--funerals.
--his part in the memorial to Owen.
--on bearing attacks.
--proposed working-men's lectures on the Bible.
--testimony and the marvellous.
--Manx mannikins.
--home pets.
--payment for work out of the ordinary.
--on dying by inches.
--the approach of death.
--description of his personality in Lankester's review of the
"Collected Essays".
--letter from a lunatic.
--a contretemps at a public dinner.
--at Oxford, 1894.
--criticism of Lord Salisbury.
--repeated in "Nature".
--deafness.
--growing hopefulness in age.
--receives Darwin medal.
--speech.
--his "last appearance on any stage".
--characterises his work for science.
--late liking for public speaking.
--slovenly writing in science.
--lifelong love of philosophy.
--the abysmal griefs of life.
--brilliancy of talk just before his last illness.
--a meeting with a priest.
--writes article on "Foundations of Belief".
--proofreading.
--his last illness.
--passion for veracity.
--absence of dogmatism in lectures.
--children and theology.
--"Royal lies".
--his great work, securing freedom of speech.
--carelessness of priority.
--recognition of predecessors.
--honesty.
--loyalty.
--friends and intimates.
--practical side of his work.
--how regarded by working-men.
--his face described, by Professor Osborn.
--by Sir W. Besant.
--his lectures described.
--preparation for his lectures.
--ordinary day's work.
--method.
--reading.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

Huxley, Thomas Henry

Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895; Naturalists -- England -- Biography

--marriage and the wisdom of Solomon.
--trip to Canaries.
--Ulysses and Penelope.
--receives Linnean Medal.
--the Flood myth.
--dislike to moving.
--reply to Dr. Abbott.
--quietude of mind impossible.
--on ethnological questions possesses the impartiality of a mongrel.
--pertinacity.
--sends books to Royal College of Science.
--rational and irrational certainty.
--his aim, truth in all things.
--new house completed through Mr. Rich's legacy.
--visits Huxley Hall.
--almost indecent to be so well again.
--his garden.
--warns younger generation that the battle is only half won.
--essays translated into French.
--love for his native tongue.
--party politics and Unionism.
--a scholar, not a leader of a sect.
--backwoodsman's work.
--a full life suggests more than negative criticism.
--creation and providence.
--ethics of evolution.
--underlying truths of many theological teachings.
--moral aspiration and the hope of immortality.
--the world and comfortable doctrines.
--President of London University Reform Association.
--administration.
--appears before London University Commission.
--heads deputation to Prime Minister.
--opposes creation of an Established Church scientific.
--letter on scientific aspirations.
--on free thought ribaldry.
--made a Privy Councillor.
--the title of Right Hon.
--official recognition on leaving office.
--visit to Osborne.
--a friend's second marriage.
--friendship and funerals.
--the modern martyrdom.
--source of his ill-health.
--faculty of forgetting.
--on sacramental food.
--poem on Tennyson's funeral.
--a religion for men.
--funerals.
--his part in the memorial to Owen.
--on bearing attacks.
--proposed working-men's lectures on the Bible.
--testimony and the marvellous.
--Manx mannikins.
--home pets.
--payment for work out of the ordinary.
--on dying by inches.
--the approach of death.
--description of his personality in Lankester's review of the
"Collected Essays".
--letter from a lunatic.
--a contretemps at a public dinner.
--at Oxford, 1894.
--criticism of Lord Salisbury.
--repeated in "Nature".
--deafness.
--growing hopefulness in age.
--receives Darwin medal.
--speech.
--his "last appearance on any stage".
--characterises his work for science.
--late liking for public speaking.
--slovenly writing in science.
--lifelong love of philosophy.
--the abysmal griefs of life.
--brilliancy of talk just before his last illness.
--a meeting with a priest.
--writes article on "Foundations of Belief".
--proofreading.
--his last illness.
--passion for veracity.
--absence of dogmatism in lectures.
--children and theology.
--"Royal lies".
--his great work, securing freedom of speech.
--carelessness of priority.
--recognition of predecessors.
--honesty.
--loyalty.
--friends and intimates.
--practical side of his work.
--how regarded by working-men.
--his face described, by Professor Osborn.
--by Sir W. Besant.
--his lectures described.
--preparation for his lectures.
--ordinary day's work.
--method.
--reading.

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Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3

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