Life & letters of Charles Darwin Volume 2; including an autobiographical chapter Charles Darwin

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...you the warmest admiration. Your information on the Amazonian fishes has interested me extremely, and tells me exactly what I wanted to know. I was aware, through notes given me by Dr. Giinther, that many fishes differed sexually in colour and other characters, but I was particularly anxious to learn how far this was the case with those fishes in which the male, differently from what occurs with most birds, takes the largest share in the care of the ova and young. Your letter has not only interested me much, but has greatly gratified me in other respects, and I return you my sincere thanks for your kindness. Pray believe me, my dear Sir, Yours very faithfully, Charles Darwin. C. Darwin to J. D. Hooker. Down, Sunday, August 23 1868. My Dear Old Friend,--I have received your note. I can hardly say how pleased I have been at the success of your address, and of the whole meeting. I have seen the Times, Telegraph, Spectator, and Athenaum, and have heard Sir Joseph Hooker was President of the British Association at the Norwich Meeting in 1868. of other favourable newspapers, and have ordered a bundle. There is a " chorus of praise." The Times reported miserably, i.e. as far as errata was concerned; but I was very glad at the leader, for I thought the way you brought in the megalithic monuments most happy. I particularly admired Tyndall"s little speech.f... The Spectator pitches a little into you about Theology, in accordance with its usual spirit.... Your great success has rejoiced my heart. I have just carefully read the whole address in the Athenazum; and though, as you know, I liked it very much when you read it to me, yet, as I was trying all the time to find fault, I missed to a certain extent the effect as a whole; and this now appears to me most ... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Life & letters of Charles Darwin Volume 2; including an autobiographical chapter (Charles Darwin)