To J. D. Hooker 4 March [1874]
Summary
CD guessed Carruthers was stirred up by Owen. Disgraceful treatment of Bentham.
Work on Descent and Coral reefs stops his doing anything of real interest.
Asa Gray’s letter. CD has acknowledged the honour [honorary membership in the Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.].
"What a demon on earth Owen is. I do hate him."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 4 Mar [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 313–16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9333 |
To T. L. Brunton 4 March 1874
Summary
On digestive powers of Drosera and those of higher animals.
Comments on expression on two halves of human face.
Responds to TLB’s views of serpent- and fire-worship.
Poison of venomous snakes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 4 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 159 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9334 |
To Eugène Desmarest 4 March 1874
Summary
Thanks for letter announcing election to honorary member of the Entomological Society of France. Has always felt entomology admirable for throwing light on general problems in biology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Eugène Desmarest |
| Date: | 4 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | Annales de la Société entomologique de France 5th ser. 4 (1874): xlvi |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9334F |
From J. W. Robertson to George Cupples 4 March 1874
Summary
His general rule has been to preserve male deerhound puppies in preference to females.
| Author: | J. W Robertson |
| Addressee: | George Cupples |
| Date: | 4 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 114–16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9335 |
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Robertson, J. W. | (1) |
| Brunton, T. L. | (1) |
| Cupples, George | (1) |
| Desmarest, Eugène | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Brunton, T. L. | (1) |
| Cupples, George | (1) |
| Desmarest, Eugène | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
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Saint Helena
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Curious geological history
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