Asks Huxley to suggest an authoritative work on zoology for reference in his forthcoming commentary on Leviticus

Thanks Huxley for his answer; suggests that he should write a suitable book on zoology

Unable to attend first meeting of Council of Association of Liberal Thinkers, but highly approves of the scheme [For this Association see sv CONWAY, M D]

Sends his new book; hopes its method and principles will appeal to Huxley [Path and Goal, 1880]

Still awaits Huxley's views on the book

The Gaderene Swine; official clerical views at Oxford in 1853

Indebtedness to Huxley's writings

A scheme for an aquarium in New York

Resigned curatorship of Brighton Aquarium; is a candidate for Keeper of the Natural History Museum in Edinburgh; seeks Huxley's support; long details of qualifications and experience

Asks Huxley to become Vice-President of the Society for the Prevention of Hydrophobia

Rabies in dogs; reform in the law required [Endorsed by Huxley "Agreed to V.P. nothing more"]

Is sending a book of biographies of the members of the Social Circle, a Concord Club of 100 years standing

Habits of birds; an evolutionary change

Sends proof of lecture

[To Herbert Spencer]. Sends proof of Tyndall's preface to his volume in the International Science Series, which he considers quite unsuitable and asks Spencer's advice how to act

[To Spencer]. A Mr Arymar has proposed to translate O Schmidt's Descendezlehre, but the specimen of his work does not appear satisfactory. Sends it for Spencer's opinion and advice

Has seen an announcement of a book by Carpenter on Physical Geography for the International Science Series; as neither he nor Spencer and Tyndall know anything of it, asks for explanation
Draft or copy letter by Huxley

Thanks Huxley for his opinion on Aryman's proposed German translation; explains that Carpenter's book was an exchange for that originally proposed, which was too large for the International Science Series; was under the impression that Carpenter had discussed it with Spencer and Tyndall

Sends details of new French works proposed for International Science Series and asks for opinion of English Committee

Sends proofs of Schutzenberger's Les Fermentations and asks for approval of English Committee

Articles of Agreement between the publishers and Huxley, Tyndall and Spencer as Committee, for the publication of International Science Series

Huxley's comments on 02415
Draft or copy letter by Huxley

Thanks Huxley for photograph; has read Life and Letters of Charles Darwin and is glad to find his name mentioned in it [i, 221, 222, 229]; reminiscences

Sends letters; to see Owen and enquire about Stokes

An old Rattlesnake shipmate; wants a flint-implement "of Post-Pliocene man"; discusses of Lyell's Antiquity of Man; science and biblical tradition; personal reminiscences

Regrets unable to accept invitation

Appreciates Huxley's article on Darwin's Origin [Macmillan's Magazine, Dec 1859]; Darwin presented him with a copy and corresponded with him [Life and Letters of Charles Darwin ii, 287]; is acquainted with Huxley's biological work

Was greatly shocked by Huxley's letter [on the death of his child]; his own hopes and philosophy

Huxley's philosophy of life; immortality; a paradox in the burial service; a deep religious sense is compatible with entire absence of theology; religion and ethics; cannot understand the logic of Kingsley, Maurice, and their school, but deeply respects their sincerity [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley i, 217]
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Another long letter on the same theme as 02422

Asks if Huxley is prepared to write for Fraser's Magazine on Prayers for Weather, and Kingsley's sermon thereon [cf Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memoirs of his Life ii, 109]

Would be prepared to write the article, but did not think Fraser a good medium; prefers Westminster Review (End mising) [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley i, 247]
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Agrees with Huxley's views on relation of science to education and theology; the paradox of prayer

His inaugural lecture at Cambridge; the "Spinozist" tendency of the times; improvement in Spencer's style

Anthony Froude, acting editor of Fraser (and Kingsley's brother-in-law) wants Huxley to contribute to that journal

His definitions of "science" and "religion"; induction, deduction and x-duction; Judaism and Protestantism [First page lost and last page damaged]
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

The memorial on Essays and Reviews [cf Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memoirs of his Life ii, 78-80]

Huxley's address at Geological Society [Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London xviii, xl]; has heard of Huxley's encounter with the Bishop of Oxford; has heard from Darwin; the spread of Darwinism [cf Life and Letters of Charles Darwin iii, 2; Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memoirs of his Life ii, 171]

Asks for Huxley's papers on Coelenterata; hopes for a visit from him; is a "Darwinite solus"; hopes to meet at the British Association at Cambridge

Will go to British Association and if any attempt is made to raise a religious controversy will show that he has "teeth and claws"

Story of a heathen Khan in Tartary; [cf More Letters of Charles Darwin i, 225]

Sterility of hybrids; Man's Place: theological anthropomorphism [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley i, 238]
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Intellect and genius in men and animals; Christian dogmas [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley i, 240]
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Wants information on spermatozoa and ova; brain of man and apes; "souls secrete bodies"

Comments on a review of Darwin [?the Edinburgh]; suspects Owen; illustration of the Foraminifera

Gives references for spermatozoa, etc [cf 02436]; materialism and spiritualism; mind and soul [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley i, 242]
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

The Athanasian Creed; souls and bodies; discussion of points raised by Huxley

Has heard with regret that Huxley has subscribed to the Jamaica fund; Kingsley takes the opposite side

Published a letter in the Pall Mall Gazette giving his reasons for supporting the Jamaica Committee; the contending parties in the Eyre case
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Comte's Positivism; criticism of it
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Assistance for Mrs Jukes [widow of J B Jukes, FRS]; attitude of Sir R I Murchison
Original letter, signed, by Huxley

Huxley reported to be a disciple of Berkeley and Kingsley; is about to leave for the West Indies [cf Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memoirs of his Life ii, 305]

Arranging a meeting

Berkeley's philosophy

Has founded a National Science Society; wishes Huxley to be an Honorary Member

Thanks for loan of letters which will be copied and returned [Not one is published in Charles Kingsley, his Letters and Memoirs of his Life]

Bad effects of Booth's "Darkest England" scheme

The Greek Chair in St Andrews University

Asks for guidance for his speech for Fisheries Exhibition
Draft or copy letter by Huxley

Sends draft as model for Huxley's speech at the opening of the Fisheries Exhibition

Draft of Huxley's speech
Draft or copy letter by Huxley

Has conveyed to Prince of Wales Huxley's reasons for not serving on Committee of International Health Exhibition; has also submitted Huxley's proposals for a Royal Fisheries Society, to which His Royal Highness assents

Further details of the proposed Society
Draft or copy letter by Huxley

Strahan considers Huxley's article should be reserved for the November issue [of the Contemporary Review; ie Darwin's Critics; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 120]

Reminds Huxley that he is chairman at opening meeting of Metaphysical Society on 21 November; has read his speech [at School Board]; asks for Yeast article for next issue Contemporary Review Dec 1871; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley viii, 110; The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley iii, 608]

Appointment for next day

Will go with Huxley to see his new house [Marlborough Place] and has told builder to be there [This and subsequent letters refer to the alterations and repairs to Huxley's new house. Knowles acted professionally in his capacity of an architect]

Delays in the new house; plan and specification have been given to the builder

Same subject as 02461

Glad to hear of Huxley's journey to Egypt; a crisis in the negotiations for the house and the builder's contract, which exceeds the estimate

Builder's account should not have been sent to Huxley; "extras"

Copy of letter from Knowles to the owner of Huxley's late house [Abbey Place] on the dilapidations for which Huxley is liable

Thanks for manuscript, which will be set up at once; further business with the builder

Has assurance from Strahan [publisher] that Huxley can deal as he likes with his Deep Sea article in America [The Problems of the Deep Sea, 1873; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley viii, 37]

Business letter about new house

Certifies that the contractor has completed the work on Marlborough Place in accordance with his contract of 6 June 1872

Business letter on payments to contractor

Same subject as 02470 [Copy of Huxley's letter paying builder's account on back]

Further business; difficulties with chimneys

Contractors' charges again; the balance payable

Draft of Huxley's reply; is most anxious to get the whole affair completed
Draft or copy letter by Huxley

An arrangement with FitzJames Stephen to print his Dundee Lectures in Contemporary Review from the type of the Dundee Advertiser for a payment of £1 per page; asks Huxley if he would agree to similar arrangement, reversed, ie to publish his Aberdeen Address in Contemporary Review and send the slips to the Aberdeen newspaper

Notice of meeting of Metaphysical Society for Hutton's paper on "Latent Thought"; asks about Aberdeen articles; sends list of abstract terms for definition [Huxley has written a list of 20 words on back of letter, presumably a copy of those sent]

Encloses account for 50 guineas for professional charges re Marlborough Place house [Huxley's endorsement: "June 6, sent cheque £150"]

Thinks Huxley has been over-generous; sends receipt

A letter from Sclater and a manuscript from Clarke on Sea-Lions sent at Huxley's recommendation; wants an article for June or July Contemporary Review

Account of Metaphysical Society meeting, with Gladstone in the chair; a letter from Huxley read which drove Hutton "into a white rage"

Huxley to take up Ward's challenge at the January meeting of Metaphysical Society; Matthew Arnold's God and the Bible

Encloses letter from Strahan, presumably about starting the Nineteenth Century [The letter is missing]

Reserving a place in the May issue for Huxley's promised paper [No paper by Huxley appeared in the May Nineteenth Century]

Huxley's introduction of Wallace

Congratulates Huxley on his manuscript [Nineteenth Century, Dec 1885; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley iv, 139]

Huxley's article called for a second reprint of Nineteenth Century; a letter from Gladstone about Huxley

Controversy with Gladstone and Reville; John Collier's Primer

Gladstone and Genesis

Has sent manuscript of Gladstone article to the printer

Gladstone; delay in proofs; Huxley's speech at Royal Society

Sends proof; asks Huxley to be "a little less fierce" [Huxley amended his proof, and "tamed his wild cat", cf Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 116]

Delay by printers; Drummond v Gladstone

Praise of the article [Mr Gladstone and Genesis, Nineteenth Century, Feb 1886. The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley iv, 164]

Sends revise of next article [Evolution of Theology, Nineteenth Century, Mar and Apr 1886] and cheque for previous one

Thanks for manuscript [Scientific and Pseudo-scientific Realism; Nineteenth Century, Feb 1887; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley v, 59]

Will keep article for February issue

Wants articles on Miracles and on Free Will and Determinism

Cannot send proof of the Duke [of Argyll's] article, but is sending advance copy

Thanks for manuscript of Science and Pseudo-science [Nineteenth Century, Apr 1887; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley v, 90]

The Duke has his reward

Wants more copy; sends proof of an article on International Copyright for opinion (to be published); Gladstone has sent his

Thanks for manuscript on copyright

Thanks for manuscript and notes; will discuss them personally

Sends payment for articles

Sympathy on death of his daughter [Huxley's reply, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 181]

Thanks for offer of article ['Struggle for Existence', The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ix, 195]; hopes to have it for January issue

Sends letter from Bishop of Meath (enclosed); wants article for January issue [Huxley's reply, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 187]

A programme of Industrial Development; American literary honesty

Invitation to his daughter's wedding; thanks for manuscript ['Struggle for Existence', Nineteenth Century Feb 1888; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ix, 195]

Appreciation of Huxley's article

His daughter's wedding

Thanks for revise of Huxley's article; regrets to hear of his illness

Huxley's proposal to republish his articles in book form

Gives permission to republish in six months, with acknowledgements

Thinks Huxley should answer Kropotkin publicly [Huxley's criticisms on Kropotkin's article, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 199]

Reply to Huxley's letter of 3 June Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley i, 199]

Greetings

On the publication of her poems

Sends revise of article ['Agnosticism', Nineteenth Century Feb 1889, The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley v, 209]; commends its style and thinks it cannot give offence [cf Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 221]

The forthcoming article on the Translation of the Martyrs [The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley v, 160]

Manuscript has arrived

A rejoinder to Wace, who shows ill-temper; Mrs Ward's article [cf The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 222]

Acknowledges manuscript; has bought the original drawing of the Graphic portrait of Huxley; the Bishop of Peterborough [cf The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 223, 224]

Has read Huxley's manuscript of the Rejoinder ['Agnosticism: A Rejoinder'; Nineteenth Century Apr 1889, The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley v, 263]; suggests omitting certain passages

Thinks the Wace controversy should not be carried further; the Bishop of Peterborough's "apology"; will let Wace have another reply [cf The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 225]

Scale of remuneration for Nineteenth Century articles [Some of Knowles's letters are evidently missing, as letters from Huxley dated 4 and 6 May are published in The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 226-227]

Editorial amendments of Huxley's article [Huxley's reply, The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 227]

Sending proofs; invitation

Asks for an article for January Nineteenth Century; suggests as subject Bishop Magee's recent utterances [Huxley, in reply, prefers an article on "The Absolute in Practical Life", The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 243]

A bungled telegram [cf The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 244]

Suggests The Natural Inequality of Men as a better title than Huxley's Rousseau and Rousseauism [The amended title was used, Nineteenth Century Jan 1890, cf Huxley's reply, The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 245]

Huxley's proposal to write six articles and to republish them as Letters to Working Men [cf The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 246]

Approves title of Natural Rights and Political Rights; urges Huxley to ignore Herbert Spencer's attack and not begin a controversy

A confidential letter about Hyndman and W T Stead

A controversy with Buchanan in the Daily Telegraph; his objection to such newspaper controversies [section xi, E, 7]

The Daily Telegraph controversy; invitation

Suggests 'Capital the Mother of Labour' as a better title for Huxley's article [Nineteenth Century Mar 1890; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ix, 147]

Will print Huxley's next manuscript in May issue

Acknowledges manuscript

Sending revise to Huxley at Plymouth, which caught him on his way to Teneriffe [cf The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 252]

Congratulates Huxley on his return and restoration to health

Family news

Lack of answers to Huxley's articles, because his arguments are unanswerable

Opinion of W T Stead

Will reserve space in November issue for a paper on the Aryan question [Nineteenth Century Nov 1890; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley vii, 271]

Will reserve space for an article on Gladstone's book; Prince Kropotkin's Mutual Aid

Sends cheque for Aryan article and Gladstone's book for review

Editorial correction of proofs

Criticism of Stead

Letters in The Times on General Booth

Gladstone to reply to Huxley in February Nineteenth Century; suggests that reply to the Duke of Argyll be deferred

Thanks for manuscript ['Gladstone's Controversial Methods', Nineteenth Century Mar 1891; The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley v, 393]

Suggests reply to Duke of Argyll in the form of a postscript to the Gladstone article

Controversy with Frederic Harrison

Harrison replies to Knowles in Fortnightly Review and implies that Huxley wrote the article; Gladstone as a controversialist

The Harrison controversy; sends correspondence for Huxley to read; Romanes about to visit him

Delighted with article ['Hasisadra's Adventure', The Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley iv, 239]; the last stages of the Gladstone and Argyll controversies to be printed as a postscript

Has deferred Hasisadra article till June issue

Acknowledgement of letter

Gives permission to reprint Nineteenth Century articles with acknowledgement; suggests article on the "downward progress" of the School Board

Intends to publish a symposium on support for Unionist party by a clergyman, an artist, a merchant and a labour leader; asks Huxley to contribute

Her poems very touching, but not suitable for Nineteenth Century; proposes to send them to Lady Tennyson; eulogy of Poet Laureate

Is hurt by Huxley contributing articles elsewhere; has been the mainstay of Nineteenth Century

Mivart's article in December Nineteenth Century; asks Huxley to take the opening thus provided for controverting it

The proposed memorial to Tennyson at Freshwater; a beacon-tower preferred; a memorial in the Abbey

Reply to Huxley's letter in Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 367; death of [Sir Andrew] Clark

A promised article on Tyndall; attempt to secure simultaneous publication by an American firm

Has sent Huxley's article on Tyndall to the printer

Sends proofs and requires them at once for January issue

An introduction by Huxley; political situation

Reply to Huxley's letter Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 398; is glad that Huxley will review Balfour's book

Hopes Huxley's article will be ready in time for March issue

Will divide Huxley's article into two as requested [cf Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 399]; wants proofs immediately

Is sending final proofs by special messenger who will wait and bring them back

Will have manuscript set up in proof immediately

Reply to Huxley's letter of 8th [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 400] in which he regrets that illness prevents him from attending to proofs

Sends cheque; will insert note that article is delayed through illness of author [Huxley's reply Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley ii, 400]

Appreciation of Huxley; will send Nineteenth Century to her regularly; asks if she would allow Huxley's final article to be published as he left it

Will send another proof, as Huxley's copy cannot be found; hopes she will agree to publication and not suppression of Huxley's last work

Greatly regrets her decision to suppress the article and urges her to reconsider it. Encloses extracts from Huxley letters thereon

The sale of Huxley's library [Sold at Sotheby's, 30 March]

High prices for seats for Diamond Jubilee procession

Family news; her manuscript on the New South Wales Goldfields discoveries; would like extracts from it for Nineteenth Century

Cannot entertain sharing her Goldfields paper with America; it must appear exclusively in America or in Nineteenth Century

Sends Huxley's letters to him which he has had privately printed; insists that if any of them are printed in Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley, they must be transcribed verbatim et literatim without any 'editing'

Agrees to one of the letters being published in substance, not as a transcript; answers queries as to allusions in the letters

The Metaphysical Society; frank and friendly nature of the debates

Wishes to include her Goldfields paper in next Nineteenth Century

Sends proofs of Goldfields article

The house at Eastbourne; asks when Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley will appear

Thanks for gift of her book [Poems]

Does not think any further Australian reminiscences could be published at present

Thanks for congratulations on his KCVO; family news

Thanks for gift of her book of poems

The translation of his Manual of Histology

Huxley and Busk will undertake the translation for the Sydenham Society; proposed method of the work

His interest in Palaeontology; material sent by Williams, Carpenter and Tomes; Ganoid and Teleostian Fishes; Huxley's paper on Aphis; his own researches

Thanks for sections sent by Huxley; is working on the osseous system of fishes; discussion thereon

Visit to Paris; work on Embryology; Gegenbaur's work

Is working upon a monograph of the Alcyonaria; wishes Ray Society to undertake its publication [The work was not undertaken by Ray Society, but was published in Frankfurt, 1869-72]

Asks whether Lubbock and Huxley already hold MD degree; if not Wurzburg University proposes to confer it on them

Huxley's writings on Home Rule and his Romanes Lecture read with approval
Written in German

Eulogy and greetings

Sends photographs of Australian skulls [section iv, 3]

Sends pamphlet; compliments