Comte, criticism on. —­would need re-writing. —­typical of the century?

Comtism, defined as “Catholicism without Christianity”.

Comtists, opinion of.
—­see also Positivism.

Conditions, influence of.

Congreve, controversy with.

Controversy, opinion of. —­and friendship. —­exhilarating effect of. —­aim of. —­in self-defence.

“Controverted Questions”. —­labour of writing the prologue. —­elimination of the supernatural.

Cook (editor of “Saturday Review").

Cooke, Dr., his brother-in-law.
—­his first instruction in medicine.

Copley Medal, awarded to Huxley.

Corfield, R., on Clifford’s illness.

Cork, rejected for chair at.

Cornay, Professor, acknowledgment from.

Cornu, Professor, at x Club.

“Cornu”, the posterior.

Courtney, Right Hon. L., at Royal Society dinner.

Coventry, the house of Thomas Huxley. 
—­George Huxley returns to.

Craniology.

Cranks, letters from.

Crayfish, on the.

Creation, controversy on Genesis
—­with Mr. Gladstone.

Criticism, a compliment.

Croonian Lecture.

Cross, Lord, letter to:  Vivisection Commission.

Crowder, Mrs., visit to.

Crum Brown, Professor, induces Huxley to play golf.

Crustacea, paleozoic.

Culture, basis of.

Cunningham, on South American fossil.

Cuno, language and race.

Cuvier, his views controverted. —­and his title. —­appreciation of.

Cuvier, the British.

Dalgairns, Father, in Metaphysical Society.

Dalhousie, Lord, President Royal Commission on Trawling.

Dana, and coral reef theories.
—­misunderstanding of Darwin in his obituary of Asa Gray.

Daphnia.

Darwin, Charles, likewise begins his career at sea. —­as man of science. —­saying about happiness and work. —­starts on the “Origin”. —­effect of the “Origin”. —­the species question before 1859. —­the most serious omission in the “Origin”.  —­Huxley his “general agent”. —­his “bulldog”. —­and his predecessors. —­and poetry. —­compared with Lamarck. —­and spontaneous generation. —­at x Club. —­his opinion of Dohrn. —­his generosity. —­“the cheeriest letter-writer I know.” —­letter to, obtaining a Civil List pension for Wallace. —­death of. —­notice of, in “Nature”. —­love for. —­intellect of. —­obituary. —­compared to Gordon. —­unveiling of statue. —­character and friends. —­influence in science. —­exposition not his forte. —­dumb sagacity of. —­legacy from A. Rich. —­his theory needs experimental proof. —­and natura non facit saltum. —­typical of the century? —­nature of his work. —­example of. —­defence of.  —­Letters from:  —­the decisive critics of the “Origin”.  —­Huxley’s reservations in accepting the doctrine of the “Origin”.