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Butler/Section 8 (VIII)/1/3a/13
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GB 275 Butler/Section 8 (VIII)/1/3a/13
Title
Letter from Samuel Butler to Revd Mark Wilks, dated 17 May 1881
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- 17 May 1881 (Date of original letter; the transcript is undated.) (Creation)
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4 sheets paper
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Typed transcript. Substantiates three specific criticisms of Huxley, which Butler had raised in discussion the previous night. He concludes that 'posterity will not rank Prof.Huxley high among the men of our time'.