Darwin-Hooker Letters : Letter from C. R. Darwin to J. D. Hooker 4 March [1874]
Darwin, Charles Robert
Darwin-Hooker Letters
<p style='text-align: justify;'>CD guessed Carruthers was stirred up by Owen. Disgraceful treatment of Bentham.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Work on <i>Descent</i> and <i>Coral reefs</i> stops his doing anything of real interest.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Asa Gray’s letter. CD has acknowledged the honour [honorary membership in the Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.].</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>"What a demon on earth Owen is. I do hate him."</p>