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San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Charles Kingsley : his letters and memories of his life
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters written by Charles Kingsley to Dr. James Hunt (1833-1869), an ethnologist and writer on stammering. Kingsley consults Hunt about his own stuttering and describes its effects. Kingsley also discusses Darwin's evolutionary theory and his friendship with Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895). The collection also includes four letters from Kingsley's wife, Fanny Grenfell Kingsley, to James Hunt.
mssHM 32204-32261
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters written by Charles Kingsley to Dr. James Hunt (1833-1869), an ethnologist and writer on stammering. Kingsley consults Hunt about his own stuttering and describes its effects. Kingsley also discusses Darwin's evolutionary theory and his friendship with Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895). The collection also includes four letters from Kingsley's wife, Fanny Grenfell Kingsley, to James Hunt.
mssHM 32204-32261
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Manuscripts
In this letter, Kingsley is ordering some fish flies (according to a sketch by Kingsley). He also comments upon an article in Punch.
mssHM 78384