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- [12] Dec 1862 (Creation)
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Announces that he will come down with Arthur on the 22nd [December]. States that William talks of coming to see him for two days 'on the Saturday'. Declares that his work is over, and that he is 'grinding' at Arabic and ethnology. His friends are 'all coming up from the different schools and it is very jolly'. Replies that she should not get him a ticket for the concert since he does not know if he shall come until the evening. Intends to bring his Arabic home with him. Reports that he has read Prehistoric Man [by Daniel Wilson?], but wasn't very impressed with it, and announces that there are 'some interesting scientific books expected by Lyall and Huxley, bearing on Primæval Man'. States that he looks forward to seeing Miss [Lucy?] Brown.
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Part transcription in Sidgwick, Arthur, and Sidgwick, E. M, 'Henry Sidgwick'. London: Macmillan, 1906, pp 90-91.
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- Sidgwick, Mary (d 1879), mother of Henry Sidgwick (Subject)
- Sidgwick, Arthur (1840–1920), educationist and classical scholar (Subject)
- Sidgwick, William Carr (1834-1919), fellow and tutor at Merton College, Oxford (Subject)
- Wilson, Sir Daniel (1816-1892) archaeologist and ethnologist (Subject)
- Lyell, Sir Charles (1797-1875), 1st Baronet, geologist (Subject)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry (1825-1895), biologist and science educationist (Subject)
- Brown, Lucy Anne (1820-1868) friend of Mary Sidgwick (Subject)