Title: Huxley: the devil's disciple /
Authors: Desmond, Adrian J.,; Desmond, Adrian J.,; Desmond, Adrian J.,
Date: 1994
Publisher: Michael Joseph ;
Physical description: xvii, 475 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Abstract: T.H. Huxley led a fascinating and outgoing life. He did battle with God and Gladstone, sat on royal commissions and campaigned for elementary education. He carried Darwin's fight to the public. This book uses the life of Huxley to illustrate the second half of the 19th century.
Contents: [v. 1] The devil's disciple -- v. 2. Evolution's high priest.
Subject headings (LCSH): Evolution; Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895.; Naturalists--England--Biography; Naturalists--Great Britain--Biography.; Orators--Great Britain--Biography.; Scientists--Great Britain--Biography.