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essays half-a-dozen times before I can get them into the 

 proper shape/' Always a sufferer from dyspepsia, accusing 

 himself of laziness, he drove himself to work, to systematic 

 work. He became familiar with French and Italian; he 

 taught himself German ; he learned Greek at the age of fifty- 

 three in order that he might read Aristotle in the original. 

 Drawing was a favorite study; whatever he worked at, he 

 " visualized clearly" by map, diagram, or picture. He com- 

 mended the study of Hobbes for dignity, of Swift for clearness, 

 and of Defoe and Goldsmith for simplicity. These are the 

 prominent characteristics that appear in Huxley's writings. 



In attempting to give Huxley a place among literary men, 

 the student will probably seek to classify him among those 

 who, having done great deeds, have written about them in 

 simple style. He may recall Dana's "Two Years before the 

 Mast," "The Oregon Trail," Parton's " Masters of Industry," 

 and many biographies of men of action. These tales of 

 endeavor and achievement, these accounts of seeking after 

 truth, hold a high place in the world of literature as the term 

 should be understood. 



HUXLEY'S PRINCIPAL WORKS 



Family of the Medusa (1849). 



Oceanic Hydrozoa (1859). 



Evidences as to Man's Place in Nature (1863). 



Lectures on the Elements of Comparative Anatomy (1864). 



Lessons in Elementary Physiology (1866). 



An Introduction to the Classification of Animals (1869). 



Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews (1870). 



A Manual of the Anatomy of the Vertebrated Animals (1871). 



Critiques and Addresses (1873). 



American Addresses (1877). 



Physiography: An Introduction to the Study of Nature (1877). 



A Manual of the Anatomy of the Invertebrated Animals (1877). 



