viii CONTENTS OF VOL, I. 



of Work during University Year. — Extracts from 

 the .Tournal of Mr. Dinkel. — Home Letters. — Hope 

 of joining Humboldt's Asiatic Expedition. — Diploma 

 of Philosophy. — Completion of First Part of the 

 Spix Fishes. — Letter concerning it from Cuvier . 74 



CHAPTER IV. 



1829-1830: ^t. 22-23. 



Scientific Meeting at Heidelberg. — Visit at Home. — 

 Illness and Death of his Grandfather. — Return to 

 Munich. — Plans for Future Scientific Publications. 



— Takes his Degree of Medicine. — Visit to Vienna. 



— Return to Munich. — Home Letters. — Last Days 

 at Munich. — Autobiographical Review of School 



and University Life 117 



CHAPTER V. 



1830-1832: ^t. 23-25. 



Year at Home. — Leaves Home for Paris. — Delays on 

 the Road. — Cholera. — Arrival in Paris. — First 

 Visit to Cuvier. — Cuvier's Kindness. — His Death. 



— Poverty in Paris. — Home Letters concerning 

 Embarrassments and about his Work. — Singular 

 Dream 158 



CHAPTER VL 



1832 : ^T. 25. 



Unexpected Relief from Difficulties. — Correspondence 

 with Humboldt. — Excursion to the Coast of Nor- 

 mandy. — First Sight of the Sea. — Correspondence 

 concerning Professorship at Neuchatel. — Birthday 

 Fete. — Invitation to Chair of Natural History at 

 Neuchatel. — Acceptance. — Letter to Humboldt . 184 



