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F2540 Periodical contribution: Darwin, C. R. 1968. [15 letters, 1838-80]. In G. de Beer ed., The Darwin letters at Shrewsbury School. Notes and Records of the Royal Society 23 (1) (June): 68-85. Text Image PDF

'The Gourmet Club' (see Life and Letters, 1, 1887, p. 169

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CUL-DAR112.A111-A114 Correspondence: Watkins Frederick to Darwin [Francis?] [ny].07.18 Watkins Frederick to Darwin [Francis?] Text Image

member of the Gourmet Club - so called not because its members were gluttons, but because they made a devouring raid on birds beasts which were before unknown to human palate. Our menu was certainly a choice one but the appetite for 114 strange flesh did not last very long I think the Club came to an untimely end by endeavouring to eat an old brown owl which was indescribable! We tried hawk bittern other delicacies wh. I have forgotten. But this will give you an idea of the Club. [6

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F1452.1 Book: Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 1. London: John Murray. Text Image PDF

club for dining once a week, called the Gourmet Club, the members, besides himself and Mr. Herbert (from whom I quote), being Whitley of St. John's, now Honorary Canon of Durham; Heaviside of Sidney, now Canon of Norwich; Lovett Cameron of Trinity, now vicar of Shoreham; Blane of Trinity, who held a high post during the Crimean war; H. Lowe (now Sherbrooke) of Trinity Hall; and Watkins of Emmanuel, now Archdeacon of York. The origin of the club's name seems already to have become involved in

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A552 Periodical contribution: Anon. 1887. Charles Darwin at Christ's. Christ's College Magazine October Term: 17-27. Text Image

Gourmet Club, the members, besides himself and Mr. Herbert, being Whitley, of St. John's; Heaviside, of Sidney; Lovett Cameron, of Trinity; Blane, of Trinity; Lowe, of Trinity Hall; and Watkins, of Emmanuel. The origin of the club's name seems already to have become involved in obscurity. Mr. Herbert says that it was chosen in derision of another set of men, who called themselves by a long Gfeek name signifying 'fond of dainties,' but who falsified [page] 2

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F1452.3 Book: Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. vol. 3. London: John Murray. Text Image PDF

. 320. Gorse, seedlings of, ii. 102. Gould, John, ii. 25. Gourmet Club, i. 169. Gower Street, residence in, i. 299. Grafts, effects produced upon the stock by, iii. 57. Graham, W., letter to, i. 315. Grant, Dr. R. E., i. 38; an evolutionist, ii. 188. Gravity, light, c., acting asi stmuli, iii. 336, 337. Gray, Dr. Asa, a supporter, ii. 310; article on 'Dimorphism in the Genitalia of Plants,' iii. 303; articles in the 'Atlantic Monthly,' ii. 333, 354, 355; reply to Agassiz and others, ii. 333

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F1528.1 Book: Darwin, F. ed. 1889. Charles Darwins liv og breve med et kapitel selvbiografi. Translated by Martin Simon Søraas. Fagerstrand pr. Høvig: Bibliothek for de Tusen Hjem, volume 1. Text Image PDF

ham af flere andre ldre universitets-l rere. — „Men , skriver mr. Herbert, „han sluttede sig altid inderligst til venner af sin egen stand; og ved vore hyppige selskabelige sammenkomster, ved frokostbordet som i aftenselskaber, var han altid en af de muntreste, popul reste og mest velkomne . Min far var med i en klub, hvis medlemmer samledes en gang om ugen til f lles maaltid; men de kaldte den the Gourmet Club (l kkermundenes klub)2). Foruden ham og mr. Herbert bestod med-lemmerne af Whitley

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F1528.3 Book: Darwin, F. ed. 1889. Charles Darwins liv og breve med et kapitel selvbiografi. Translated by Martin Simon Søraas. Fagerstrand pr. Høvig: Bibliothek for de Tusen Hjem. Volume 3. Text Image PDF

Success Bay, landing i, I 281. Gorilla, hjernen hos, sammenlignet med menneskets, II 372. Gould, John, II 30. Gourmet Club, I 198. Gower Street, bop l i, I 339. Graham, W., brev til, I 356. Grant, Dr. B. E., I 47; tilh nger af udviklingsl ren, II 219. Gray, Dr. Asa, tilh nger i, II 360; artikel om »Dimorfisme ved planters kremicalia«, III 340; artikler i «Atlantic Monthly«, II 386, 392, 412, 413, 418, 431, 432; svar til Agassiz og andre, II 386; artikel af, optrykt i »Annals of Natural History

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A36 Periodical contribution: Darwin Centenary Number. Christ's College Magazine. vol. XXIII, Easter Term, 1909. Text Image PDF

with whom he frequently corresponded in fact, most of the letters written from Christ's College that remain were addressed to him. Here I interpolate two paragraphs lifted bodily from Mr Francis Darwin's admirable Life of his father: My father formed one of a club for dining once a week, called the Gourmet Club, the members, besides himself and Mr Herbert (from whom I quote), being Whitley of St John's, now Honorary Canon of Durham, Heaviside of Sidney, now Canon of Norwich; Lovett Cameron of

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A179 Book: Ward, Henshaw. 1927. Charles Darwin: The man and his warfare. London: John Murray. Text Image

most popular, and the most welcome. He belonged to the Gourmet Club, whose business was supposed to be experimenting with strange meats, such as hawks and owls. He once rode with some companions, like incarnate devils, to a fire eleven miles away, returning at two in the morning. From my passion for shooting and hunting, and, when this failed, for riding across country, I got into a sporting set, including some dissipated, low-minded young men. We used often to dine together, and we sometimes

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A538 Periodical contribution: de Beer, G. 1968. The Darwin letters at Shrewsbury School. Notes and Records of the Royal Society 23 (1) (June): 68-85. Text Image

'The Gourmet Club' (see Life and Letters, 1, 1887, p. 169). [back cover

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