Huxley has been widely regarded as the epitome of the professional scientist, yet Huxley always defined himself as a man of science, a moral and religious figur... » 

Huxley has been widely regarded as the epitome of the professional scientist, yet Huxley always defined himself as a man of science, a moral and religious figure, not a scientist. Exploring Huxley's relationships with his wife, fellow naturalists, clergymen, and men of letters, White presents a new analysis of the authority of science, literature, and religion during the Victorian period. He provides a different view of Huxley's role in the evolution denbates and of his relations with his scientific contemporaries, especially Richard Owen and Charles Darwin. «