To Ignatius Donnelly 2 March 1882
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
March 2d. 1882.—
Dear Sir
I am much obliged to you for your kindness in having sent me a copy of your “Atlanttis”.1 I shall read the book with interest, though I must confess in a very sceptical spirit.—
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Anderson, David Daniel. 1980. Ignatius Donnelly. Boston: Twayne Publishers.
Donnelly, Ignatius. 1882. Atlantis: the antediluvian world. New York: Harper & Brothers.
Summary
Thanks ID for a copy of his book, Atlantis [1882], which CD will read with interest but "in a very sceptical spirit".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13712
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ignatius Loyola (Ignatius) Donnelly
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Minnesota Historical Society (Ignatius Donnelly papers)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13712,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13712.xml