To W. R. S. Ralston 27 March 1877
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Mar 27. 1877
My dear Mr Ralston,
Many thanks for the reviews. I have read that in the Times with extreme interest. This seems a sort of judgment on me because I said to you that reviews never helped one in forming an opinion on a book.1
I shall be pleased & proud to see Mr Wallace if he thinks it worth while to come so far You had better tell him that Orpington is our station. I would suggest his leaving Charing X at 11.15 & coming here to luncheon; & if he will let me know beforehand I will sure to be at home.2
One word more,—as I should be very sorry to appear ungracious, pray tell him that I am unable to converse long with anyone, as my health suffers afterwards
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
McCrimmon, Barbara. 1988. W. R. S. Ralston (1828–89): scholarship and scandal in the British Museum. British Library Journal 14: 178–98.
Wallace, Donald Mackenzie. 1877. Russia. 2 vols. London: Cassell Petter & Galpin.
Summary
Thanks for the reviews, particularly the one in the Times.
CD will be pleased to receive Mr Wallace.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10916
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Ralston Shedden-Ralston
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The Huntington Library (Inserted in Bulwer-Lytton, E. R., Life of Lord Lytton, fol. p. 244, RB 131334 v. 1)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
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