To John Fiske 10 June 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
June 10th 1879
My dear Mr Fiske
Would it suit you best to come here on the 18th. either to luncheon or to dinner & for a bed, returning after breakfast next morning; for we are not likely to be in London for some time.1 Pray do whichever suits your arrangements best.— If you come for luncheon you must leave Charing Cross by the 11o 25′ Train; if for dinner by the 4o 12′ Train.— If we can (but our house will be very full on most days for the next month) we will send to Orpington Station to meet you: but if we cannot send a carriage you must take a fly—distance 4 miles.—
I hope what I propose will be convenient & that we may have the pleasure of seeing you here
I remain | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
I have not been very well of late & am up to but small exertion of any kind.—
An artist, Mr Richmond is coming here on the the evening of the 18th, as he is making a portrait of me, but he is a pleasant man & I do not think that you will dislike meeting him.—2
Footnotes
Bibliography
Browne, Janet. 2002. Charles Darwin. The power of place. Volume II of a biography. London: Pimlico.
Clark, John Spencer. 1917. The life and letters of John Fiske. 2 vols. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Summary
Invitation to Down for the 18th. W. B. Richmond, who is painting CD’s portrait, will also be there.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12098
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Fiske
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The Huntington Library (HM 8265)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12098,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12098.xml