To James Paget 14 July 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
July 14th. 79
My dear Paget.
It was very kind of you to take the trouble to hunt up the enclosed old Book.— I have been glad to see it, as at least showing that Dr. D’s views were attended to; & I have read it, as these old views on fever seem curious rubbish.—1 I fear that my little life of Dr. D. will be a very poor affair, & never again will I be tempted out of my proper work.2
Believe me yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Baeta, Henrique Xavier. 1800. Comparative view of the theories and practice of Drs. Cullen, Brown, and Darwin: in the treatment of fever, and of acute rheumatism. London: J. Johnson.
Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879.
Summary
Returns an "old book" [? Baeta, Comparative view of the theories and practice of Drs Cullen, Brown and Darwin (1800); see Erasmus Darwin, p. 107]. Glad to see that Dr Erasmus Darwin’s views on fever were attended to.
Fears his life of Dr Darwin will be a poor affair. "Never again will I be tempted out of my proper work."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12156
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Paget, 1st baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Indiana University, The Lilly Library (Miscellaneous MSS)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12156,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12156.xml