From Henry Maudsley 12 November 1879
9, Hanover Square, W.
November 12th. 1879
My dear Sir,
I have been very much gratified to receive from you a copy of the life of your distinguished grandfather, Dr E. Darwin, and I thank you sincerely for your kind remembrance of me.1
Since I read his works—now several years ago—I have wished that some one would do justice to his remarkable originality and sagacity, by pointing out, among other things, how far he was in advance of the thought of his times in some important respects, and how happily he had anticipated some of what is now current scientific thought—
I am very glad therefore that this has at last been done; and I feel some difficulty in adequately expressing how grateful I am to have received from his grandson, who has himself effected the greatest revolution—or rather, evolution—of thought, a welcome copy of the memoir— Valued in itself, it will be greatly more valued in the giver.
Believe me | Yours faithfully | H Maudsley
Footnotes
Summary
Thanks for copy of Erasmus Darwin. Has wished that justice be done to Dr Darwin’s originality and his anticipation of some modern scientific theories.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12312
- From
- Henry Maudsley
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Hanover Square, 9
- Source of text
- DAR 99: 187–8
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12312,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12312.xml