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From J. V. Carus   20 November 1880

Leipzig

Nov. 20. 1880.

My dear Sir,

I am very sorry to be obliged to trouble you about a few sheets. In going on with the translation of your new book I came to a stoppage, as p. 145–208 are wanting.1 I am not quite sure, if I have got them shortly before or after my short absence from Leipzig in the end of September, or if I have not received them at all. They may be mislaid amongst the heaps of new litterature pouring in for the new Jahresbericht.2 So I beg your pardon very heartily, but ask you to have sent these four sheets once again. I received the conclusion with the Index this morning.

I am delighted with the book, as it tells again a most wonderful lesson of methods of observation, patience and thought. The first Chapter will perhaps seem a little long to general readers, but I think it is one which ought to be read most carefully.

With my best wishes for your health (I am almost stiff with a severe rheumatism in my right shoulder) believe me | My dear Sir, | Ever yours sincerely, | J. Victor Carus

Footnotes

CD had been sending the proof-sheets of Movement in plants for Carus to translate into German (see letter to J. V. Carus, 21 September 1880).
Carus was the first editor of Zoologischer Jahresbericht, published by the Zoological Station, Naples (see Correspondence vol. 29, letter from Anton Dohrn, 18 February 1881).

Bibliography

Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.

Summary

Some sheets [of Movement in plants] are missing. Is delighted with its "lesson of methods of observation patience and thought".

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-12831
From
Julius Victor Carus
To
Charles Robert Darwin
Sent from
Leipzig
Source of text
DAR 161: 114
Physical description
ALS 3pp

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