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
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
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12831,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12831.xml